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Sat, Feb 14, 2015·Gila River Arena, Glendale

New York Rangers 5, Arizona Coyotes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 59% of the time.

ARI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR01019413532
ARI07114014135

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:55NYRChris KreiderAssists: Derek Stepan, Kevin Klein · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P2 6:33ARIAntoine VermetteAssists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Lucas Lessio · Wrist, 0.38 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:19NYRRick NashGWGAssists: Kevin Klein, Derick Brassard · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P3 11:54NYRKevin HayesSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–1
  5. P3 14:16NYRMarc StaalAssists: Derek Stepan, Martin St. Louis · Wrist, 0.16 xG4–1
  6. P3 17:48NYRLee StempniakAssists: Dan Girardi, Dominic Moore · Wrist, 0.33 xG5–1
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 1:20NYRCarl Hagelin: Embellishment2 min
  2. P1 10:11NYRJ.T. Miller: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P3 10:06NYRDerick Brassard: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 SOG0ARI
46% to win54% to win
← NYR attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Vermette won the faceoff against Brassard
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRARI
32Shots on goal35
3.2Expected goals3.7
62Shot attempts66
25Faceoffs won25
0Power plays3
6Penalty minutes0
34Hits38
10Blocked shots15
5Giveaways11
5Takeaways8

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. bestSt. Louis – Stepan – Kreider13:02

    xG 1.15–0.33 (78%)attempts 14–8goals 2–0

  2. Moore – Stempniak – Glass8:11

    xG 0.63–0.90 (41%)attempts 8–12goals 1–1

  3. Nash – Brassard – Zuccarello11:56

    xG 0.36–0.64 (36%)attempts 13–11goals 1–0

  4. Hagelin – Hayes – Miller11:59

    xG 0.23–0.68 (25%)attempts 15–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Girardi3:35

    xG 1.01–0.44 (70%)attempts 7–5goals 2–1

  2. Klein – McDonagh3:40

    xG 0.34–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Girardi – McDonagh14:19

    xG 0.59–0.47 (55%)attempts 16–9goals 0–0

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestGagner – Arcobello – Rieder13:21

    xG 0.63–0.20 (76%)attempts 15–6goals 0–1

  2. Moss – Vitale – Martinook8:09

    xG 0.87–0.71 (55%)attempts 14–14goals 0–1

  3. Doan – Chipchura – Lessio13:41

    xG 0.53–0.58 (48%)attempts 14–16goals 0–0

  4. Erat – Vermette – Korpikoski12:05

    xG 0.39–1.03 (27%)attempts 6–17goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. Michalek – Ekman-Larsson16:08

    xG 1.13–1.08 (51%)attempts 15–14goals 1–1

  2. Ekman-Larsson – Murphy3:17

    xG 0.03–0.02 (69%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Yandle – Stone17:03

    xG 0.88–0.87 (50%)attempts 22–17goals 0–1

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.

ARI 3.7 xGNYR 3.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARINYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 31/100 · #817 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.04 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 59% of the time.

ARI winsNYR wins

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

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