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Tue, Nov 13, 2018·Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Vancouver Canucks 2, New York Islanders 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 73% of the time.

NYI winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN1811105224
NYI31205217534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:48VANBrendan LeipsicAssists: Bo Horvat, Michael Del Zotto · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:11NYITom KuhnhacklAssists: Leo Komarov, Valtteri Filppula · Backhand, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P1 5:56NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P1 14:50NYIJordan EberleGWGAssists: Brock Nelson, Andrew Ladd · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–3
  5. P2 2:51VANJake VirtanenPPAssists: Loui Eriksson, Brendan Leipsic · Wrist, 0.34 xG2–3
  6. P3 3:26NYITom KuhnhacklAssists: Jordan Eberle, Brock Nelson · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–4
  7. P3 17:06NYICal ClutterbuckPPAssists: Mathew Barzal, Johnny Boychuk · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–5
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 7:25VANBen Hutton: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 18:04NYIAndrew Ladd: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 1:13NYIAnthony Beauvillier: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  4. P2 8:44NYIBrock Nelson: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 11:19VANDerrick Pouliot: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 14:45NYILeo Komarov: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 9:26VANChris Tanev: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 15:35VANJake Virtanen: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  9. P3 18:08NYIJohnny Boychuk: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 18:08NYICal Clutterbuck: Misconduct10 min
  11. P3 18:08VANErik Gudbranson: Misconduct10 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← VAN attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nelson won the faceoff against Horvat
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANNYI
24Shots on goal34
2.4Expected goals3.9
41Shot attempts57
23Faceoffs won30
5Power plays5
20Penalty minutes20
16Hits15
14Blocked shots9
15Giveaways14
1Takeaways5

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestGranlund – Horvat – Virtanen2:09

    xG 0.17–0.03 (87%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Roussel – Leipsic – Horvat2:39

    xG 0.11–0.04 (73%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Roussel – Motte – Horvat2:11

    xG 0.09–0.05 (67%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Leipsic – Schaller – Horvat4:47

    xG 0.27–0.25 (52%)attempts 3–6goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Del Zotto – Stecher11:35

    xG 0.41–0.54 (43%)attempts 8–11goals 1–1

  2. Tanev – Pouliot14:25

    xG 0.70–1.07 (40%)attempts 15–14goals 0–1

  3. Gudbranson – Hutton12:20

    xG 0.26–0.95 (21%)attempts 6–17goals 0–2

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBailey – Lee – Barzal9:35

    xG 0.92–0.42 (69%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  2. Filppula – Komarov – Kuhnhackl6:19

    xG 0.31–0.02 (94%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  3. Eberle – Nelson – Kuhnhackl3:37

    xG 0.26–0.08 (76%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  4. Ladd – Eberle – Nelson7:40

    xG 0.39–0.22 (64%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLeddy – Pulock12:04

    xG 1.19–0.13 (90%)attempts 18–5goals 3–0

  2. Boychuk – Sbisa10:12

    xG 0.47–0.43 (52%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

  3. Hickey – Mayfield15:07

    xG 0.52–0.62 (46%)attempts 11–10goals 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.

NYI 3.9 xGVAN 2.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 53/100 · #588 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.23 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 36% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 73% of the time.

NYI winsVAN wins

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

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