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Fri, Mar 18, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

New York Islanders 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT)

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.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI1131170601237
CAR1110811412335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:33CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Jussi Jokinen, Tuomo Ruutu · Tip-in, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:52NYIFrans NielsenAssists: Michael Grabner, Radek Martinek · Backhand, 0.19 xG1–1
  3. P2 3:10NYIMichael GrabnerAssists: Travis Hamonic, Frans Nielsen · Backhand, 0.38 xG2–1
  4. P3 15:23CARErik ColeAssists: Cory Stillman · Snap, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. OT 3:58CARJoni PitkanenGWGAssists: Jeff Skinner, Eric Staal · Slap, 0.06 xG2–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P2 4:26NYIMicheal Haley: Interference2 min
  2. P2 6:58CARJay Harrison: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 16:43CARTim Gleason: Cross checking2 min
  4. P3 1:00CARTim Gleason: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 8:41CARChad LaRose: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 12:17NYIJohn Tavares: Interference2 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win53% to win
← NYI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Konopka won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICAR
37Shots on goal35
3.7Expected goals3.3
65Shot attempts73
38Faceoffs won26
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
16Hits27
23Blocked shots17
10Giveaways18
22Takeaways24

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 – Grabner9:16

    xG 1.26–1.12 (53%)attempts 14–18goals 1–1

  2. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares12:23

    xG 0.60–0.46 (56%)attempts 15–11goals 0–0

  3. Comeau – Joensuu – Bailey8:50

    xG 0.37–0.42 (47%)attempts 7–15goals 0–1

  4. Konopka – Haley – Martin6:58

    xG 0.22–0.61 (27%)attempts 3–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMartinek – Hillen18:16

    xG 1.45–0.40 (78%)attempts 27–15goals 1–0

  2. Jurcina – Gervais8:27

    xG 0.40–0.65 (38%)attempts 9–14goals 0–1

  3. MacDonald – Hamonic18:31

    xG 0.94–1.60 (37%)attempts 14–30goals 1–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestLaRose – Tlusty – Sutter6:54

    xG 0.60–0.34 (64%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Dwyer – Bowman – Samson4:20

    xG 0.29–0.09 (77%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. LaRose – Sutter – Bowman2:49

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  4. Ruutu – Jokinen – Skinner12:22

    xG 0.92–1.17 (44%)attempts 17–18goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCorvo – Pitkanen5:02

    xG 0.63–0.19 (77%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Corvo – Gleason9:57

    xG 0.71–0.36 (67%)attempts 15–11goals 0–0

  3. Allen – Joslin7:16

    xG 0.48–0.15 (77%)attempts 12–5goals 1–0

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.

CAR 3.3 xGNYI 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 63/100 · #427 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.84 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 10% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +38 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).