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Thu, Feb 7, 2013·Madison Square Garden, New York

New York Islanders 1, New York Rangers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 57% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI0819011128
NYR2101817425

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:29NYRJ.T. MillerAssists: Chris Kreider, Marc Staal · Snap, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:04NYRMarian GaborikGWGAssists: Marc Staal, Brad Richards · Wrist, 0.23 xG0–2
  3. P2 11:13NYIJohn TavaresAssists: Matt Moulson, Joe Finley · Snap, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 18:11NYRJ.T. MillerPPAssists: Ryan McDonagh · Snap, 0.27 xG1–3
  5. P3 17:52NYRRyan McDonaghENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.68 xG1–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 15:49NYRRick Nash: Holding2 min
  2. P2 3:50NYRJ.T. Miller: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P2 6:46NYIMatt Martin: Holding2 min
  4. P2 16:36NYIMatt Moulson: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P2 19:37NYRRyan McDonagh: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 4:09NYRDarroll Powe: Holding2 min
  7. P3 11:28NYRRyan McDonagh: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYR
43% to win57% to win
← NYI attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stepan won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINYR
28Shots on goal25
3.3Expected goals3.6
56Shot attempts43
23Faceoffs won25
5Power plays2
4Penalty minutes10
23Hits34
9Blocked shots17
2Giveaways8
5Takeaways2

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. bestBoyes – Moulson – Tavares12:00

    xG 0.77–0.32 (71%)attempts 15–5goals 1–0

  2. Aucoin – McDonald – Ullstrom9:57

    xG 0.49–0.49 (50%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

  3. Boulton – Reasoner – Martin7:23

    xG 0.30–0.40 (43%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  4. Nielsen – Okposo – Grabner8:25

    xG 0.13–0.97 (12%)attempts 6–10goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestMacDonald – Hamonic11:43

    xG 0.44–0.23 (66%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  2. Streit – Hickey4:04

    xG 0.36–0.17 (68%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Strait – Hickey2:37

    xG 0.23–0.07 (75%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestRichards – Pyatt – Gaborik9:25

    xG 1.13–0.24 (82%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  2. Richards – Gaborik – Nash2:25

    xG 0.32–0.05 (86%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Asham – Halpern – Powe4:32

    xG 0.12–0.20 (38%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  4. Callahan – Kreider – Miller7:35

    xG 0.12–0.26 (31%)attempts 2–6goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Del Zotto13:01

    xG 1.24–0.63 (67%)attempts 12–15goals 2–0

  2. Stralman – Del Zotto2:44

    xG 0.37–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Eminger – Gilroy5:30

    xG 0.10–0.27 (27%)attempts 5–4goals 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.

NYR 3.6 xGNYI 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYRNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 26/100 · #546 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.84 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 57% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 57% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

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

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