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Sat, Dec 3, 2011·American Airlines Center, Dallas

New York Islanders 5, Dallas Stars 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 56% of the time.

DAL winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI2103908527
DAL09412013434

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:55NYIMatt MoulsonPPAssists: John Tavares, Mark Streit · Wrist, 0.39 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:54NYIMatt MoulsonAssists: John Tavares, PA Parenteau · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–0
  3. P2 2:48NYIDylan ReeseAssists: Matt Martin, Marty Reasoner · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–0
  4. P2 3:27DALTomas VincourAssists: Stephane Robidas, Mike Ribeiro · Deflected, 0.24 xG3–1
  5. P2 4:53DALEric NystromAssists: Vernon Fiddler, Nicklas Grossmann · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P2 5:30DALJake DowellAssists: Tom Wandell, Toby Petersen · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. P2 5:57NYIMatt MoulsonAssists: John Tavares, PA Parenteau · Wrist, 0.14 xG4–3
  8. P2 16:08DALTom WandellAssists: Jake Dowell, Radek Dvorak · Slap, 0.05 xG4–4
  9. P2 17:10NYIMatt MoulsonGWGAssists: PA Parenteau · Wrist, 0.18 xG5–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 1:34NYIJosh Bailey: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 6:08DALMark Fistric: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 6:08NYIMatt Martin: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 6:08NYIMatt Martin: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 7:55DALSteve Ott: Roughing2 min · PPG
  6. P1 7:55NYITravis Hamonic: Roughing2 min
  7. P1 7:55DALSteve Ott: Roughing2 min
  8. P1 11:34DALTomas Vincour: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 13:44DALRadek Dvorak: Hooking2 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 SOG0DAL
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Ribeiro
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIDAL
27Shots on goal34
3.0Expected goals2.6
50Shot attempts76
31Faceoffs won27
3Power plays2
8Penalty minutes10
18Hits27
28Blocked shots7
2Giveaways8
6Takeaways8

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. bestNielsen – Okposo – Grabner9:29

    xG 0.28–0.11 (72%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

  2. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares11:40

    xG 1.00–0.92 (52%)attempts 14–15goals 3–1

  3. Rolston – Bailey – Ullstrom6:40

    xG 0.11–0.15 (44%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStreit – Hamonic15:07

    xG 0.75–0.40 (65%)attempts 11–19goals 1–0

  2. Staios – Jurcina13:05

    xG 0.46–0.34 (58%)attempts 10–17goals 1–1

  3. Mottau – Reese11:47

    xG 0.49–0.45 (52%)attempts 11–14goals 0–1

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestRibeiro – Ott – Vincour12:48

    xG 0.97–0.69 (58%)attempts 16–10goals 1–1

  2. Dvorak – Fiddler – Nystrom9:41

    xG 0.18–0.16 (53%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  3. Ryder – Eriksson – Benn14:25

    xG 0.53–0.58 (48%)attempts 15–13goals 0–2

  4. Petersen – Dowell – Wandell6:06

    xG 0.10–0.36 (22%)attempts 11–3goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGrossmann – Pardy14:34

    xG 0.51–0.14 (78%)attempts 19–8goals 1–1

  2. Fistric – Larsen15:15

    xG 0.54–0.49 (52%)attempts 16–14goals 0–0

  3. Souray – Robidas15:05

    xG 1.16–1.36 (46%)attempts 25–15goals 1–3

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.

DAL 2.6 xGNYI 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 97/100 · #28 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.20 · 9 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 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 56% of the time.

DAL winsNYI wins

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

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