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Wed, Nov 3, 2010·RBC Center, Raleigh

New York Islanders 2, Carolina Hurricanes 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 58% of the time.

CAR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI09012212233
CAR31521027732

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:12CARJoe CorvoAssists: Jeff Skinner, Chad LaRose · Slap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:48CARJon MatsumotoAssists: Sergei Samsonov, Tom Kostopoulos · Tip-in, 0.20 xG0–2
  3. P1 18:51CAREric StaalGWGAssists: Sergei Samsonov, Tom Kostopoulos · Slap, 0.08 xG0–3
  4. P2 9:40CARBrandon SutterUnassisted · Wrist, 0.29 xG0–4
  5. P2 10:23CARJiri TlustyAssists: Jay Harrison, Anton Babchuk · Wrist, 0.25 xG0–5
  6. P3 2:12NYIMichael GrabnerAssists: Doug Weight, Bruno Gervais · Snap, 0.24 xG1–5
  7. P3 10:09CARJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Eric Staal, Chad LaRose · Wrist, 0.29 xG1–6
  8. P3 15:29NYIPA ParenteauPPAssists: Blake Comeau, Rob Schremp · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–6
  9. P3 19:26CARJon MatsumotoAssists: Sergei Samsonov · Slap, 0.04 xG2–7
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 4:46NYIZenon Konopka: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 4:46CARJay Harrison: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 7:46NYIMike Mottau: Interference2 min
  4. P1 19:57NYIJames Wisniewski: Boarding2 min
  5. P2 6:35NYIDoug Weight: Interference2 min
  6. P2 14:59CARJon Matsumoto: Holding the stick2 min
  7. P2 15:39CARChad LaRose: High sticking double minor4 min
  8. P3 9:12NYIRob Schremp: Boarding2 min · PPG
  9. P3 13:35CARAnton Babchuk: Hooking2 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win53% to win
← NYI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Konopka won the faceoff against Ruutu
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICAR
33Shots on goal32
3.5Expected goals3.0
66Shot attempts56
37Faceoffs won26
4Power plays4
13Penalty minutes13
22Hits16
15Blocked shots14
6Giveaways8
4Takeaways12

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestWeight – Nielsen – Grabner7:49

    xG 0.62–0.46 (58%)attempts 10–12goals 1–1

  2. Hunter – Konopka – Martin9:08

    xG 0.30–0.24 (55%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Comeau – Bailey – Tavares3:47

    xG 0.07–0.03 (72%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares8:02

    xG 0.19–0.38 (33%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGervais – Hillen12:04

    xG 0.76–0.25 (75%)attempts 16–12goals 1–0

  2. Eaton – Wisniewski2:25

    xG 0.02–0.01 (74%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Wisniewski – Hillen2:03

    xG 0.13–0.29 (32%)attempts 4–2goals 0–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestDwyer – Tlusty – Sutter10:51

    xG 0.62–0.30 (67%)attempts 12–11goals 1–0

  2. Samsonov – Kostopoulos – Matsumoto8:50

    xG 0.49–0.40 (55%)attempts 12–11goals 2–0

  3. LaRose – Staal – Skinner10:17

    xG 0.42–0.34 (55%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

  4. Cole – Ruutu – Jokinen8:46

    xG 0.13–0.43 (23%)attempts 4–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCorvo – Gleason11:36

    xG 0.39–0.08 (82%)attempts 14–9goals 1–0

  2. Harrison – Babchuk8:44

    xG 0.51–0.24 (68%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  3. Harrison – McBain5:31

    xG 0.64–0.55 (54%)attempts 9–7goals 1–1

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.

CAR 3.0 xGNYI 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 22/100 · #910 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.58 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 58% of the time.

CAR winsNYI wins

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

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