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Thu, Dec 21, 2017·Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Anaheim Ducks 5, New York Islanders 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 72% of the time.

NYI winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
ANA21111511311540
NYI052921002426

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:09ANAHampus LindholmAssists: Andrew Cogliano, Ryan Getzlaf · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:54ANAOndrej KaseAssists: Josh Manson, Nick Ritchie · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–0
  3. P2 5:39NYIMathew BarzalPPAssists: Josh Bailey, John Tavares · Snap, 0.27 xG2–1
  4. P2 12:36ANAHampus LindholmAssists: Ryan Getzlaf · Slap, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P2 16:59NYIJohn TavaresPPAssists: Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal · Tip-in, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P3 5:44NYIJohn TavaresAssists: Josh Bailey, Nick Leddy · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–3
  7. P3 7:52NYIAndrew LaddAssists: Jordan Eberle, Scott Mayfield · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–4
  8. P3 18:45ANARickard RakellAssists: Brandon Montour, Ryan Getzlaf · Wrist, 0.29 xG4–4
  9. OT 4:03ANAHampus LindholmGWGAssists: Ryan Getzlaf, Ondrej Kase · Wrist, 0.06 xG5–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P2 5:05ANAKevin Roy: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 5:15ANAKevin Bieksa: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 11:38ANANick Ritchie: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 11:38NYIJaroslav Halak: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 14:41NYIScott Mayfield: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 16:14ANAKevin Roy: Tripping2 min · PPG
  7. P2 19:42NYIAndrew Ladd: High sticking2 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 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← ANA attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Getzlaf won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANYI
40Shots on goal26
3.9Expected goals2.4
71Shot attempts53
41Faceoffs won35
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
29Hits38
17Blocked shots17
9Giveaways14
7Takeaways5

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. bestCogliano – Henrique – Silfverberg11:29

    xG 0.78–0.28 (74%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

  2. Vermette – Ritchie – Kase7:27

    xG 0.85–0.35 (71%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  3. Grant – Wagner – Shaw7:08

    xG 0.26–0.03 (89%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  4. Getzlaf – Rakell – Roy11:21

    xG 0.30–0.36 (46%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Fowler15:53

    xG 1.34–0.47 (74%)attempts 15–14goals 0–0

  2. Beauchemin – Montour13:14

    xG 0.46–0.20 (70%)attempts 18–8goals 0–1

  3. Manson – Lindholm15:47

    xG 0.82–0.69 (55%)attempts 14–18goals 2–1

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Eberle – Barzal13:17

    xG 0.58–0.34 (63%)attempts 18–7goals 1–0

  2. Chimera – Clutterbuck – Nelson5:08

    xG 0.13–0.24 (35%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Bernier – Cizikas – Prince4:18

    xG 0.03–0.15 (17%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Chimera – Clutterbuck – Cizikas5:44

    xG 0.11–0.46 (19%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Pelech17:55

    xG 0.57–0.34 (63%)attempts 16–12goals 1–0

  2. Hickey – Pulock12:57

    xG 0.28–0.46 (38%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

  3. Boychuk – Leddy15:41

    xG 0.51–1.77 (23%)attempts 19–23goals 1–1

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.

NYI 2.4 xGANA 3.9 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIANA

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 98/100 · #26 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.83 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 4% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50NYI 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, Anaheim Ducks win this game 72% of the time.

NYI winsANA wins

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

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