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Sat, Oct 15, 2011·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

New York Rangers 2, New York Islanders 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 83% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR0142908231
NYI110114210434

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:04NYIMatt MoulsonAssists: PA Parenteau, John Tavares · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 6:23NYRMarian GaborikAssists: Brad Richards · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:47NYIJohn TavaresPPAssists: Mark Streit, Brian Rolston · Backhand, 0.34 xG1–2
  4. P2 18:26NYRBrandon PrustAssists: Ruslan Fedotenko · Wrap-around, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P3 3:30NYIJohn TavaresPPGWGAssists: Mark Streit, PA Parenteau · Tip-in, 0.05 xG2–3
  6. P3 18:52NYIJohn TavaresENAssists: PA Parenteau, Matt Moulson · Backhand, 0.70 xG2–4
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 1:09NYRBrandon Dubinsky: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 8:30NYRTim Erixon: Interference2 min
  3. P1 12:27NYIMark Streit: Interference2 min
  4. P1 18:04NYIMarty Reasoner: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 1:17NYRMats Zuccarello: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 3:30NYRRyan Callahan: Boarding2 min
  7. P2 8:21NYITravis Hamonic: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 9:27NYRRyan Callahan: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P2 10:44NYRBrian Boyle: Delaying game2 min · PPG
  10. P3 1:10NYITravis Hamonic: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 3:23NYRDan Girardi: Interference2 min · PPG
  12. P3 15:21NYRMarian Gaborik: Hooking2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
45% to win55% to win
← NYR attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nielsen won the faceoff against Anisimov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRNYI
31Shots on goal34
2.2Expected goals4.3
45Shot attempts59
28Faceoffs won22
4Power plays8
16Penalty minutes8
28Hits11
14Blocked shots8
10Giveaways6
12Takeaways11

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestRichards – Gaborik – Stepan9:19

    xG 0.89–0.14 (87%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  2. Dubinsky – Callahan – Anisimov9:40

    xG 0.16–0.14 (54%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Fedotenko – Boyle – Prust3:51

    xG 0.06–0.08 (40%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  4. Rupp – Christensen – Zuccarello2:31

    xG 0.04–0.10 (29%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDel Zotto – Erixon10:04

    xG 0.62–0.40 (61%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0

  2. Woywitka – Eminger9:38

    xG 0.39–0.37 (51%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

  3. Girardi – McDonagh11:51

    xG 0.03–0.23 (10%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. Pandolfo – Reasoner – Martin3:27

    xG 0.05–0.01 (82%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares7:59

    xG 0.26–0.23 (53%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  3. Pandolfo – Reasoner – Gillies2:24

    xG 0.02–0.03 (40%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Nielsen – Okposo – Grabner7:13

    xG 0.17–0.42 (29%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMacDonald – Hamonic13:08

    xG 0.66–0.48 (58%)attempts 17–12goals 0–0

  2. Staios – Streit11:48

    xG 0.13–0.30 (30%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Mottau – Eaton9:28

    xG 0.10–0.28 (27%)attempts 4–6goals 0–1

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.

NYI 4.3 xGNYR 2.2 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYINYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 59/100 · #474 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.77 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 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 83% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

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

-7
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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