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Wed, Oct 11, 2017·Honda Center, Anaheim

New York Islanders 2, Anaheim Ducks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 52% of the time.

ANA winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI12101119241
ANA1611618330

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:37ANAAndrew CoglianoAssists: Josh Manson, Ryan Getzlaf · Backhand, 0.19 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:09NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Scott Mayfield, Joshua Ho-Sang · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 8:39ANARickard RakellAssists: Cam Fowler, Andrew Cogliano · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P3 5:32ANAPatrick EavesGWGAssists: Josh Manson, Ryan Getzlaf · Slap, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:57NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Calvin de Haan, Joshua Ho-Sang · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 1:56ANAAntoine Vermette: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 9:56NYICalvin de Haan: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 0:33ANACam Fowler: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 4:25NYIScott Mayfield: Elbowing2 min
  5. P2 8:45NYIJoshua Ho-Sang: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 13:57ANAAntoine Vermette: Interference2 min
  7. P2 16:29ANAJared Boll: Illegal check to head2 min
  8. P3 2:57ANAJared Boll: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 9:32NYIAnthony Beauvillier: 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 SOG0ANA
46% to win54% to win
← NYI attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Getzlaf
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIANA
41Shots on goal30
3.7Expected goals3.5
75Shot attempts59
29Faceoffs won34
5Power plays4
8Penalty minutes10
21Hits19
12Blocked shots22
14Giveaways13
7Takeaways4

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. bestEberle – Tavares – Lee8:09

    xG 0.97–0.34 (74%)attempts 12–5goals 0–2

  2. Ladd – Bailey – Cizikas2:21

    xG 0.22–0.05 (82%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Chimera – Kulemin – Nelson3:00

    xG 0.15–0.05 (76%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Ladd – Cizikas – Ho-Sang2:40

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHickey – Mayfield12:44

    xG 0.96–0.27 (78%)attempts 22–8goals 1–0

  2. Boychuk – Leddy11:34

    xG 0.75–0.65 (53%)attempts 15–16goals 0–1

  3. de Haan – Pelech11:32

    xG 0.47–0.56 (45%)attempts 11–11goals 1–2

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. Boll – Grant – Rasmussen3:12

    xG 0.08–0.16 (34%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  2. Getzlaf – Perry – Eaves11:15

    xG 0.39–0.48 (45%)attempts 10–11goals 1–1

  3. Vermette – Wagner – Shaw8:18

    xG 0.16–0.38 (30%)attempts 5–11goals 0–0

  4. Cogliano – Silfverberg – Rakell11:26

    xG 0.61–0.86 (42%)attempts 15–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Beauchemin – Montour11:07

    xG 0.34–0.39 (46%)attempts 11–12goals 0–1

  2. Fowler – Manson14:51

    xG 0.60–0.77 (44%)attempts 10–15goals 3–0

  3. Bieksa – Holzer11:23

    xG 0.32–1.11 (23%)attempts 10–24goals 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.

ANA 3.5 xGNYI 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANANYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 45/100 · #691 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.44 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 52% of the time.

ANA winsNYI wins

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

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