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Thu, Jan 6, 2011·Rexall Place, Edmonton

New York Islanders 1, Edmonton Oilers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 61% of the time.

EDM winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI01311008131
EDM290607222

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:22EDMGilbert BruleAssists: Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner · Wrist, 0.33 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:17EDMDustin PennerSHGWGAssists: Andrew Cogliano · Backhand, 0.22 xG0–2
  3. P2 13:00NYIBlake ComeauAssists: Rob Schremp, Josh Bailey · Snap, 0.05 xG1–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 3:31EDMDevan Dubnyk: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 11:02EDMGilbert Brule: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 15:03EDMLadislav Smid: Interference2 min
  4. P2 7:58EDMColin Fraser: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 7:58NYIMatt Martin: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 10:56EDMLadislav Smid: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 2:42NYITravis Hamonic: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 7:46EDMGilbert Brule: Interference2 min
  9. P3 14:28EDMLadislav Smid: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 14:49EDMTom Gilbert: 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 SOG0EDM
47% to win53% to win
← NYI attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cogliano won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIEDM
31Shots on goal22
3.2Expected goals2.7
72Shot attempts46
39Faceoffs won20
7Power plays1
4Penalty minutes16
12Hits14
19Blocked shots23
16Giveaways13
13Takeaways8

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. bestJoensuu – Grabner – Bailey7:07

    xG 0.29–0.15 (66%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Gillies – Konopka – Martin2:51

    xG 0.04–0.02 (64%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Sim – Schremp – Comeau8:06

    xG 0.11–0.23 (33%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares12:23

    xG 0.53–0.92 (37%)attempts 13–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJurcina – Hillen11:47

    xG 0.63–0.27 (70%)attempts 16–12goals 1–0

  2. MacDonald – Hamonic12:14

    xG 0.39–0.76 (34%)attempts 12–11goals 0–1

  3. Gervais – Reese11:40

    xG 0.12–0.54 (18%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestPenner – Brule – Cogliano9:06

    xG 0.54–0.09 (85%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  2. Hemsky – Gagner – Hall14:54

    xG 0.38–0.20 (66%)attempts 13–11goals 0–0

  3. Fraser – MacIntyre – Jones2:32

    xG 0.04–0.02 (66%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Reddox – Omark – Paajarvi7:29

    xG 0.19–0.25 (42%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSmid – Petry10:21

    xG 0.79–0.15 (84%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  2. Gilbert – Peckham12:43

    xG 0.53–0.35 (60%)attempts 12–11goals 1–0

  3. Strudwick – Vandermeer3:02

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 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.

EDM 2.7 xGNYI 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 19/100 · #957 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.98 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 61% of the time.

EDM winsNYI wins

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

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