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Sat, Oct 9, 2010·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

Dallas Stars 5, New York Islanders 4 (SO)

Expected result

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

NYI winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
DAL2611015011522
NYI013210223010447

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:52DALJamie BennPPAssists: Brad Richards, Steve Ott · Wrist, 0.53 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:59DALStephane RobidasPPAssists: Brad Richards, Trevor Daley · Slap, 0.04 xG2–0
  3. P2 6:21NYIJames WisniewskiPPAssists: Doug Weight, PA Parenteau · Slap, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P2 13:45DALBrenden MorrowAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Nicklas Grossmann · Snap, 0.13 xG3–1
  5. P2 15:24NYIDoug WeightPPAssists: PA Parenteau, James Wisniewski · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–2
  6. P3 7:12DALBrenden MorrowAssists: Mike Ribeiro · Tip-in, 0.12 xG4–2
  7. P3 8:45NYIBlake ComeauAssists: Radek Martinek, Josh Bailey · Slap, 0.03 xG4–3
  8. P3 17:21NYIMatt MoulsonPPAssists: Frans Nielsen, Doug Weight · Backhand, 0.42 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. NYI Frans Nielsen stopped
  2. 2. DAL Brad Richards stopped
  3. 3. NYI PA Parenteau stopped
  4. 4. DAL James Neal stopped
  5. 5. NYI Matt Moulson stopped
  6. 6. DAL Mike Ribeiro scored
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 1:53DALSteve Ott: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 3:44DALJames Neal: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 8:49NYIBlake Comeau: Boarding2 min · PPG
  4. P1 16:59NYIMark Eaton: Interference2 min
  5. P2 3:51NYINino Niederreiter: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 6:15DALToby Petersen: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 10:46NYIDoug Weight: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 14:06DALNicklas Grossmann: Interference2 min · PPG
  9. P2 14:31DALSteve Ott: Tripping2 min
  10. P2 19:40NYIJames Wisniewski: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 10:47NYIJon Sim: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 10:56DALBrad Richards: Holding2 min
  13. P3 16:17DALStephane Robidas: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  14. P3 17:53DALStephane Robidas: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  15. OT 0:29NYIBlake Comeau: Cross checking2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
47% to win53% to win
← DAL attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Konopka won the faceoff against Richards
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALNYI
22Shots on goal47
3.1Expected goals5.5
49Shot attempts82
23Faceoffs won31
7Power plays8
16Penalty minutes14
21Hits42
13Blocked shots16
9Giveaways11
15Takeaways17

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. Petersen – Sutherby – Wandell3:22

    xG 0.07–0.14 (33%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Richards – Eriksson – Neal12:12

    xG 0.39–0.61 (39%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

  3. Morrow – Ribeiro – Burish9:12

    xG 0.33–0.59 (36%)attempts 5–10goals 1–0

  4. Barch – Ott – Benn4:28

    xG 0.00–0.36 (0%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Skrastins – Niskanen9:48

    xG 0.25–0.33 (43%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  2. Daley – Fistric10:49

    xG 0.49–0.63 (44%)attempts 12–16goals 0–1

  3. Robidas – Grossmann12:39

    xG 0.21–1.28 (14%)attempts 5–17goals 1–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestHunter – Nielsen – Moulson7:13

    xG 0.63–0.02 (96%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0

  2. Weight – Parenteau – Niederreiter3:29

    xG 0.53–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Weight – Bailey – Niederreiter2:03

    xG 0.28–0.08 (77%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  4. Parenteau – Comeau – Tavares2:34

    xG 0.23–0.17 (58%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEaton – Martinek10:36

    xG 0.83–0.14 (86%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0

  2. Jurcina – MacDonald10:02

    xG 0.68–0.20 (77%)attempts 16–9goals 0–1

  3. Mottau – Wisniewski12:57

    xG 0.68–0.48 (59%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1

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.

NYI 5.5 xGDAL 3.1 xG
0123456P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIDAL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 95/100 · #53 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.44 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +40 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 Islanders win this game 82% of the time.

NYI winsDAL wins

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

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