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Fri, Jan 22, 2016·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New York Rangers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 65% of the time.

CAR winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR21721401432
CAR09110012131

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:01NYRRyan McDonaghUnassisted · Snap, 0.04 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:53NYRKeith YandleGWGAssists: Oscar Lindberg, Kevin Hayes · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:29CARJoakim NordstromAssists: Andrej Nestrasil, Jordan Staal · Snap, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 9:41NYRJ.T. MillerAssists: Jesper Fast, Derek Stepan · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P2 11:51NYRJ.T. MillerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.22 xG4–1
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 10:51CARJoakim Nordstrom: Interference2 min
  2. P3 10:50NYRDan Girardi: Slashing2 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win54% to win
← NYR attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Brassard
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCAR
32Shots on goal31
3.1Expected goals2.2
57Shot attempts56
28Faceoffs won26
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
35Hits26
13Blocked shots8
9Giveaways3
15Takeaways12

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. bestStalberg – Lindberg – Hayes12:15

    xG 1.20–0.58 (67%)attempts 16–8goals 0–0

  2. Stepan – Fast – Miller11:53

    xG 0.57–0.43 (57%)attempts 8–11goals 2–1

  3. Nash – Brassard – Zuccarello9:21

    xG 0.49–0.36 (58%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  4. Moore – Paille – Glass9:27

    xG 0.26–0.28 (48%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlein – Yandle9:13

    xG 0.73–0.14 (83%)attempts 7–7goals 2–0

  2. Boyle – Staal6:44

    xG 0.77–0.24 (76%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Girardi3:21

    xG 0.45–0.13 (77%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestMcClement – Skinner – Di Giuseppe3:46

    xG 0.37–0.01 (97%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Staal – Nestrasil – Nordstrom8:45

    xG 0.27–0.13 (68%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  3. Staal – Versteeg – Staal3:37

    xG 0.18–0.09 (66%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Nordstrom – Rask – Lindholm2:56

    xG 0.05–0.01 (84%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFaulk – Slavin6:20

    xG 0.40–0.00 (100%)attempts 10–0goals 0–0

  2. Hainsey – Hanifin5:50

    xG 0.23–0.10 (69%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Hainsey – Faulk12:39

    xG 0.43–0.39 (53%)attempts 16–9goals 1–1

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.

CAR 2.2 xGNYR 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 27/100 · #924 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.90 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 65% of the time.

CAR winsNYR wins

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

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