Thu, Mar 13, 2014·Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
New York Rangers 1, Minnesota Wild 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 56% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 07 | 17 | 016 | 130 |
| MIN | 19 | 09 | 18 | 226 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 13:08MINNino NiederreiterAssists: Kyle Brodziak · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
- P2 3:19NYRDerek StepanPPAssists: Ryan McDonagh, Rick Nash · Snap, 0.05 xG1–1
- P3 1:03MINZach PariseGWGAssists: Jason Pominville, Mikael Granlund · Wrist, 0.40 xG1–2
Penalties (6)
- P1 4:29MINRyan Suter: Slashing2 min
- P1 10:39NYRDerek Stepan: Hooking2 min
- P1 15:53NYRBenoit Pouliot: Hooking2 min
- P2 1:37MINKyle Brodziak: High sticking2 min · PPG
- P2 14:53NYRCarl Hagelin: Tripping2 min
- P3 16:40MINKyle Brodziak: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Brassard won the faceoff against Koivu
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestSt. Louis – Richards – Kreider10:44
xG 0.77–0.20 (79%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0
- Pouliot – Brassard – Zuccarello11:03
xG 0.12–0.13 (48%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0
- Moore – Boyle – Carcillo6:49
xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0
- Nash – Hagelin – Stepan11:25
xG 0.38–1.51 (20%)attempts 10–10goals 0–2
Defence pairs
- bestStralman – Moore3:32
xG 0.28–0.11 (71%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0
- Klein – Moore7:38
xG 0.43–0.27 (61%)attempts 7–4goals 0–1
- Girardi – McDonagh17:32
xG 0.40–0.26 (60%)attempts 14–15goals 0–0
Minnesota Wild
Forward lines
- bestPominville – Parise – Granlund10:41
xG 1.52–0.28 (84%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0
- Cooke – Brodziak – Niederreiter5:02
xG 0.15–0.01 (93%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0
- Koivu – Moulson – Niederreiter6:18
xG 0.12–0.08 (60%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0
- Koivu – Moulson – Coyle5:21
xG 0.05–0.01 (82%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestScandella – Brodin14:34
xG 1.69–0.34 (83%)attempts 12–14goals 2–0
- Ballard – Stoner9:40
xG 0.04–0.07 (36%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0
- Suter – Spurgeon17:45
xG 0.39–0.62 (39%)attempts 14–15goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
MIN's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line MIN is favoured, below it NYR. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 56% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (MIN − NYR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).