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Thu, Dec 1, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

New York Rangers 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 69% of the time.

CAR winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR11131214527
CAR2911408331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:35CARJiri TlustyAssists: Brandon Sutter · Snap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 1:42NYRRyan CallahanPPAssists: Brad Richards, Michael Del Zotto · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:51CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Joni Pitkanen, Eric Staal · Slap, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:54NYRRyan McDonaghAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Dan Girardi · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–2
  5. P2 11:50NYRMarian GaborikAssists: Artem Anisimov, Jeff Woywitka · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P2 13:47NYRSean AveryGWGAssists: Marian Gaborik, Derek Stepan · Snap, 0.07 xG4–2
  7. P2 17:47CARDerek JoslinAssists: Eric Staal, Tuomo Ruutu · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–3
  8. P3 5:42NYRMichael SauerAssists: Brian Boyle, Carl Hagelin · Wrist, 0.01 xG5–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 1:00CARJustin Faulk: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 9:50NYRBrandon Prust: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 17:27CARAndreas Nodl: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 6:42CARJoni Pitkanen: Holding2 min
  5. P3 10:34NYRBrian Boyle: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 10:34CARAnthony Stewart: Instigator2 min
  7. P3 10:34CARAnthony Stewart: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 10:34CARAnthony Stewart: 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 SOG0CAR
45% to win55% to win
← NYR attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Richards
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCAR
27Shots on goal31
2.5Expected goals1.5
59Shot attempts60
27Faceoffs won31
4Power plays1
7Penalty minutes23
18Hits17
22Blocked shots21
4Giveaways9
6Takeaways14

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. bestAvery – Dubinsky – Prust6:05

    xG 0.34–0.02 (94%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Boyle – Mitchell – Hagelin8:04

    xG 0.28–0.14 (66%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

  3. Gaborik – Anisimov – Stepan9:37

    xG 0.20–0.12 (63%)attempts 6–9goals 1–1

  4. Richards – Fedotenko – Callahan12:36

    xG 0.15–0.29 (33%)attempts 6–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWoywitka – Eminger9:56

    xG 0.36–0.09 (79%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

  2. Girardi – McDonagh19:42

    xG 0.55–0.31 (64%)attempts 19–21goals 1–2

  3. Sauer – Del Zotto16:05

    xG 0.25–0.83 (23%)attempts 10–17goals 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestDwyer – Tlusty – Sutter9:35

    xG 0.23–0.10 (70%)attempts 14–3goals 1–0

  2. Ruutu – Staal – Skinner14:54

    xG 0.41–0.49 (45%)attempts 20–13goals 1–1

  3. Ponikarovsky – Jokinen – LaRose8:39

    xG 0.12–0.21 (35%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

  4. Brent – Stewart – Nodl5:28

    xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 1–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKaberle – Allen10:03

    xG 0.56–0.33 (63%)attempts 4–14goals 0–1

  2. Gleason – Faulk14:30

    xG 0.23–0.11 (68%)attempts 14–7goals 1–0

  3. Kaberle – Pitkanen4:48

    xG 0.09–0.05 (62%)attempts 7–2goals 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.

CAR 1.5 xGNYR 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 75/100 · #273 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.79 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 23% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 69% of the time.

CAR winsNYR wins

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

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