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Sun, Feb 28, 2016·Rexall Place, Edmonton

New York Islanders 1, Edmonton Oilers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 71% of the time.

EDM winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI05114018137
EDM0601436326

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 17:43NYICasey CizikasAssists: Nick Leddy, Cal Clutterbuck · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P3 10:12EDMAnton LanderAssists: Jordan Oesterle, Brandon Davidson · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P3 11:07EDMLeon DraisaitlGWGAssists: Taylor Hall, Zack Kassian · Backhand, 0.26 xG1–2
  4. P3 16:57EDMBrandon DavidsonAssists: Jordan Eberle, Connor McDavid · Slap, 0.05 xG1–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 4:10EDMJujhar Khaira: Hooking2 min
  2. P3 0:23EDMZack Kassian: Roughing2 min
  3. P3 3:35EDMJordan Eberle: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 7:52NYIRyan Strome: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P3 13:37EDMMark Letestu: Tripping2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0EDM
47% to win54% to win
← NYI attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Draisaitl won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIEDM
37Shots on goal26
2.8Expected goals1.7
70Shot attempts56
24Faceoffs won28
4Power plays1
2Penalty minutes8
33Hits23
20Blocked shots20
13Giveaways19
3Takeaways8

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 Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestNielsen – Okposo – Kulemin7:36

    xG 0.29–0.04 (88%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Lee – Nelson4:40

    xG 0.13–0.02 (86%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Nielsen – Okposo – Tavares2:15

    xG 0.10–0.02 (84%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Boulton – Martin – Cizikas4:00

    xG 0.10–0.09 (53%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoychuk – Leddy15:40

    xG 0.80–0.64 (56%)attempts 18–24goals 1–1

  2. Strait – Hamonic3:18

    xG 0.12–0.03 (81%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Strait – Pulock8:57

    xG 0.08–0.19 (30%)attempts 3–9goals 0–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestPouliot – Eberle – McDavid11:31

    xG 0.27–0.07 (79%)attempts 15–4goals 0–0

  2. Hendricks – Korpikoski – Letestu7:48

    xG 0.27–0.19 (60%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

  3. Lander – Yakupov – Khaira6:56

    xG 0.18–0.14 (56%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  4. Kassian – Hall – Draisaitl13:23

    xG 0.84–1.17 (42%)attempts 15–18goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSekera – Fayne13:50

    xG 0.72–0.34 (68%)attempts 18–11goals 1–0

  2. Clendening – Nurse12:24

    xG 0.29–0.24 (55%)attempts 13–15goals 0–1

  3. Davidson – Oesterle14:26

    xG 0.50–0.85 (37%)attempts 17–12goals 2–0

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.

EDM 1.7 xGNYI 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 47/100 · #620 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.52 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 17% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +35 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 Islanders win this game 71% of the time.

EDM winsNYI wins

Simulated goal difference (EDM − NYI), 10,000 replays

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