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Thu, Oct 19, 2017·Madison Square Garden, New York

New York Islanders 4, New York Rangers 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 55% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NYI213110013022438
NYR112012213041341

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:40NYIAnders LeePPAssists: Ryan Pulock, Jordan Eberle · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:02NYRDavid DesharnaisAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Marc Staal · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P1 6:06NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Andrew Ladd · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 1:15NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Calvin de Haan, Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–1
  5. P3 3:29NYRMats ZuccarelloAssists: Brendan Smith · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–2
  6. P3 14:06NYRKevin HayesAssists: Jesper Fast, Ryan McDonagh · Backhand, 0.03 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. NYR Mats Zuccarello scored
  2. 2. NYI Jordan Eberle scored
  3. 3. NYR Mika Zibanejad stopped
  4. 4. NYI John Tavares scored
  5. 5. NYR David Desharnais stopped
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 1:30NYRChris Kreider: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 12:39NYRJimmy Vesey: Interference2 min
  3. P2 13:06NYIAndrew Ladd: Slashing2 min
  4. OT 3:41NYRChris Kreider: Too many men on the ice2 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
46% to win54% 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
38Shots on goal41
4.2Expected goals3.8
61Shot attempts63
33Faceoffs won28
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
20Hits29
9Blocked shots14
17Giveaways17
11Takeaways11

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. bestChimera – Clutterbuck – Cizikas10:11

    xG 0.93–0.50 (65%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  2. Bailey – Tavares – Lee2:15

    xG 0.33–0.11 (75%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Ladd – Bailey – Barzal9:31

    xG 0.56–0.38 (60%)attempts 10–8goals 1–1

  4. Eberle – Tavares – Lee11:29

    xG 0.20–0.31 (39%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Pelech14:44

    xG 0.81–0.30 (73%)attempts 16–8goals 1–0

  2. Hickey – Mayfield12:21

    xG 0.29–0.25 (54%)attempts 5–9goals 1–0

  3. Hickey – Pulock2:24

    xG 0.06–0.14 (29%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestGrabner – Zibanejad – Buchnevich2:29

    xG 0.34–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  2. Nash – Zuccarello – Zibanejad11:34

    xG 0.65–0.59 (52%)attempts 12–12goals 0–1

  3. Hayes – Fast – Vesey13:22

    xG 0.38–0.36 (52%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  4. Desharnais – Kreider – Miller12:58

    xG 0.53–0.64 (46%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Shattenkirk17:16

    xG 1.05–0.56 (65%)attempts 16–18goals 1–0

  2. Skjei – DeAngelo5:26

    xG 0.51–0.09 (84%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Smith – McDonagh5:29

    xG 0.14–0.18 (43%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

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.

NYR 3.8 xGNYI 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 83/100 · #220 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.09 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +40 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 55% 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).