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Sat, Mar 12, 2016·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

New York Rangers 2, Detroit Red Wings 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 72% of the time.

DET winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYR170101404225
DET0150921415343

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:11NYRDerek StepanAssists: Chris Kreider, Mats Zuccarello · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–0
  2. P3 4:28DETDarren HelmAssists: Luke Glendening, Danny DeKeyser · Snap, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P3 15:33NYRChris KreiderPPAssists: Keith Yandle, Mats Zuccarello · Tip-in, 0.28 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:28DETBrad RichardsPPAssists: Justin Abdelkader, Henrik Zetterberg · Wrist, 0.27 xG2–2
  5. OT 3:03DETDarren HelmGWGAssists: Pavel Datsyuk, Danny DeKeyser · Snap, 0.14 xG2–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 12:27DETDylan Larkin: Interference2 min
  2. P2 0:37NYRViktor Stalberg: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 2:36DETGustav Nyquist: Interference2 min
  4. P2 3:49NYRKevin Hayes: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 12:21NYRMats Zuccarello: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 12:21DETBrendan Smith: Elbowing2 min
  7. P3 7:52NYRJesper Fast: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 14:18DETJustin Abdelkader: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  9. P3 17:55NYREric Staal: Holding2 min · PPG

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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
47% to win54% to win
← NYR attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zetterberg won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRDET
25Shots on goal43
3.2Expected goals4.8
45Shot attempts77
21Faceoffs won41
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
20Hits20
16Blocked shots7
3Giveaways11
4Takeaways3

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. bestStepan – Kreider – Zuccarello11:21

    xG 1.14–0.49 (70%)attempts 11–11goals 1–0

  2. Hayes – Fast – Miller9:03

    xG 0.21–0.54 (27%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  3. Moore – Glass – Lindberg5:20

    xG 0.02–0.39 (6%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Staal – Stalberg10:52

    xG 0.32–0.92 (26%)attempts 5–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoyle – Staal7:33

    xG 1.07–0.46 (70%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

  2. Klein – Yandle12:18

    xG 0.47–0.57 (45%)attempts 6–15goals 0–0

  3. Boyle – Yandle2:04

    xG 0.01–0.22 (6%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestRichards – Helm – Glendening7:38

    xG 1.26–0.29 (81%)attempts 18–4goals 1–0

  2. Datsyuk – Tatar – Athanasiou4:57

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Datsyuk – Nyquist – Sheahan2:26

    xG 0.18–0.07 (72%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Datsyuk – Nyquist – Tatar2:20

    xG 0.16–0.06 (74%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestQuincey – DeKeyser12:38

    xG 1.06–0.12 (90%)attempts 21–3goals 0–0

  2. Green – Smith10:32

    xG 0.61–0.24 (72%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  3. Ericsson – Green2:01

    xG 0.19–0.01 (93%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

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.

DET 4.8 xGNYR 3.2 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 92/100 · #96 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.59 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 6% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +44 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 72% of the time.

DET winsNYR wins

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

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