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Mon, Oct 26, 2009·Centre Bell, Montreal

New York Islanders 2, Montréal Canadiens 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 62% of the time.

MTL winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI0111111702231
MTL1120121512331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:34MTLJaroslav SpacekAssists: Glen Metropolit, Travis Moen · Snap, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P2 18:18NYIJeff TambelliniPPAssists: Kyle Okposo, Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–1
  3. P3 7:44MTLTravis MoenAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Glen Metropolit · Tip-in, 0.17 xG1–2
  4. P3 15:44NYIJeff TambelliniPPAssists: Matt Moulson · Tip-in, 0.24 xG2–2
  5. OT 1:32MTLRoman HamrlikGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 6:05MTLMaxim Lapierre: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 15:50MTLMatt D'Agostini: Charging2 min
  3. P2 8:46MTLRoman Hamrlik: Holding2 min
  4. P2 9:08NYIJohn Tavares: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 16:56MTLMax Pacioretty: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  6. P3 0:38NYIJon Sim: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 3:15MTLMatt D'Agostini: Too many men on the ice2 min
  8. P3 11:14MTLJaroslav Spacek: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 15:03MTLMichael Cammalleri: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0MTL
43% to win57% to win
← NYI attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Park won the faceoff against Chipchura
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIMTL
31Shots on goal31
2.7Expected goals3.5
53Shot attempts75
27Faceoffs won27
7Power plays2
4Penalty minutes14
25Hits22
26Blocked shots16
20Giveaways24
8Takeaways12

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.

MTL 3.5 xGNYI 2.7 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 73/100 · #303 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.99 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +34 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 62% of the time.

MTL winsNYI wins

Simulated goal difference (MTL − NYI), 10,000 replays

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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).