Sat, Dec 17, 2011·Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
New York Islanders 2, Minnesota Wild 1 (SO)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 62% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 09 | 115 | 010 | 02 | 1 | 236 |
| MIN | 05 | 04 | 19 | 03 | 0 | 121 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 11:13NYIAndrew MacDonaldAssists: John Tavares, Matt Moulson · Slap, 0.06 xG1–0
- P3 8:22MINCal ClutterbuckAssists: Matt Cullen, Dany Heatley · Wrist, 0.36 xG1–1
Shootout
- 1. MIN Matt Cullen stopped
- 2. NYI John Tavares stopped
- 3. MIN Marek Zidlicky stopped
- 4. NYI Frans Nielsen scored
- 5. MIN Dany Heatley stopped
Penalties (3)
- P2 4:42MINJarod Palmer: Too many men on the ice2 min
- P2 9:07MINWarren Peters: Boarding2 min
- P2 15:16NYIKyle Okposo: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Brodziak won the faceoff against Tavares
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestParenteau – Moulson – Tavares15:37
xG 1.08–0.37 (74%)attempts 31–13goals 1–0
- Nielsen – Okposo – Grabner12:35
xG 0.14–0.16 (46%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0
- Wallace – Bailey – Ullstrom8:21
xG 0.06–0.29 (17%)attempts 2–8goals 0–0
- Reasoner – Martin – Niederreiter7:57
xG 0.13–0.53 (20%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- Mottau – Reese14:36
xG 0.29–0.29 (50%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0
- Streit – Jurcina20:26
xG 0.80–0.84 (49%)attempts 20–14goals 0–1
- MacDonald – Hamonic17:00
xG 0.35–0.41 (46%)attempts 18–13goals 0–0
Minnesota Wild
Forward lines
- bestCullen – Heatley – Clutterbuck15:33
xG 0.76–0.20 (80%)attempts 11–12goals 1–0
- Peters – Gillies – Palmer9:01
xG 0.32–0.13 (72%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0
- Heatley – Staubitz – Almond2:06
xG 0.00–0.16 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0
- Brodziak – Johnson – Powe13:43
xG 0.20–0.77 (21%)attempts 6–27goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestZidlicky – Stoner10:48
xG 0.76–0.18 (81%)attempts 15–8goals 1–0
- Schultz – Lundin11:59
xG 0.29–0.21 (58%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0
- Stoner – Spurgeon2:07
xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
MIN's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line MIN is favoured, below it NYI. Dots are goals.
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 62% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (MIN − NYI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).