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Thu, Apr 25, 2013·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New York Rangers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 80% of the time.

CAR winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYR2901611211438
CAR011241204321

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:19NYRDerek StepanAssists: Carl Hagelin, Ryan Callahan · Snap, 0.19 xG1–0
  2. P1 15:52NYRDerick BrassardAssists: Carl Hagelin, Michael Del Zotto · Snap, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P2 4:51CARJiri TlustyPPAssists: Jeff Skinner, Marc-Andre Bergeron · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:51CARTuomo RuutuAssists: Kevin Westgarth · Snap, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P3 0:49CARJiri TlustyAssists: Eric Staal · Snap, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 17:03NYRBrad RichardsPPAssists: Michael Del Zotto, Taylor Pyatt · Deflected, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:55NYRRyan CallahanGWGAssists: Derek Stepan, Ryan McDonagh · Snap, 0.05 xG4–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 11:33NYRMatt Gilroy: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 3:54NYRMatt Gilroy: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 10:16CARTuomo Ruutu: Interference2 min
  4. P2 18:17CAREric Staal: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 15:12CARTuomo Ruutu: Tripping2 min · PPG

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
43% to win57% to win
← NYR attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stepan won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCAR
38Shots on goal21
3.3Expected goals1.5
68Shot attempts53
26Faceoffs won38
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
26Hits35
20Blocked shots19
5Giveaways6
6Takeaways10

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. bestCallahan – Hagelin – Stepan15:00

    xG 1.12–0.30 (79%)attempts 26–8goals 1–1

  2. Richards – Nash – Zuccarello4:20

    xG 0.52–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–0goals 0–0

  3. Richards – Pyatt – Zuccarello8:57

    xG 0.33–0.14 (71%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  4. Clowe – Nash – Brassard6:27

    xG 0.26–0.17 (60%)attempts 8–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGirardi – McDonagh15:37

    xG 1.26–0.08 (94%)attempts 24–3goals 0–0

  2. Girardi – Del Zotto3:18

    xG 0.48–0.09 (85%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

  3. Stralman – Del Zotto13:39

    xG 0.66–0.36 (65%)attempts 21–9goals 1–2

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Staal – Staal9:23

    xG 0.20–0.12 (62%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Dwyer – Blanchard – Skinner3:49

    xG 0.02–0.12 (12%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Ruutu – Staal – Westgarth3:41

    xG 0.10–0.26 (28%)attempts 2–5goals 1–0

  4. Dwyer – Wallace – Skinner7:22

    xG 0.12–0.43 (21%)attempts 6–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Bergeron – Faulk2:57

    xG 0.07–0.04 (62%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  2. McBain – Sanguinetti10:10

    xG 0.17–0.21 (44%)attempts 7–11goals 2–0

  3. Harrison – McBain6:02

    xG 0.18–0.32 (36%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

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 1.5 xGNYR 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 93/100 · #60 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.42 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +44 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 80% of the time.

CAR winsNYR wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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