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Thu, Nov 2, 2017·Amalie Arena, Tampa

New York Rangers 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 60% of the time.

TBL winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYR1130120911235
TBL081160400128

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:34NYRChris KreiderAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Brady Skjei · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P2 11:00TBLYanni GourdeSHAssists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. OT 1:19NYRJ.T. MillerGWGAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Henrik Lundqvist · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–1
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 12:49NYRKevin Shattenkirk: Holding2 min
  2. P1 17:32NYRMats Zuccarello: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 17:32TBLVictor Hedman: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 9:38NYRSteven Kampfer: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 9:38TBLRyan Callahan: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 10:01TBLVladislav Namestnikov: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 3:01TBLJT Brown: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 3:01NYRSteven Kampfer: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 3:01TBLAlex Killorn: Slashing2 min
  10. P3 5:04NYRRyan McDonagh: Roughing2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
46% to win54% to win
← NYR attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hayes won the faceoff against Point
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRTBL
35Shots on goal28
2.2Expected goals2.8
52Shot attempts60
35Faceoffs won30
2Power plays2
16Penalty minutes16
18Hits15
15Blocked shots11
10Giveaways7
7Takeaways6

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestZibanejad – Miller – Vesey3:04

    xG 0.25–0.03 (89%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Kreider – Zibanejad – Buchnevich9:50

    xG 0.21–0.25 (46%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  3. Nash – Zuccarello – Hayes11:09

    xG 0.38–0.45 (46%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  4. Desharnais – Miller – Vesey5:38

    xG 0.19–0.32 (38%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Kampfer12:26

    xG 0.29–0.03 (90%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0

  2. McDonagh – Holden13:43

    xG 0.75–0.53 (58%)attempts 17–14goals 0–0

  3. Holden – Skjei2:12

    xG 0.11–0.15 (42%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestPalat – Gourde – Point14:07

    xG 0.56–0.36 (61%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  2. Kunitz – Callahan – Johnson7:14

    xG 0.26–0.13 (66%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Killorn – Dumont – Brown4:24

    xG 0.12–0.09 (56%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Callahan – Killorn – Johnson2:12

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCoburn – Girardi14:11

    xG 0.79–0.34 (70%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0

  2. Stralman – Sergachev12:40

    xG 0.79–0.40 (67%)attempts 18–12goals 0–0

  3. Hedman – Dotchin15:02

    xG 0.19–0.40 (33%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

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.

TBL 2.8 xGNYR 2.2 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 37/100 · #804 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.26 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 41% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 60% of the time.

TBL winsNYR wins

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

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