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Tue, Apr 1, 2014·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

New York Rangers 3, Vancouver Canucks 1

Expected result

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

VAN winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR21201316331
VAN011111013135

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:59NYRDaniel CarcilloAssists: Derek Dorsett, Brian Boyle · Wrist, 0.34 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:43NYRBenoit PouliotPPGWGAssists: Derick Brassard, Mats Zuccarello · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–0
  3. P2 6:21VANRyan KeslerAssists: Daniel Sedin · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:15NYRMartin St. LouisSHAssists: Rick Nash · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 13:29VANTom Sestito: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 0:00VANBrad Richardson: High sticking2 min
  3. P3 7:04NYRCarl Hagelin: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 9:04NYRBrian Boyle: Interference2 min
  5. P3 19:16VANAlexandre Burrows: Game misconduct10 min
  6. P3 19:16VANAlexandre Burrows: Elbowing5 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 SOG0VAN
48% to win52% to win
← NYR attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against Stepan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRVAN
31Shots on goal35
3.5Expected goals2.0
50Shot attempts58
22Faceoffs won34
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes19
15Hits22
14Blocked shots10
5Giveaways3
7Takeaways8

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. bestBoyle – Carcillo – Dorsett8:14

    xG 0.72–0.33 (69%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  2. Pouliot – Brassard – Zuccarello10:32

    xG 0.47–0.12 (80%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  3. Nash – Hagelin – Stepan10:53

    xG 0.36–0.32 (52%)attempts 10–16goals 0–0

  4. St. Louis – Richards – Moore12:18

    xG 0.23–0.52 (31%)attempts 8–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlein – Diaz8:22

    xG 0.56–0.07 (88%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  2. Klein – Staal3:00

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Girardi – McDonagh17:08

    xG 0.87–0.83 (51%)attempts 11–24goals 1–1

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Burrows – Kesler14:06

    xG 0.76–0.08 (91%)attempts 23–2goals 1–0

  2. Higgins – Matthias – Jensen9:05

    xG 0.32–0.21 (61%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Richardson – Booth – Hansen2:53

    xG 0.03–0.04 (41%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Richardson – Booth – Kassian9:04

    xG 0.16–0.32 (33%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Edler19:00

    xG 0.63–0.45 (58%)attempts 23–15goals 0–0

  2. Hamhuis – Garrison14:51

    xG 0.71–0.70 (50%)attempts 17–10goals 1–1

  3. Weber – Stanton13:21

    xG 0.20–0.28 (41%)attempts 8–9goals 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.

VAN 2.0 xGNYR 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 17/100 · #975 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.88 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50VAN 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.

VAN winsNYR wins

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

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