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Fri, Dec 2, 2011·United Center, Chicago

New York Islanders 4, Chicago Blackhawks 5 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 51% of the time.

CHI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NYI21302223030441
CHI11421517001536

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:07NYIKyle OkposoPPAssists: Travis Hamonic, Milan Jurcina · Snap, 0.45 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:27CHIAndrew BrunetteAssists: Sean O'Donnell, Daniel Carcillo · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:27NYIMatt MoulsonAssists: PA Parenteau, John Tavares · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:41CHIBen SmithAssists: Patrick Kane, Michael Frolik · Wrist, 0.29 xG2–2
  5. P2 18:41CHIJonathan ToewsSHAssists: Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–3
  6. P3 0:46NYIPA ParenteauPPAssists: Matt Moulson, John Tavares · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–3
  7. P3 5:08CHIPatrick SharpPPAssists: Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–4
  8. P3 8:55NYINino NiederreiterAssists: Matt Martin, Marty Reasoner · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–4

Shootout

  1. 1. NYI Frans Nielsen stopped
  2. 2. CHI Jonathan Toews scored
  3. 3. NYI Nino Niederreiter stopped
  4. 4. CHI Marian Hossa stopped
  5. 5. NYI Matt Moulson stopped
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 2:28CHIAndrew Brunette: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  2. P1 5:23NYISteve Staios: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 3:43CHIViktor Stalberg: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 13:11NYIDylan Reese: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 16:27NYISteve Staios: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 16:52CHISteve Montador: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  7. P3 4:11NYIMilan Jurcina: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 5:58CHIJonathan Toews: Tripping2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CHI
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICHI
41Shots on goal36
3.7Expected goals3.6
64Shot attempts65
26Faceoffs won36
5Power plays4
8Penalty minutes10
28Hits17
17Blocked shots15
5Giveaways9
9Takeaways10

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 – Bailey – Ullstrom8:30

    xG 0.20–0.12 (61%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Nielsen – Okposo – Grabner8:56

    xG 0.38–0.31 (55%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares12:52

    xG 0.73–0.80 (48%)attempts 10–17goals 1–0

  4. Reasoner – Martin – Niederreiter6:48

    xG 0.19–0.51 (27%)attempts 6–7goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestMottau – Reese10:40

    xG 0.73–0.12 (86%)attempts 13–7goals 1–0

  2. Staios – Jurcina12:59

    xG 0.37–0.87 (30%)attempts 14–18goals 0–2

  3. Streit – Hamonic9:45

    xG 0.34–1.60 (17%)attempts 8–14goals 1–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Sharp – Kruger10:08

    xG 0.48–0.24 (66%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Mayers – Brunette – Carcillo5:03

    xG 0.11–0.03 (76%)attempts 3–4goals 1–0

  3. Stalberg – Toews – Kane10:30

    xG 0.69–0.69 (50%)attempts 13–12goals 0–1

  4. Bolland – Frolik – Smith6:45

    xG 0.06–0.09 (40%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook16:04

    xG 1.78–0.73 (71%)attempts 19–16goals 0–2

  2. O'Donnell – Montador9:44

    xG 0.58–0.22 (73%)attempts 13–8goals 2–0

  3. Keith – Leddy2:28

    xG 0.11–0.10 (51%)attempts 6–3goals 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.

CHI 3.6 xGNYI 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHINYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 96/100 · #40 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.76 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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, New York Islanders win this game 51% of the time.

CHI winsNYI wins

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

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