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Sun, Oct 12, 2014·Madison Square Garden, New York

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, New York Rangers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 56% of the time.

NYR winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR11151906636
NYR111112115338

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:45TORCody FransonPPAssists: Tyler Bozak, Phil Kessel · Slap, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:22NYRRick NashAssists: Martin St. Louis, Marc Staal · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:19TORPhil KesselPPAssists: Dion Phaneuf, Cody Franson · Snap, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:50TORNazem KadriAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Daniel Winnik · Snap, 0.24 xG3–1
  5. P2 9:43TORJames van RiemsdykSHGWGAssists: Leo Komarov · Backhand, 0.14 xG4–1
  6. P2 13:26NYRLee StempniakUnassisted · Wrist, 0.35 xG4–2
  7. P2 14:25TORTyler BozakAssists: Phil Kessel, Stephane Robidas · Wrist, 0.05 xG5–2
  8. P2 15:13TORDavid ClarksonAssists: Stuart Percy, Leo Komarov · Wrist, 0.30 xG6–2
  9. P3 14:19NYRDerick BrassardAssists: Chris Kreider, Lee Stempniak · Slap, 0.04 xG6–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 7:28NYRDominic Moore: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 15:10NYRMarc Staal: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P2 4:55NYRMatt Hunwick: High sticking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 8:59TORStephane Robidas: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 17:59NYRDerick Brassard: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 9:34TORDion Phaneuf: Cross checking2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYR
46% to win54% to win
← TOR attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00St. Louis won the faceoff against Kadri
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORNYR
36Shots on goal38
4.1Expected goals4.5
63Shot attempts65
37Faceoffs won29
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
23Hits16
14Blocked shots13
8Giveaways16
2Takeaways6

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestClarkson – Santorelli – Komarov10:14

    xG 1.02–0.76 (57%)attempts 9–11goals 1–1

  2. Lupul – Winnik – Kadri14:41

    xG 0.39–0.45 (47%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

  3. Kessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak12:14

    xG 0.46–0.87 (35%)attempts 9–18goals 0–1

  4. Holland – Panik – Kozun4:54

    xG 0.06–0.75 (8%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPolak – Percy15:46

    xG 0.76–0.47 (62%)attempts 12–6goals 2–0

  2. Polak – Rielly2:07

    xG 0.00–0.10 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  3. Robidas – Phaneuf18:45

    xG 0.92–1.27 (42%)attempts 18–19goals 0–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestSt. Louis – Hayes – Duclair4:07

    xG 0.33–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Hagelin – Hayes – Miller5:59

    xG 0.61–0.37 (62%)attempts 8–7goals 0–2

  3. Moore – Hagelin – Fast4:14

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  4. Moore – Glass – Fast4:58

    xG 0.27–0.18 (60%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlein – Staal16:20

    xG 1.33–0.38 (78%)attempts 15–10goals 1–0

  2. Klein – Moore2:07

    xG 0.33–0.08 (81%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Girardi – McDonagh13:43

    xG 0.97–0.77 (56%)attempts 18–17goals 1–2

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.

NYR 4.5 xGTOR 4.1 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYRTOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 66/100 · #366 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.14 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 56% of the time.

NYR winsTOR wins

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

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