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Mon, Dec 9, 2013·Honda Center, Anaheim

New York Islanders 2, Anaheim Ducks 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 51% of the time.

ANA winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI113112012237
ANA17312112531

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:17NYIJohn TavaresPPAssists: Thomas Vanek, Frans Nielsen · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 15:54ANASaku KoivuAssists: Daniel Winnik, Cam Fowler · Backhand, 0.17 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:17NYIThomas VanekAssists: John Tavares · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 12:41ANAAndrew CoglianoAssists: Daniel Winnik, Bryan Allen · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P2 19:27ANACam FowlerSHGWGAssists: Matt Beleskey · Backhand, 0.23 xG2–3
  6. P2 19:58ANACorey PerryAssists: Daniel Winnik, Ryan Getzlaf · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–4
  7. P3 7:40ANACorey PerryPPAssists: Nick Bonino, Cam Fowler · Tip-in, 0.31 xG2–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 6:01NYIMatt Martin: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 6:01ANATim Jackman: Fighting5 min · PPG
  3. P1 8:57ANAMark Fistric: Interference2 min
  4. P1 13:12ANADustin Penner: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 15:08ANASaku Koivu: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 17:43NYICal Clutterbuck: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 17:43ANADustin Penner: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 17:43ANACorey Perry: Interference2 min
  9. P3 6:18NYIAndrew MacDonald: Tripping2 min · PPG
  10. P3 15:05NYIMatt Carkner: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 15:05NYIMatt Carkner: Misconduct10 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
48% to win52% to win
← NYI attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Nielsen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIANA
37Shots on goal31
3.7Expected goals3.7
71Shot attempts57
35Faceoffs won27
4Power plays2
21Penalty minutes15
26Hits32
16Blocked shots21
3Giveaways12
7Takeaways6

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. bestMcDonald – Martin – Cizikas9:02

    xG 0.76–0.24 (76%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Vanek – Okposo – Tavares13:24

    xG 1.15–0.68 (63%)attempts 19–13goals 1–1

  3. Regin – Clutterbuck – Grabner10:47

    xG 0.36–0.42 (46%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  4. Nielsen – Bailey – Nelson10:32

    xG 0.09–0.29 (24%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – de Haan17:24

    xG 0.66–0.52 (56%)attempts 15–11goals 1–2

  2. MacDonald – Hickey15:08

    xG 0.93–0.82 (53%)attempts 20–16goals 0–1

  3. Carkner – Ness10:37

    xG 0.67–0.61 (52%)attempts 17–12goals 0–0

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestSteckel – Jackman – Beleskey7:00

    xG 0.44–0.00 (99%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Selanne – Bonino – Etem12:51

    xG 0.69–0.41 (62%)attempts 14–15goals 0–0

  3. Getzlaf – Perry – Penner12:41

    xG 0.08–0.23 (26%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  4. Koivu – Winnik – Cogliano11:52

    xG 0.66–1.02 (39%)attempts 14–17goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestLovejoy – Lindholm4:35

    xG 0.56–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  2. Fowler – Lindholm2:05

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  3. Allen – Vatanen11:54

    xG 0.49–0.41 (54%)attempts 9–15goals 1–0

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.

ANA 3.7 xGNYI 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANANYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 55/100 · #508 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.35 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 51% of the time.

ANA winsNYI wins

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

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