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Tue, Jan 31, 2012·RBC Center, Raleigh

New York Islanders 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 81% of the time.

CAR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI1811038526
CAR0805210223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:49NYIPA ParenteauPPAssists: John Tavares, Mark Streit · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P2 16:19NYIMatt MoulsonPPAssists: Mark Streit, PA Parenteau · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P3 3:15CARBrandon SutterAssists: Tim Gleason · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P3 6:55CARTim BrentPPAssists: Jeff Skinner, Eric Staal · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:36NYIJohn TavaresGWGAssists: Matt Moulson, Steve Staios · Snap, 0.15 xG3–2
  6. P3 18:37NYIKyle OkposoENAssists: John Tavares, Andrew MacDonald · Wrist, 0.62 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:37NYIJohn TavaresENAssists: Kyle Okposo, Matt Moulson · Wrist, 0.73 xG5–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 5:14CARJay Harrison: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  2. P1 17:26CARJay Harrison: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 8:52CARJeff Skinner: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 15:33CARRiley Nash: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 5:30NYIPA Parenteau: Slashing2 min · PPG
  6. P3 10:05NYIMark Streit: 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Sutter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICAR
26Shots on goal23
4.4Expected goals2.4
51Shot attempts60
23Faceoffs won28
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
23Hits15
23Blocked shots13
2Giveaways4
2Takeaways8

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. bestRakhshani – Bailey – Martin8:53

    xG 0.81–0.23 (78%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  2. Moulson – Okposo – Tavares13:59

    xG 0.88–0.35 (71%)attempts 14–18goals 1–1

  3. Pandolfo – Wallace – Niederreiter6:38

    xG 0.25–0.30 (45%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  4. Parenteau – Nielsen – Grabner10:47

    xG 0.12–0.34 (26%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaios – Streit11:35

    xG 1.08–0.45 (71%)attempts 13–11goals 0–0

  2. Eaton – Jurcina13:11

    xG 0.76–0.20 (79%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  3. MacDonald – Hamonic18:13

    xG 0.25–0.47 (35%)attempts 10–19goals 0–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestLaRose – Staal – Tlusty4:49

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Ruutu – Staal – Tlusty7:52

    xG 0.42–0.28 (60%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  3. Jokinen – Nash – Skinner7:30

    xG 0.32–0.21 (60%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Dwyer – Nodl – Sutter10:39

    xG 0.44–0.36 (55%)attempts 18–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarrison – Faulk17:20

    xG 0.75–0.55 (58%)attempts 17–11goals 0–0

  2. Harrison – McBain2:02

    xG 0.01–0.05 (22%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Joslin – McBain12:26

    xG 0.15–0.53 (22%)attempts 7–12goals 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 2.4 xGNYI 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 74/100 · #289 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.68 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 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 81% of the time.

CAR winsNYI wins

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

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