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Sun, Mar 30, 2014·Rexall Place, Edmonton

New York Rangers 5, Edmonton Oilers 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 75% of the time.

EDM winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR18313111532
EDM03013010026

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:30NYRMats ZuccarelloGWGAssists: Anton Stralman, Benoit Pouliot · Tip-in, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:38NYRDerick BrassardPPAssists: Raphael Diaz, Mats Zuccarello · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P2 9:07NYRRick NashAssists: Derek Stepan · Backhand, 0.09 xG3–0
  4. P2 13:26NYRRick NashSHAssists: Derek Stepan · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–0
  5. P3 3:49NYRMats ZuccarelloSHAssists: Derek Stepan, Marc Staal · Snap, 0.18 xG5–0
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 6:30EDMLuke Gazdic: Interference2 min
  2. P2 2:40EDMRyan Smyth: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 6:50NYRDaniel Carcillo: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 13:14NYRRaphael Diaz: Interference2 min
  5. P3 1:53NYRRaphael Diaz: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 5:33EDMSam Gagner: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P3 8:31NYRAnton Stralman: Holding2 min
  8. P3 10:15EDMBoyd Gordon: High sticking double minor4 min
  9. P3 15:30EDMDavid Perron: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 15:30NYRDaniel Carcillo: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 17:48EDMDavid Perron: Slashing2 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
48% to win52% to win
← NYR attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Gagner won the faceoff against Stepan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYREDM
32Shots on goal26
3.2Expected goals1.7
66Shot attempts47
22Faceoffs won33
6Power plays4
10Penalty minutes14
13Hits24
10Blocked shots13
5Giveaways14
7Takeaways7

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. bestNash – Carcillo – Stepan7:43

    xG 0.49–0.13 (80%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  2. St. Louis – Richards – Hagelin9:56

    xG 0.33–0.15 (70%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Moore – Boyle – Dorsett6:38

    xG 0.37–0.31 (54%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  4. Pouliot – Brassard – Zuccarello8:09

    xG 0.14–0.09 (60%)attempts 7–2goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Stralman9:56

    xG 0.56–0.13 (81%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  2. Girardi – McDonagh10:59

    xG 0.24–0.09 (72%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Klein – Diaz7:24

    xG 0.34–0.22 (61%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. Eberle – Hall – Nugent-Hopkins7:43

    xG 0.09–0.14 (40%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  2. Hendricks – Gordon – Pitlick5:30

    xG 0.05–0.22 (20%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Eberle – Lander – Nugent-Hopkins2:44

    xG 0.04–0.22 (15%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1

  4. Gagner – Perron – Hall4:29

    xG 0.11–0.34 (25%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Fraser – Belov7:00

    xG 0.07–0.21 (26%)attempts 3–7goals 0–1

  2. Petry – Marincin12:28

    xG 0.27–0.42 (39%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  3. Klefbom – Belov2:21

    xG 0.02–0.19 (8%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

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.

EDM 1.7 xGNYR 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 3/100 · #1146 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.55 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50EDM 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 Rangers win this game 75% of the time.

EDM winsNYR wins

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

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