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Tue, Nov 15, 2011·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

New York Rangers 4, New York Islanders 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 77% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR1141828430
NYI15016112233

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:43NYRSean AveryAssists: Brian Boyle, Michael Sauer · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:06NYIFrans NielsenAssists: PA Parenteau, Travis Hamonic · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:07NYRSteve EmingerAssists: Ryan Callahan, Jeff Woywitka · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–1
  4. P3 6:58NYIMatt MoulsonPPAssists: John Tavares, Frans Nielsen · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P3 15:05NYRBrad RichardsGWGAssists: Brandon Dubinsky · Slap, 0.05 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:59NYRRyan CallahanENAssists: Brandon Dubinsky · Slap, 0.55 xG4–2
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 19:04NYIMike Mottau: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  2. P1 19:04NYRSean Avery: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  3. P2 1:09NYRSean Avery: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 1:09NYIMike Mottau: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 2:54NYRBrandon Prust: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 2:54NYIMatt Martin: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 2:54NYRSteve Eminger: Cross checking2 min
  8. P2 6:42NYRErik Christensen: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P2 10:47NYRRyan Callahan: Slashing2 min
  10. P2 16:32NYIMilan Jurcina: Hooking2 min
  11. P2 17:01NYIMarty Reasoner: Tripping2 min
  12. P2 19:14NYIAndrew MacDonald: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 2:16NYRBrian Boyle: Holding2 min
  14. P3 6:18NYRArtem Anisimov: High sticking2 min · PPG
  15. P3 10:12NYIMichael Grabner: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRNYI
30Shots on goal33
4.9Expected goals3.0
65Shot attempts62
26Faceoffs won27
4Power plays5
22Penalty minutes20
24Hits29
22Blocked shots15
12Giveaways24
5Takeaways12

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. bestGaborik – Anisimov – Stepan8:00

    xG 0.87–0.26 (77%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1

  2. Boyle – Dubinsky – Callahan3:31

    xG 0.44–0.11 (80%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Richards – Dubinsky – Callahan8:09

    xG 0.58–0.29 (67%)attempts 13–6goals 2–0

  4. Richards – Fedotenko – Avery3:19

    xG 0.29–0.04 (89%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWoywitka – Eminger7:11

    xG 0.57–0.05 (91%)attempts 11–2goals 2–0

  2. Girardi – McDonagh14:09

    xG 1.19–0.78 (61%)attempts 12–13goals 0–1

  3. Sauer – Del Zotto15:07

    xG 1.10–0.84 (57%)attempts 16–22goals 1–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. Rolston – Parenteau – Nielsen9:06

    xG 0.25–0.25 (50%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

  2. Pandolfo – Bailey – Martin7:46

    xG 0.24–0.39 (38%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

  3. Reasoner – Comeau – Niederreiter5:41

    xG 0.18–0.41 (30%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  4. Moulson – Grabner – Tavares11:32

    xG 0.57–1.05 (35%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStreit – Jurcina6:08

    xG 0.29–0.16 (65%)attempts 2–6goals 0–1

  2. Staios – Mottau2:16

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  3. Mottau – Jurcina5:27

    xG 0.30–0.46 (39%)attempts 6–8goals 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.

NYI 3.0 xGNYR 4.9 xG
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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 72/100 · #314 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.95 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +42 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 77% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

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

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