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Sat, Dec 26, 2009·Madison Square Garden, New York

New York Islanders 3, New York Rangers 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 70% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI15190513322
NYR0501521503238

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:45NYIFrans NielsenAssists: Kyle Okposo, Josh Bailey · Tip-in, 0.21 xG1–0
  2. P2 14:21NYIBlake ComeauSHAssists: Kyle Okposo, Bruno Gervais · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–0
  3. P3 6:07NYRBrandon DubinskyAssists: Chris Drury, Michal Rozsival · Backhand, 0.30 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:13NYRBrandon DubinskyAssists: Ryan Callahan, Michal Rozsival · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. OT 4:13NYIKyle OkposoGWGAssists: Frans Nielsen, Mark Streit · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:28NYIBruno Gervais: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:28NYRSean Avery: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  3. P1 2:28NYRSean Avery: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 12:00NYIJon Sim: Holding the stick2 min
  5. P1 12:00NYRBrian Boyle: Delaying game2 min
  6. P1 17:44NYRSean Avery: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  7. P2 13:17NYIBrendan Witt: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 15:53NYRDonald Brashear: Too many men on the ice2 min
  9. P3 4:02NYIBlake Comeau: Boarding2 min
  10. P3 16:43NYIMatt Moulson: Too many men on the ice2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYR
43% to win57% to win
← NYI attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Anisimov won the faceoff against Park
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINYR
22Shots on goal38
2.8Expected goals4.1
47Shot attempts82
23Faceoffs won33
3Power plays3
13Penalty minutes13
30Hits36
26Blocked shots16
1Giveaways12
2Takeaways7

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.

NYR 4.1 xGNYI 2.8 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYRNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 79/100 · #223 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.96 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +46 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 70% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

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

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