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Tue, Mar 25, 2014·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New York Islanders 5, Carolina Hurricanes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 65% of the time.

CAR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI4141909532
CAR2921306428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:39NYIColin McDonaldAssists: Thomas Hickey, Ryan Strome · Wrist, 0.33 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:26NYICal ClutterbuckAssists: Josh Bailey, Travis Hamonic · Wrist, 0.29 xG2–0
  3. P1 6:12NYIColin McDonaldAssists: Calvin de Haan, Travis Hamonic · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–0
  4. P1 10:54NYIMatt MartinAssists: Kevin Czuczman, Thomas Hickey · Wrist, 0.33 xG4–0
  5. P1 12:38CARJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Andrei Loktionov, Jay Harrison · Backhand, 0.13 xG4–1
  6. P1 15:06CARAndrei LoktionovAssists: Jiri Tlusty, Brett Bellemore · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–2
  7. P2 2:42CARAlexander SeminPPAssists: Jordan Staal, John-Michael Liles · Snap, 0.07 xG4–3
  8. P2 16:57NYIMatt MartinGWGAssists: Ryan Strome, Colin McDonald · Snap, 0.14 xG5–3
  9. P2 17:19CARNathan GerbeAssists: Jordan Staal, Ron Hainsey · Snap, 0.10 xG5–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 12:29NYIJohan Sundstrom: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  2. P2 1:36NYIKevin Czuczman: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  3. P2 13:33CARJiri Tlusty: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 19:17NYIKevin Czuczman: Holding2 min
  5. P3 8:02CARJordan Staal: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 12:08CARAndrej Sekera: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 15:12NYIKevin Czuczman: Holding2 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 SOG0CAR
48% to win52% to win
← NYI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Lee
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICAR
32Shots on goal28
3.4Expected goals2.5
52Shot attempts60
32Faceoffs won42
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
30Hits13
16Blocked shots9
6Giveaways10
9Takeaways20

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 – Strome8:22

    xG 1.42–0.66 (68%)attempts 12–11goals 4–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Bailey – Nelson11:18

    xG 0.96–0.33 (74%)attempts 10–10goals 1–1

  3. McDonald – Martin – Cizikas2:42

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  4. Cizikas – Sundstrom – Halmo4:19

    xG 0.04–0.14 (23%)attempts 2–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHickey – Czuczman12:29

    xG 1.19–0.55 (68%)attempts 11–13goals 2–1

  2. Hamonic – de Haan16:40

    xG 1.40–1.04 (57%)attempts 17–18goals 3–1

  3. Carkner – Donovan9:24

    xG 0.18–0.26 (40%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestNash – Skinner – Lindholm13:41

    xG 0.75–0.48 (61%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  2. Semin – Gerbe – Staal11:49

    xG 0.45–0.50 (47%)attempts 16–9goals 1–1

  3. Malhotra – Dwyer – Bowman2:59

    xG 0.09–0.27 (25%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

  4. Staal – Tlusty – Loktionov8:44

    xG 0.44–0.70 (39%)attempts 8–8goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Liles15:42

    xG 0.84–0.51 (62%)attempts 15–12goals 1–1

  2. Harrison – Bellemore9:54

    xG 0.34–0.38 (47%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  3. Sekera – Faulk15:41

    xG 0.59–1.26 (32%)attempts 19–18goals 0–3

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 2.5 xGNYI 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 88/100 · #111 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.56 · 8 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CAR 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 Islanders win this game 65% of the time.

CAR winsNYI wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).