New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders
Recap
written from the game dataThe New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 4-1. The Islanders scored first; the Devils answered. The Devils led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Damon Severson's goal at 12:58 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.8 to 2.3; shots on goal were NJD 42, NYI 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Keith Kinkaid stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 38 of 42 (.905). Three stars: 1. Damon Severson (2 G), 2. Taylor Hall (1 G), 3. Anders Lee (1 G).
Three stars
- ★D. Severson2 G

- ★★T. Hall1 G

- ★★★A. Lee1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
0-11:39
1-115:20
2nd period
2-112:58
3-114:24
4-118:20
Penalties
1st
- 9:01
Miles Wood · Cross checkingdrawn by Anthony Beauvillier2 min
- 12:18
served by A. Lee · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 14:10
Alan Quine · Slashingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min
- 20:00
Andy Greene · Fightingdrawn by Brock Nelson5 min
- 20:00
Brock Nelson · Fightingdrawn by Andy Greene5 min
2nd
- 2:14
John Moore · High stickingdrawn by Anders Lee2 min
- 10:05
Mathew Barzal · Hookingdrawn by Taylor Hall2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Damon Severson, 2nd 12:58 — 47% → 68%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.84 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.3
- 3.33 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.1
- 0.41 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.2
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.77 – 2.27
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 42
- Shots on goal
- 26
- 51%
- Faceoffs
- 49%
- 1/3
- Power play
- 0/2
- 9
- Penalty minutes
- 11
- 12
- Hits
- 19
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 10
- 12
- Giveaways
- 11
- 4
- Takeaways
- 9
Box score
every player line
Season series
NJD leads 3-1
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
