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Thu, Oct 13, 2016·Madison Square Garden, New York

New York Islanders 3, New York Rangers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 87% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI01008310328
NYR113112314539

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:41NYRMichael GrabnerAssists: Brandon Pirri, Jesper Fast · Wrist, 0.45 xG0–1
  2. P2 17:41NYRMats ZuccarelloAssists: Brady Skjei, Mika Zibanejad · Deflected, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P3 0:47NYINick LeddyAssists: Casey Cizikas, Travis Hamonic · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:04NYICal ClutterbuckAssists: Nikolay Kulemin, Casey Cizikas · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P3 9:45NYRChris KreiderAssists: Pavel Buchnevich, Nick Holden · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P3 16:11NYRBrandon PirriPPGWGAssists: Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad · Snap, 0.40 xG2–4
  7. P3 17:37NYRJ.T. MillerENAssists: Kevin Hayes · Wrist, 0.54 xG2–5
  8. P3 18:25NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Josh Bailey, Anthony Beauvillier · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 6:58NYICalvin de Haan: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 14:05NYRChris Kreider: Interference2 min
  3. P1 19:25NYIAnthony Beauvillier: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 3:39NYRPavel Buchnevich: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 8:53NYRBrady Skjei: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P2 11:09NYIThomas Hickey: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 15:51NYIJohn Tavares: Holding2 min · PPG
  8. P3 18:46NYIJohn Tavares: 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 SOG0NYR
44% to win56% to win
← NYI attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Hayes
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINYR
28Shots on goal39
3.2Expected goals6.2
58Shot attempts73
31Faceoffs won33
3Power plays5
10Penalty minutes6
31Hits24
19Blocked shots16
9Giveaways14
4Takeaways11

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. bestBailey – Nelson – Beauvillier8:49

    xG 0.51–0.16 (76%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Kulemin – Cizikas8:15

    xG 0.46–0.47 (49%)attempts 12–9goals 2–0

  3. Chimera – Ladd – Tavares11:48

    xG 0.96–1.20 (45%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

  4. Lee – Prince – Strome9:24

    xG 0.33–0.64 (34%)attempts 12–10goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. Seidenberg – de Haan14:03

    xG 0.70–0.92 (43%)attempts 12–18goals 1–0

  2. Hamonic – Leddy15:21

    xG 0.69–0.92 (43%)attempts 21–11goals 1–3

  3. Boychuk – Hickey10:28

    xG 0.37–0.73 (34%)attempts 9–16goals 1–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestKreider – Zibanejad – Buchnevich7:30

    xG 0.73–0.31 (70%)attempts 11–10goals 1–2

  2. Grabner – Pirri – Fast5:23

    xG 0.51–0.14 (78%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0

  3. Stepan – Zuccarello – Vesey9:52

    xG 0.53–0.54 (49%)attempts 17–9goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Hayes – Miller10:24

    xG 0.28–0.81 (26%)attempts 7–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestClendening – Skjei13:04

    xG 0.65–0.21 (76%)attempts 17–5goals 0–0

  2. Girardi – McDonagh12:57

    xG 0.65–0.69 (48%)attempts 14–18goals 0–1

  3. Staal – Holden15:27

    xG 1.17–1.36 (46%)attempts 13–21goals 2–1

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.

NYR 6.2 xGNYI 3.2 xG
0246P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYRNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 77/100 · #257 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.45 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 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 87% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

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

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