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Sat, Dec 17, 2011·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

New York Rangers 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 65% of the time.

PHX winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR1908213330
PHX1511206223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:34NYRMarian GaborikPPAssists: Michael Del Zotto, Derek Stepan · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:51PHXLauri KorpikoskiSHAssists: Boyd Gordon · Snap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 19:08PHXCal O'ReillyPPAssists: Shane Doan, Radim Vrbata · Wrist, 0.36 xG1–2
  4. P3 1:09NYRMarian GaborikUnassisted · Wrist, 0.37 xG2–2
  5. P3 19:59NYRBrad RichardsGWGAssists: Ryan McDonagh, Ryan Callahan · Backhand, 0.02 xG3–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 8:15PHXTaylor Pyatt: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 11:47PHXShane Doan: Interference2 min
  3. P1 13:08PHXMichal Rozsival: High sticking2 min
  4. P1 18:15PHXRaffi Torres: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 18:15NYRMike Rupp: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 18:15PHXRaffi Torres: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 7:54PHXShane Doan: Interference2 min
  8. P2 17:01NYRRuslan Fedotenko: Interference2 min
  9. P2 18:10NYRAnton Stralman: Tripping2 min · PPG
  10. P3 17:22PHXOliver Ekman-Larsson: 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
45% to win55% to win
← NYR attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Langkow won the faceoff against Richards
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRPHX
30Shots on goal23
2.6Expected goals1.8
48Shot attempts45
19Faceoffs won40
6Power plays2
6Penalty minutes14
29Hits35
13Blocked shots7
3Giveaways5
3Takeaways7

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. bestBoyle – Mitchell – Hagelin10:49

    xG 0.43–0.18 (70%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  2. Fedotenko – Gaborik – Stepan11:09

    xG 0.24–0.01 (97%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Richards – Dubinsky – Callahan12:27

    xG 0.33–0.23 (60%)attempts 6–10goals 1–0

  4. Rupp – Christensen – Prust4:11

    xG 0.19–0.12 (62%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGirardi – McDonagh14:38

    xG 0.58–0.27 (68%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  2. Woywitka – Stralman4:11

    xG 0.31–0.05 (86%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Girardi – Del Zotto6:21

    xG 0.21–0.03 (87%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestLangkow – Doan – Boedker11:35

    xG 0.41–0.20 (67%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  2. Torres – Gordon – Chipchura7:46

    xG 0.28–0.13 (69%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Pyatt – Korpikoski – O'Reilly8:07

    xG 0.14–0.41 (26%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal13:08

    xG 0.03–0.42 (8%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Aucoin – Ekman-Larsson12:00

    xG 0.35–0.34 (50%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Rozsival – Summers13:25

    xG 0.18–0.21 (46%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Aucoin – Yandle2:18

    xG 0.10–0.30 (25%)attempts 3–4goals 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.

PHX 1.8 xGNYR 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 59/100 · #468 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.81 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 20% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +54 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 65% of the time.

PHX winsNYR wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).