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Sun, Nov 21, 2010·Philips Arena, Atlanta

New York Islanders 1, Atlanta Thrashers 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 62% of the time.

ATL winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI061150800129
ATL01401011011235

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 19:47NYIMichael GrabnerAssists: Frans Nielsen, Radek Martinek · Tip-in, 0.29 xG1–0
  2. P3 2:25ATLNik AntropovPPAssists: Andrew Ladd, Dustin Byfuglien · Slap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. OT 1:30ATLDustin ByfuglienGWGAssists: Toby Enstrom, Andrew Ladd · Snap, 0.10 xG1–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 10:02NYIDylan Reese: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P2 0:21ATLZach Bogosian: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 3:39NYIMatt Moulson: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 12:14ATLRich Peverley: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 18:08ATLRon Hainsey: Holding2 min
  6. P2 18:41NYIJohn Tavares: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 2:12NYIZenon Konopka: Holding2 min · PPG
  8. P3 14:47ATLAnthony Stewart: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 SOG0ATL
47% to win53% to win
← NYI attackATL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Konopka won the faceoff against Little
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIATL
29Shots on goal35
3.5Expected goals2.7
54Shot attempts71
32Faceoffs won29
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
19Hits16
23Blocked shots19
11Giveaways13
6Takeaways9

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. bestSchremp – Comeau – Bailey9:27

    xG 0.36–0.16 (68%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  2. Konopka – Joensuu – Martin5:07

    xG 0.49–0.36 (57%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares14:01

    xG 0.65–0.72 (47%)attempts 11–15goals 0–0

  4. Hunter – Nielsen – Grabner10:03

    xG 0.26–0.44 (37%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGervais – Reese4:21

    xG 0.61–0.06 (91%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Martinek – Wisniewski5:47

    xG 0.35–0.16 (68%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Wisniewski – Reese3:38

    xG 0.26–0.09 (75%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestBoulton – Thorburn – Slater6:58

    xG 0.64–0.03 (96%)attempts 12–1goals 0–0

  2. Antropov – Eager – Burmistrov8:54

    xG 0.45–0.25 (64%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Ladd – Peverley – Bergfors11:04

    xG 0.51–0.65 (44%)attempts 18–10goals 0–0

  4. Stewart – Little – Kane10:34

    xG 0.22–0.44 (34%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Bogosian15:18

    xG 0.83–0.39 (68%)attempts 22–12goals 0–0

  2. Sopel – Hainsey13:31

    xG 0.68–0.54 (56%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  3. Enstrom – Byfuglien15:00

    xG 0.64–0.85 (43%)attempts 17–15goals 0–0

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.

ATL 2.7 xGNYI 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ATLNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 48/100 · #597 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.55 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 20% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50ATL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 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 62% of the time.

ATL winsNYI wins

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

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