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Tue, Oct 18, 2011·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

New York Rangers 4, Vancouver Canucks 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 74% of the time.

VAN winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR0504410419
VAN013015012040

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 2:22NYRMike RuppGWGAssists: Michael Del Zotto, Brandon Prust · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P3 9:57NYRRyan McDonaghAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–0
  3. P3 11:30NYRBrian BoyleAssists: Ruslan Fedotenko, Brandon Prust · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–0
  4. P3 17:39NYRMarian GaborikAssists: Ryan McDonagh, Brad Richards · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–0
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 2:26VANHenrik Sedin: Throwing equipment2 min
  2. P1 8:52VANRoberto Luongo: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 13:18NYRBrandon Prust: Holding the stick2 min
  4. P1 17:25NYRRyan McDonagh: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 8:00NYRBrandon Dubinsky: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 12:51NYRArtem Anisimov: Holding2 min
  7. P2 17:31NYRJeff Woywitka: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 4:09NYRBrandon Prust: Boarding2 min
  9. P3 4:57VANRyan Kesler: Holding2 min
  10. P3 6:21NYRMichael Del Zotto: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 16:59NYRMike Rupp: Holding the stick2 min
  12. P3 17:16VANKevin Bieksa: Charging2 min
  13. P3 17:16VANKevin Bieksa: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 17:16VANKevin Bieksa: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 17:16NYRBrandon Dubinsky: Fighting5 min
  16. P3 17:16NYRBrandon Dubinsky: Misconduct10 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 SOG0VAN
45% to win55% to win
← NYR attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Anisimov won the faceoff against Malhotra
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRVAN
19Shots on goal40
1.7Expected goals3.1
35Shot attempts82
27Faceoffs won37
4Power plays8
31Penalty minutes23
31Hits22
23Blocked shots8
5Giveaways8
11Takeaways9

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. bestDubinsky – Callahan – Anisimov8:31

    xG 0.50–0.08 (86%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  2. Fedotenko – Boyle – Prust4:47

    xG 0.14–0.09 (61%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

  3. Rupp – Newbury – Christensen2:21

    xG 0.12–0.19 (38%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0

  4. Richards – Gaborik – Stepan9:47

    xG 0.21–0.53 (29%)attempts 2–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Girardi – McDonagh13:56

    xG 0.57–0.57 (50%)attempts 7–18goals 2–0

  2. Del Zotto – Erixon9:17

    xG 0.35–0.36 (50%)attempts 8–12goals 1–0

  3. Woywitka – Eminger7:30

    xG 0.11–0.30 (27%)attempts 2–8goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestMalhotra – Samuelsson – Hansen5:37

    xG 0.30–0.08 (78%)attempts 8–1goals 0–1

  2. Higgins – Kesler – Hodgson8:10

    xG 0.30–0.15 (67%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Lapierre – Weise – Volpatti6:16

    xG 0.12–0.23 (33%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

  4. Sedin – Sedin – Burrows9:49

    xG 0.24–0.46 (34%)attempts 10–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Ballard12:56

    xG 0.64–0.22 (75%)attempts 20–6goals 0–1

  2. Hamhuis – Edler9:56

    xG 0.55–0.64 (46%)attempts 12–10goals 0–2

  3. Salo – Alberts8:58

    xG 0.04–0.28 (13%)attempts 6–6goals 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.

VAN 3.1 xGNYR 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 20/100 · #954 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.12 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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, Vancouver Canucks win this game 74% of the time.

VAN winsNYR wins

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

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