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Thu, Nov 21, 2024·Prudential Center, Newark

Carolina Hurricanes 2, New Jersey Devils 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 73% of the time.

NJD winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR170718222
NJD191824421

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:43CARJack RoslovicAssists: Eric Robinson, Dmitry Orlov · Wrist, 0.24 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:45NJDJesper BrattAssists: Jack Hughes, Ondrej Palat · Snap, 0.22 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:46NJDStefan NoesenPPAssists: Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt · Tip-in, 0.23 xG1–2
  4. P3 0:12CARAndrei SvechnikovPPAssists: Martin Necas, Shayne Gostisbehere · Snap, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P3 10:35NJDDougie HamiltonGWGAssists: Dawson Mercer, Tomas Tatar · Snap, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P3 14:05NJDJesper BrattPPAssists: Stefan Noesen, Jack Hughes · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 3:55NJDDougie Hamilton: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 18:46CARShayne Gostisbehere: High sticking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 19:49CARJordan Staal: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 19:43NJDPaul Cotter: Slashing2 min · PPG
  5. P3 12:55CARJackson Blake: High sticking2 min · PPG

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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARNJD
22Shots on goal21
2.0Expected goals3.3
65Shot attempts61
26Faceoffs won24
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
12Hits25
11Blocked shots25
16Giveaways12
2Takeaways1

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestNecas – Kotkaniemi – Svechnikov4:06

    xG 0.25–0.07 (78%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  2. Necas – Robinson – Kotkaniemi7:17

    xG 0.37–0.22 (63%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Aho – Roslovic – Blake4:26

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Staal – Martinook – Carrier3:19

    xG 0.13–0.14 (47%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGostisbehere – Walker11:52

    xG 0.56–0.47 (54%)attempts 17–13goals 0–1

  2. Orlov – Chatfield15:10

    xG 0.53–0.53 (50%)attempts 13–16goals 1–0

  3. Burns – Slavin16:30

    xG 0.37–0.84 (30%)attempts 14–13goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestPalat – Bratt – Hughes10:24

    xG 0.60–0.22 (73%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  2. Tatar – Dowling – Bowers5:19

    xG 0.23–0.04 (86%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Noesen – Meier – Hischier9:41

    xG 0.42–0.26 (62%)attempts 11–6goals 0–1

  4. Haula – Cotter – Mercer6:32

    xG 0.28–0.28 (50%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSiegenthaler – Kovacevic15:34

    xG 0.51–0.10 (84%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  2. Dillon – Hamilton12:57

    xG 0.65–0.52 (55%)attempts 10–12goals 2–0

  3. Pesce – Hughes15:51

    xG 0.64–0.63 (50%)attempts 18–19goals 0–0

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 3.3 xGCAR 2.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 47/100 · #693 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.40 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 39% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 73% of the time.

NJD winsCAR wins

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

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