Sun, Dec 27, 2015·Barclays Center, Brooklyn
Toronto Maple Leafs 3, New York Islanders 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 95% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 012 | 216 | 110 | 338 |
| NYI | 08 | 06 | 112 | 126 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 1:33TORTyler BozakAssists: Roman Polak, PA Parenteau · Wrist, 0.34 xG1–0
- P2 3:13TORMichael GrabnerGWGAssists: Nazem Kadri, Morgan Rielly · Wrist, 0.42 xG2–0
- P3 12:30NYINikolay KuleminAssists: Nick Leddy, Ryan Strome · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–1
- P3 19:14TORJames van RiemsdykENAssists: Nazem Kadri · Backhand, 0.75 xG3–1
Penalties (3)
- P1 3:10NYIBrock Nelson: Hooking2 min
- P2 5:00TORMatt Hunwick: Interference2 min
- P2 11:14NYIKyle Okposo: Hooking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Kadri
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestParenteau – van Riemsdyk – Bozak14:44
xG 1.62–0.40 (80%)attempts 19–17goals 1–1
- Komarov – Grabner – Kadri12:16
xG 0.92–0.60 (60%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0
- Boyes – Matthias – Froese7:14
xG 0.43–0.34 (56%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0
- Lupul – Winnik – Holland11:14
xG 0.43–0.47 (48%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestPolak – Marincin9:59
xG 1.15–0.44 (72%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0
- Hunwick – Rielly16:41
xG 1.20–0.64 (65%)attempts 18–18goals 0–0
- Phaneuf – Gardiner12:46
xG 0.82–0.62 (57%)attempts 15–16goals 0–1
New York Islanders
Forward lines
- bestGrabovski – Kulemin – Strome5:33
xG 0.54–0.26 (68%)attempts 13–4goals 1–0
- Okposo – Tavares – Nelson5:52
xG 0.31–0.26 (54%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0
- Nielsen – Bailey – Lee4:53
xG 0.12–0.27 (31%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0
- Nielsen – Okposo – Bailey5:54
xG 0.19–0.34 (36%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- Boychuk – de Haan16:19
xG 0.47–0.58 (45%)attempts 20–12goals 0–0
- Strait – Hickey10:44
xG 0.50–0.87 (37%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0
- Hamonic – Leddy21:15
xG 1.07–1.84 (37%)attempts 27–28goals 1–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NYI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYI is favoured, below it TOR. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 95% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYI − TOR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).