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Sat, Jan 12, 2019·Barclays Center, Brooklyn

New York Rangers 2, New York Islanders 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 76% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR0817111226
NYI0101807125

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 8:40NYIAnthony BeauvillierAssists: Josh Bailey, Ryan Pulock · Wrist, 0.21 xG0–1
  2. P2 14:09NYRFilip ChytilAssists: Boo Nieves · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P3 14:55NYRMats ZuccarelloGWGAssists: Tony DeAngelo, Mika Zibanejad · Backhand, 0.14 xG2–1
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 1:17NYIRyan Pulock: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 7:58NYRMats Zuccarello: Holding2 min
  3. P1 11:48NYRAdam McQuaid: Interference2 min
  4. P1 13:39NYRFredrik Claesson: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 6:40NYRChris Kreider: Holding2 min
  6. P2 10:23NYIBrock Nelson: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 11:35NYILuca Sbisa: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 16:21NYRJesper Fast: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 17:06NYRRyan Strome: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 17:43NYIValtteri Filppula: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRNYI
26Shots on goal25
2.2Expected goals3.9
45Shot attempts51
24Faceoffs won27
4Power plays6
12Penalty minutes8
27Hits21
9Blocked shots13
4Giveaways11
5Takeaways7

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. bestKreider – Zuccarello – Zibanejad9:58

    xG 0.98–0.59 (62%)attempts 11–9goals 1–0

  2. Fast – Strome – Chytil8:42

    xG 0.38–0.30 (56%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  3. McLeod – Nieves – Buchnevich3:07

    xG 0.09–0.02 (83%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Namestnikov – Vesey – Howden7:15

    xG 0.24–0.31 (44%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – DeAngelo9:50

    xG 0.74–0.36 (68%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Claesson7:21

    xG 0.19–0.02 (91%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. McQuaid – Skjei10:58

    xG 0.50–0.53 (48%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestFilppula – Komarov – Johnston3:56

    xG 0.34–0.11 (75%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Bailey – Barzal – Beauvillier10:25

    xG 0.41–0.33 (55%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

  3. Eberle – Lee – Nelson8:39

    xG 0.62–0.78 (45%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

  4. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas5:57

    xG 0.09–0.27 (26%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPulock – Toews13:03

    xG 1.22–0.34 (78%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  2. Sbisa – Mayfield9:53

    xG 0.55–0.51 (51%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Boychuk – Leddy12:56

    xG 0.39–0.89 (30%)attempts 10–10goals 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 xGNYR 2.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYINYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 36/100 · #784 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.25 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +37 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 76% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

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

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