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Thu, Nov 10, 2011·Pepsi Center, Denver

New York Islanders 3, Colorado Avalanche 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 79% of the time.

COL winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI1921401000333
COL01211921614451

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:36NYIJosh BaileyPPAssists: Mark Streit · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:34NYIBrian RolstonAssists: PA Parenteau, Frans Nielsen · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 8:00NYIMichael GrabnerAssists: Matt Moulson, Mark Streit · Deflected, 0.11 xG3–0
  4. P2 19:39COLPaul StastnyPPAssists: David Jones, Kyle Quincey · Wrist, 0.53 xG3–1
  5. P3 6:07COLMilan HejdukAssists: Shane O'Brien, Joakim Lindstrom · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–2
  6. P3 10:35COLJan HejdaAssists: Daniel Winnik, Ryan O'Reilly · Slap, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:39COLKyle QuinceyPPGWGAssists: Milan Hejduk, Paul Stastny · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–4
Penalties (17)
  1. P1 5:53NYIAndrew MacDonald: High sticking double minor4 min
  2. P1 5:53COLShane O'Brien: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 10:00NYIBrian Rolston: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 13:41COLTJ Galiardi: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  5. P1 18:27COLRyan Wilson: Fighting5 min
  6. P1 18:27COLRyan Wilson: Cross checking2 min
  7. P1 18:27NYIMatt Martin: Instigator2 min
  8. P1 18:27NYIMatt Martin: Fighting5 min
  9. P1 18:27NYIMatt Martin: Instigator misconduct10 min
  10. P2 1:47COLDavid Jones: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 1:47NYISteve Staios: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 1:47NYISteve Staios: Cross checking2 min
  13. P2 17:14COLGabriel Landeskog: Roughing2 min
  14. P2 18:33NYIMatt Moulson: High sticking2 min · PPG
  15. P2 19:12NYIJay Pandolfo: Holding2 min
  16. P3 18:17COLDaniel Winnik: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  17. OT 1:53NYIAl Montoya: High sticking2 min · PPG

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 SOG0COL
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackCOL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against O'Reilly
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICOL
33Shots on goal51
2.5Expected goals4.4
56Shot attempts85
33Faceoffs won33
3Power plays6
36Penalty minutes20
12Hits29
24Blocked shots17
3Giveaways4
18Takeaways12

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. bestRolston – Parenteau – Nielsen9:16

    xG 0.28–0.12 (71%)attempts 8–10goals 1–1

  2. Pandolfo – Bailey – Martin5:17

    xG 0.27–0.20 (58%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

  3. Moulson – Grabner – Tavares8:28

    xG 0.53–0.63 (46%)attempts 10–13goals 1–0

  4. Reasoner – Comeau – Okposo7:46

    xG 0.05–0.33 (13%)attempts 7–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMottau – Streit2:24

    xG 0.38–0.03 (94%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  2. MacDonald – Hamonic15:49

    xG 0.68–0.44 (61%)attempts 14–23goals 1–1

  3. Staios – Streit11:52

    xG 0.37–0.79 (32%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

Colorado Avalanche

Forward lines

  1. bestJones – Galiardi – Duchene5:38

    xG 0.83–0.20 (80%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  2. Winnik – O'Reilly – Landeskog12:02

    xG 0.70–0.61 (53%)attempts 17–14goals 1–0

  3. Hejduk – Stastny – Galiardi2:03

    xG 0.05–0.02 (78%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Kobasew – Porter – McLeod3:15

    xG 0.01–0.04 (28%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Wilson12:56

    xG 0.63–0.19 (77%)attempts 19–9goals 0–0

  2. Quincey – O'Brien13:39

    xG 0.24–0.40 (38%)attempts 14–13goals 1–1

  3. O'Byrne – Hejda10:17

    xG 0.12–0.77 (14%)attempts 7–14goals 1–1

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.

COL 4.4 xGNYI 2.5 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

COLNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 91/100 · #87 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.02 · 7 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 3% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50COL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +36 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 79% of the time.

COL winsNYI wins

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

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