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Sat, Jan 4, 2014·Air Canada Centre, Toronto

New York Rangers 7, Toronto Maple Leafs 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 71% of the time.

TOR winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR218316216750
TOR0711108126

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:57NYRCarl HagelinAssists: Dan Girardi, Ryan McDonagh · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P1 15:57NYRDominic MooreGWGUnassisted · Snap, 0.06 xG2–0
  3. P2 10:39NYRBenoit PouliotAssists: Marc Staal, Derick Brassard · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–0
  4. P2 14:39NYRChris KreiderAssists: Derek Stepan, John Moore · Backhand, 0.13 xG4–0
  5. P2 16:35NYRDominic MooreUnassisted · Wrist, 0.17 xG5–0
  6. P2 17:42TORJoffrey LupulAssists: Tyler Bozak, Morgan Rielly · Snap, 0.08 xG5–1
  7. P3 9:03NYRBrad RichardsAssists: Ryan Callahan, Carl Hagelin · Snap, 0.09 xG6–1
  8. P3 16:04NYRBrian BoylePPAssists: Michael Del Zotto, J.T. Miller · Tip-in, 0.15 xG7–1
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 17:34TORJay McClement: Holding2 min
  2. P1 17:34NYRDerick Brassard: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  3. P2 4:04TORPaul Ranger: Cross checking2 min
  4. P3 9:36NYRJohn Moore: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 13:13TORDion Phaneuf: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 13:13TORDion Phaneuf: Fighting5 min · PPG
  7. P3 13:13NYRChris Kreider: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 15:33TORCody Franson: Cross checking2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TOR
48% to win52% to win
← NYR attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Brassard won the faceoff against Bozak
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRTOR
50Shots on goal26
5.3Expected goals3.7
85Shot attempts53
23Faceoffs won40
3Power plays1
9Penalty minutes13
35Hits40
9Blocked shots15
16Giveaways12
6Takeaways12

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. bestRichards – Callahan – Hagelin9:58

    xG 1.32–0.16 (89%)attempts 13–5goals 2–0

  2. Nash – Stepan – Kreider9:40

    xG 0.55–0.17 (76%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  3. Pouliot – Brassard – Zuccarello11:34

    xG 0.73–0.71 (51%)attempts 17–10goals 1–0

  4. Moore – Boyle – Miller8:13

    xG 0.54–0.79 (41%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDel Zotto – Moore15:38

    xG 1.37–0.50 (73%)attempts 29–8goals 1–0

  2. Girardi – McDonagh17:41

    xG 1.75–1.39 (56%)attempts 26–18goals 2–1

  3. Staal – Stralman16:28

    xG 0.96–1.53 (39%)attempts 17–18goals 2–0

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestLupul – Kessel – Bozak4:14

    xG 1.07–0.54 (67%)attempts 7–6goals 1–1

  2. Orr – Holland – D'Amigo2:23

    xG 0.44–0.10 (82%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Lupul – Raymond – Kadri5:06

    xG 0.59–0.37 (61%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

  4. Kulemin – van Riemsdyk – Kadri3:50

    xG 0.19–0.14 (57%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhaneuf – Rielly2:57

    xG 0.91–0.08 (92%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  2. Ranger – Rielly13:25

    xG 1.43–1.02 (58%)attempts 17–20goals 0–2

  3. Franson – Gardiner10:19

    xG 0.58–0.44 (57%)attempts 9–14goals 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.

TOR 3.7 xGNYR 5.3 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1035 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.54 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 71% of the time.

TOR winsNYR wins

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

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