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Thu, Apr 6, 2017·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New York Islanders 3, Carolina Hurricanes 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 53% of the time.

CAR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI2111606323
CAR0601508029

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:27NYIBrock NelsonGWGUnassisted · Deflected, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:39NYIScott MayfieldAssists: Anders Lee, Anthony Beauvillier · Backhand, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P2 0:39NYIAndrew LaddPPAssists: Josh Bailey, Nick Leddy · Snap, 0.03 xG3–0
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 1:48NYIAnders Lee: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 11:26NYIScott Mayfield: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 17:59CARVictor Rask: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  4. P2 17:04NYIAndrew Ladd: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P2 17:56CARDerek Ryan: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 7:29CARNoah Hanifin: Holding2 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
44% to win56% to win
← NYI attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Ryan won the faceoff against Quine
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICAR
23Shots on goal29
2.3Expected goals2.1
45Shot attempts61
17Faceoffs won29
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
34Hits21
21Blocked shots10
5Giveaways9
10Takeaways13

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 – Ho-Sang – Beauvillier8:53

    xG 1.20–0.54 (69%)attempts 14–14goals 1–0

  2. Chimera – Ladd – Quine8:42

    xG 0.18–0.15 (55%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Bailey – Lee – Nelson3:07

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  4. Chimera – Ladd – Beauvillier2:15

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeidenberg – de Haan13:27

    xG 0.30–0.19 (61%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  2. Boychuk – Leddy8:53

    xG 0.11–0.07 (61%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Mayfield – Pelech10:10

    xG 0.29–0.56 (34%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestBickell – McGinn – Ryan5:21

    xG 0.28–0.03 (91%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Nordstrom – Rask – Teravainen8:19

    xG 0.44–0.23 (65%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Stempniak – Skinner – Poturalski7:24

    xG 0.12–0.03 (82%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Staal – Lindholm – Aho11:41

    xG 0.35–0.36 (49%)attempts 14–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFaulk – Hanifin17:25

    xG 0.56–0.28 (67%)attempts 16–11goals 0–1

  2. Slavin – Pesce15:51

    xG 0.35–0.50 (41%)attempts 18–11goals 0–0

  3. Dahlbeck – Tennyson11:05

    xG 0.39–0.93 (30%)attempts 9–13goals 0–1

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 2.1 xGNYI 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 6/100 · #1140 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.62 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +13 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 53% of the time.

CAR winsNYI wins

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

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