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Sat, Apr 12, 2014·Centre Bell, Montreal

New York Rangers 0, Montréal Canadiens 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 52% of the time.

MTL winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYR01301601002041
MTL060110812127

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. OT 2:04MTLBrian GiontaGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.32 xG0–1
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 4:40MTLMike Weaver: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 13:22NYRDerek Dorsett: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 13:22NYRDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 13:22MTLFrancis Bouillon: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 3:22NYRDerick Brassard: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 12:51NYRDerek Dorsett: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 12:51NYRDerek Dorsett: Misconduct10 min
  8. P2 12:51MTLP.K. Subban: Cross checking2 min
  9. P2 17:14MTLAlexei Emelin: Cross checking2 min
  10. P3 4:58MTLAlexei Emelin: Interference2 min
  11. P3 4:58NYRBenoit Pouliot: Holding2 min
  12. P3 7:28MTLFrancis Bouillon: Kneeing2 min
  13. P3 10:48NYRCarl Hagelin: Cross checking2 min
  14. OT 2:04NYRRaphael Diaz: Penalty shot tripping on breakaway0 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 SOG0MTL
48% to win52% to win
← NYR attackMTL attack →
  1. Press play, or drag along the timeline.
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRMTL
41Shots on goal27
2.5Expected goals2.4
66Shot attempts57
37Faceoffs won29
3Power plays3
25Penalty minutes15
23Hits17
17Blocked shots12
9Giveaways13
2Takeaways4

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. bestPouliot – Brassard – Zuccarello9:48

    xG 0.53–0.24 (69%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  2. Moore – Boyle – Dorsett6:47

    xG 0.52–0.27 (66%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Nash – Carcillo – Stepan8:22

    xG 0.19–0.16 (54%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  4. Richards – Hagelin – Fast8:44

    xG 0.26–0.54 (33%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMoore – Diaz2:26

    xG 0.41–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Falk – Diaz4:06

    xG 0.35–0.01 (96%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Stralman11:05

    xG 0.62–0.30 (67%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. Brière – Gionta – Bourque7:58

    xG 0.13–0.13 (50%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Blunden – White – Bournival3:58

    xG 0.17–0.19 (47%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Plekanec – Weise – Gallagher6:20

    xG 0.19–0.23 (45%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  4. Brière – Gionta – Bournival3:04

    xG 0.06–0.43 (13%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMarkov – Emelin14:15

    xG 0.58–0.38 (60%)attempts 15–14goals 0–0

  2. Bouillon – Weaver9:23

    xG 0.45–0.37 (55%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Markov – Subban2:32

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 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.

MTL 2.4 xGNYR 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 11/100 · #1073 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.91 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3OTEnd

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 52% of the time.

MTL winsNYR wins

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

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