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Sat, Jan 5, 2019·Enterprise Center, St. Louis

New York Islanders 4, St. Louis Blues 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 74% of the time.

STL winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI061236414
STL21008114332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:11STLBrayden SchennAssists: Jaden Schwartz, Jay Bouwmeester · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:37STLZachary SanfordAssists: Vince Dunn, Tyler Bozak · Tip-in, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:25NYIMatt MartinAssists: Casey Cizikas, Cal Clutterbuck · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P3 8:27NYIJordan EberleAssists: Anders Lee, Adam Pelech · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 8:38NYIJohnny BoychukAssists: Casey Cizikas, Nick Leddy · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–2
  6. P3 15:04NYIAnders LeeGWGAssists: Devon Toews, Scott Mayfield · Backhand, 0.24 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:27STLRyan O'ReillyAssists: David Perron, Vladimir Tarasenko · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 5:08NYIJoshua Ho-Sang: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 19:16STLRobby Fabbri: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 10:01STLRobby Fabbri: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 12:12NYIRyan Pulock: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 3:44NYIAnders Lee: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 11:14NYIScott Mayfield: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 19:40NYIRyan Pulock: Holding2 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 SOG0STL
46% to win54% to win
← NYI attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Schenn
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYISTL
14Shots on goal32
2.0Expected goals3.4
44Shot attempts59
29Faceoffs won27
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
21Hits12
14Blocked shots15
7Giveaways2
11Takeaways9

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. bestClutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas7:22

    xG 0.32–0.14 (70%)attempts 10–2goals 2–0

  2. Eberle – Lee – Nelson4:54

    xG 0.14–0.20 (41%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  3. Komarov – Dal Colle – Ho-Sang5:12

    xG 0.12–0.23 (35%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Barzal – Beauvillier10:44

    xG 0.19–0.33 (37%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Pulock11:56

    xG 0.53–0.40 (57%)attempts 12–9goals 1–1

  2. Mayfield – Toews12:44

    xG 0.43–0.47 (47%)attempts 13–12goals 1–1

  3. Boychuk – Leddy12:26

    xG 0.14–0.59 (19%)attempts 6–10goals 1–0

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestBozak – Tarasenko – Sanford5:39

    xG 0.45–0.14 (76%)attempts 6–4goals 1–2

  2. Schenn – Schwartz – Thomas10:29

    xG 0.33–0.21 (61%)attempts 9–5goals 1–1

  3. Steen – Sundqvist – Barbashev2:16

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Sundqvist – Fabbri – Barbashev6:01

    xG 0.17–0.16 (51%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestParayko – Dunn4:21

    xG 0.35–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Bortuzzo – Dunn7:30

    xG 0.39–0.21 (65%)attempts 8–5goals 1–1

  3. Pietrangelo – Parayko3:07

    xG 0.14–0.07 (65%)attempts 3–2goals 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.

STL 3.4 xGNYI 2.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 72/100 · #359 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.59 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +33 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 74% of the time.

STL winsNYI wins

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

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