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Tue, Dec 19, 2017·Madison Square Garden, New York

Anaheim Ducks 1, New York Rangers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 63% of the time.

NYR winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA01601519140
NYR110212110432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:14NYRPaul CareyAssists: David Desharnais, Nick Holden · Snap, 0.21 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:38NYRKevin HayesGWGAssists: Mats Zuccarello, Nick Holden · Snap, 0.05 xG0–2
  3. P2 13:00NYRPaul CareyAssists: David Desharnais, Jimmy Vesey · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–3
  4. P3 14:43ANAOndrej KaseAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Josh Manson · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P3 16:37NYRMichael GrabnerAssists: Jesper Fast · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–4
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 14:25ANAAndrew Cogliano: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 15:25NYRMats Zuccarello: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 14:15ANAHampus Lindholm: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 3:59NYRRick Nash: Hooking2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYR
46% to win54% to win
← ANA attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Miller
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANYR
40Shots on goal32
2.8Expected goals3.6
64Shot attempts49
25Faceoffs won25
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
21Hits12
6Blocked shots16
9Giveaways9
11Takeaways7

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestVermette – Roy – Kase4:03

    xG 0.22–0.01 (98%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Grant – Wagner – Shaw10:24

    xG 0.76–0.80 (49%)attempts 16–8goals 0–1

  3. Cogliano – Henrique – Silfverberg10:16

    xG 0.22–0.35 (39%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  4. Getzlaf – Rakell – Roy5:59

    xG 0.17–0.48 (27%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm14:11

    xG 0.86–0.39 (69%)attempts 15–8goals 1–1

  2. Bieksa – Fowler15:55

    xG 1.00–0.63 (61%)attempts 21–10goals 0–0

  3. Fowler – Welinski2:48

    xG 0.25–0.31 (45%)attempts 5–3goals 0–1

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestDesharnais – Carey – Vesey12:17

    xG 0.95–0.37 (72%)attempts 11–11goals 2–1

  2. Kreider – Zibanejad – Buchnevich10:17

    xG 0.75–0.34 (69%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  3. Grabner – Hayes – Fast14:08

    xG 0.81–0.46 (64%)attempts 12–18goals 1–0

  4. Nash – Zuccarello – Miller12:07

    xG 0.63–0.65 (49%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcDonagh – Holden14:13

    xG 0.92–0.50 (65%)attempts 12–11goals 1–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Skjei14:36

    xG 0.35–0.36 (49%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Smith15:38

    xG 0.76–1.08 (41%)attempts 12–23goals 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 3.6 xGANA 2.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYRANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 22/100 · #978 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.57 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 63% of the time.

NYR winsANA wins

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

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