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Tue, Mar 15, 2011·Madison Square Garden, New York

New York Islanders 3, New York Rangers 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 91% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI01225111328
NYR221315111647

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:47NYRBrandon PrustSHAssists: Ryan McDonagh, Brandon Dubinsky · Wrist, 0.19 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:52NYRErik ChristensenPPAssists: Mats Zuccarello, Dan Girardi · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P2 1:21NYIMatt MoulsonAssists: Jack Hillen, John Tavares · Deflected, 0.21 xG1–2
  4. P2 3:50NYIPA ParenteauAssists: John Tavares, Matt Moulson · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P2 11:31NYRRyan CallahanAssists: Artem Anisimov, Marc Staal · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P2 15:09NYRMarian GaborikPPGWGAssists: Bryan McCabe · Snap, 0.13 xG2–4
  7. P2 19:11NYRBryan McCabePPAssists: Vinny Prospal, Ryan Callahan · Snap, 0.35 xG2–5
  8. P3 12:43NYRMarian GaborikAssists: Erik Christensen, Michael Sauer · Snap, 0.13 xG2–6
  9. P3 15:57NYIJohn TavaresPPAssists: Matt Moulson, PA Parenteau · Wrist, 0.40 xG3–6
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 2:47NYRSean Avery: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 13:55NYIMicheal Haley: Boarding2 min · PPG
  3. P1 14:45NYRRyan Callahan: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 14:45NYITravis Hamonic: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 19:39NYRSean Avery: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P1 19:39NYIKyle Okposo: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 13:27NYIBlake Comeau: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P2 17:17NYITravis Hamonic: Tripping2 min · PPG
  9. P2 18:28NYIMichael Grabner: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 9:17NYRMarc Staal: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 15:12NYRSean Avery: Roughing2 min · PPG
  12. P3 16:27NYRMichael Sauer: Fighting5 min
  13. P3 16:27NYIMatt Martin: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 17:50NYITravis Hamonic: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 17:50NYRBrandon Dubinsky: Roughing2 min
  16. P3 17:50NYRArtem Anisimov: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 17:50NYIMatt Moulson: Roughing2 min
  18. P3 17:50NYITravis Hamonic: Roughing2 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
47% to win53% to win
← NYI attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Anisimov won the faceoff against Nielsen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINYR
28Shots on goal47
2.5Expected goals6.1
42Shot attempts64
25Faceoffs won33
3Power plays5
23Penalty minutes19
33Hits29
8Blocked shots11
4Giveaways8
3Takeaways7

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. bestNielsen – Okposo – Grabner8:37

    xG 0.54–0.40 (58%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  2. Comeau – Bailey – Martin7:18

    xG 0.02–0.20 (10%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Konopka – Haley – DiBenedetto6:27

    xG 0.00–0.47 (0%)attempts 0–7goals 0–1

  4. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares11:16

    xG 0.29–1.41 (17%)attempts 8–16goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. MacDonald – Hamonic14:15

    xG 0.63–0.72 (47%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  2. Martinek – Hillen16:01

    xG 0.46–0.98 (32%)attempts 13–15goals 0–0

  3. Jurcina – Gervais11:33

    xG 0.00–1.18 (0%)attempts 4–16goals 0–2

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestDubinsky – Callahan – Anisimov11:06

    xG 0.95–0.25 (79%)attempts 13–6goals 1–1

  2. Fedotenko – Boyle – Prust10:43

    xG 0.78–0.17 (82%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  3. Avery – Stepan – Zuccarello4:50

    xG 0.52–0.08 (86%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  4. Prospal – Gaborik – Christensen9:13

    xG 0.53–0.23 (70%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Girardi16:28

    xG 1.59–0.59 (73%)attempts 21–12goals 1–1

  2. McCabe – Eminger12:47

    xG 0.60–0.07 (89%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Sauer – McDonagh13:16

    xG 0.70–0.54 (57%)attempts 13–10goals 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.

NYR 6.1 xGNYI 2.5 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

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 76/100 · #255 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.26 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 91% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

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

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