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Thu, Mar 1, 2012·RBC Center, Raleigh

New York Rangers 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 89% of the time.

CAR winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR0721216325
CAR0617110223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:58CARJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Eric Staal, Justin Faulk · Slap, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P2 8:21NYRArtem AnisimovAssists: Marian Gaborik, Derek Stepan · Snap, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:53NYRMarian GaborikAssists: Derek Stepan, Stu Bickel · Backhand, 0.17 xG2–1
  4. P3 1:57NYRBrandon PrustGWGAssists: Brian Boyle, Ruslan Fedotenko · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:20CARJay HarrisonAssists: Jiri Tlusty, Eric Staal · Backhand, 0.27 xG3–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:51CAREric Staal: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 19:10NYRBrandon Dubinsky: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  3. P2 9:28CARJeff Skinner: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 10:33NYRMike Rupp: Interference2 min
  5. P2 17:34CARDerek Joslin: Interference2 min
  6. P3 10:28NYRCarl Hagelin: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 14:07NYRJohn Mitchell: High sticking double minor4 min
  8. P3 17:39NYRAnton Stralman: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 17:39CARJeff Skinner: Roughing2 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 SOG0CAR
45% to win55% to win
← NYR attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sutter won the faceoff against Stepan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCAR
25Shots on goal23
5.7Expected goals2.8
63Shot attempts55
32Faceoffs won35
3Power plays5
12Penalty minutes8
19Hits16
20Blocked shots19
4Giveaways5
10Takeaways7

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. bestFedotenko – Boyle – Prust4:43

    xG 0.41–0.06 (87%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  2. Gaborik – Anisimov – Stepan10:33

    xG 0.78–0.54 (59%)attempts 10–9goals 2–0

  3. Richards – Fedotenko – Hagelin5:11

    xG 0.18–0.08 (71%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  4. Richards – Mitchell – Hagelin5:36

    xG 0.13–0.13 (49%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Bickel10:10

    xG 0.72–0.15 (83%)attempts 9–8goals 2–0

  2. Girardi – McDonagh15:22

    xG 0.44–0.43 (51%)attempts 21–15goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Stralman3:55

    xG 0.02–0.10 (14%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestBrent – Bowman – Samson4:44

    xG 0.26–0.06 (80%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Staal – Stewart – Tlusty11:02

    xG 0.32–0.46 (41%)attempts 12–18goals 0–0

  3. Jokinen – Boychuk – Skinner9:43

    xG 0.10–0.57 (15%)attempts 9–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Allen – Gleason11:08

    xG 0.11–0.27 (30%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0

  2. Spacek – McBain13:52

    xG 0.36–0.58 (38%)attempts 16–14goals 0–1

  3. Harrison – Faulk8:29

    xG 0.25–0.51 (33%)attempts 8–10goals 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 2.8 xGNYR 5.7 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 39/100 · #718 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.31 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 89% of the time.

CAR winsNYR wins

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

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