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Sat, Mar 26, 2016·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New York Islanders 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 59% of the time.

CAR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI2100711113431
CAR063190902336

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:35NYIKyle OkposoAssists: Nikolay Kulemin · Backhand, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P1 15:55NYINikolay KuleminUnassisted · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 0:59CARVictor RaskAssists: Chris Terry, Brett Pesce · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P2 5:34CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Ron Hainsey, Jaccob Slavin · Backhand, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P2 8:01CARJay McClementAssists: Ryan Murphy · Backhand, 0.34 xG2–3
  6. P3 0:30NYICal ClutterbuckAssists: Casey Cizikas, Calvin de Haan · Slap, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:46NYICal ClutterbuckGWGAssists: Brock Nelson, Nick Leddy · Snap, 0.05 xG4–3
Penalties (3)
  1. P2 4:06CARNoah Hanifin: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P2 5:23NYIBrock Nelson: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 2:23CARChris Terry: Interference2 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win54% to win
← NYI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICAR
31Shots on goal36
3.2Expected goals3.8
62Shot attempts73
21Faceoffs won32
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
30Hits26
23Blocked shots9
8Giveaways9
10Takeaways11

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. bestLee – Nelson – Prince9:54

    xG 0.43–0.16 (73%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas10:41

    xG 0.33–0.21 (61%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  3. Nielsen – Okposo – Kulemin9:33

    xG 0.38–0.74 (34%)attempts 7–11goals 2–0

  4. Bailey – Tavares – Strome11:59

    xG 0.70–1.41 (33%)attempts 15–18goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoychuk – de Haan14:43

    xG 0.66–0.37 (64%)attempts 13–16goals 0–0

  2. Strait – Hickey13:03

    xG 0.39–0.19 (68%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  3. Hamonic – Leddy21:07

    xG 0.96–1.75 (35%)attempts 17–26goals 2–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Nordstrom – Lindholm12:33

    xG 0.89–0.45 (66%)attempts 18–10goals 0–1

  2. Nash – Skinner – Rask4:15

    xG 0.32–0.14 (70%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Terry – Skinner – Rask10:27

    xG 0.65–0.70 (48%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  4. Gerbe – Malone – Sutter4:19

    xG 0.09–0.17 (34%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFaulk – Slavin17:15

    xG 1.18–0.67 (64%)attempts 27–14goals 0–1

  2. Pesce – Hanifin16:36

    xG 1.07–0.77 (58%)attempts 20–15goals 1–0

  3. Hainsey – Murphy15:26

    xG 0.53–0.44 (54%)attempts 9–13goals 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 3.8 xGNYI 3.2 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 84/100 · #192 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.06 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +28 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 59% of the time.

CAR winsNYI wins

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

-7
-6
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-3
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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