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Sun, Oct 27, 2024·Prudential Center, Newark

Anaheim Ducks 2, New Jersey Devils 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 82% of the time.

NJD winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA1703116226
NJD01641226634

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 4:47ANABrock McGinnAssists: Troy Terry, Ryan Strome · Snap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:16NJDJack HughesAssists: Timo Meier, Dawson Mercer · Backhand, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:42NJDStefan NoesenAssists: Johnathan Kovacevic, Jonas Siegenthaler · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 17:23NJDStefan NoesenPPGWGAssists: Jesper Bratt, Dougie Hamilton · Snap, 0.29 xG1–3
  5. P2 18:49NJDPaul CotterAssists: Dawson Mercer, Jonas Siegenthaler · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–4
  6. P3 1:50NJDNico HischierAssists: Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–5
  7. P3 13:10ANARyan StromeAssists: Cam Fowler, Cutter Gauthier · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–5
  8. P3 19:01NJDErik HaulaAssists: Ondrej Palat, Brenden Dillon · Snap, 0.17 xG2–6
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 2:13ANARoss Johnston: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:13NJDKurtis MacDermid: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 15:20NJDBrenden Dillon: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 16:21ANAMason McTavish: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  5. P3 0:49NJDPaul Cotter: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 0:49ANAFrank Vatrano: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 13:39NJDTimo Meier: High sticking2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
43% to win57% to win
← ANA attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hughes won the faceoff against Carlsson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANJD
26Shots on goal34
1.8Expected goals3.7
48Shot attempts64
24Faceoffs won39
2Power plays1
9Penalty minutes11
20Hits24
13Blocked shots10
17Giveaways13
2Takeaways0

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestTerry – McTavish – Gauthier9:08

    xG 0.36–0.22 (62%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Strome – Vatrano – Terry3:02

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. McGinn – Johnston – Lundeström2:45

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  4. Fabbri – Zegras – Carlsson7:52

    xG 0.18–0.29 (39%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Dumoulin – Mintyukov8:27

    xG 0.22–0.39 (37%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  2. Gudas – Zellweger7:41

    xG 0.10–0.33 (24%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

  3. Fowler – Zellweger8:17

    xG 0.20–0.45 (31%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestHaula – Noesen – Cotter5:33

    xG 0.39–0.11 (78%)attempts 7–4goals 1–1

  2. Meier – Hischier – Mercer9:43

    xG 0.43–0.19 (70%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  3. Palat – Bratt – Hughes6:57

    xG 0.29–0.41 (42%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPesce – Hughes14:10

    xG 0.62–0.02 (97%)attempts 17–3goals 0–0

  2. Siegenthaler – Kovacevic16:00

    xG 0.98–0.45 (68%)attempts 14–13goals 2–1

  3. Dillon – Hamilton14:33

    xG 0.91–0.39 (70%)attempts 18–13goals 1–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

NJD 3.7 xGANA 1.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDANA

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

NJD's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NJD is favoured, below it ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 42/100 · #755 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.92 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 36% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 82% of the time.

NJD winsANA wins

Simulated goal difference (NJD − ANA), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).