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Wed, Nov 13, 2019·NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, New York Islanders 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 77% of the time.

NYI winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR0521329427
NYI2916215530

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:23NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Jordan Eberle · Wrist, 0.34 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:21NYIAnthony BeauvillierPPAssists: Ryan Pulock, Derick Brassard · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P2 0:43TORKasperi KapanenAssists: John Tavares, Travis Dermott · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 11:22TORWilliam NylanderAssists: Andreas Johnsson, Jake Muzzin · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 16:43NYIAnthony BeauvillierAssists: Derick Brassard, Brock Nelson · Backhand, 0.17 xG2–3
  6. P3 8:07NYIDerick BrassardPPAssists: Mathew Barzal, Ryan Pulock · Slap, 0.12 xG2–4
  7. P3 17:32NYICasey CizikasENGWGAssists: Cal Clutterbuck, Josh Bailey · Backhand, 0.58 xG2–5
  8. P3 18:13TORJustin HollAssists: Frederik Gauthier, Nicholas Shore · Wrap-around, 0.13 xG3–5
  9. P3 19:22TORJohn TavaresAssists: Morgan Rielly, Auston Matthews · Wrist, 0.16 xG4–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 6:55NYIRoss Johnston: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 17:49TORTravis Dermott: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P3 4:40NYIDevon Toews: Slashing2 min
  4. P3 7:25TORJake Muzzin: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 12:13TORWilliam Nylander: Interference2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
45% to win55% to win
← TOR attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORNYI
27Shots on goal30
2.7Expected goals4.5
66Shot attempts46
20Faceoffs won24
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
22Hits40
8Blocked shots22
22Giveaways30
7Takeaways9

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestShore – Petan – Gauthier8:30

    xG 0.50–0.15 (77%)attempts 14–2goals 1–0

  2. Tavares – Hyman – Kapanen12:01

    xG 0.54–0.43 (56%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Kerfoot – Moore – Mikheyev8:49

    xG 0.15–0.49 (24%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

  4. Johnsson – Nylander – Matthews12:35

    xG 0.67–1.05 (39%)attempts 14–11goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRielly – Ceci15:02

    xG 0.71–0.30 (71%)attempts 19–7goals 0–0

  2. Muzzin – Barrie15:07

    xG 0.56–0.82 (41%)attempts 17–10goals 1–1

  3. Holl – Dermott12:51

    xG 0.29–0.87 (25%)attempts 13–11goals 1–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBrassard – Nelson – Beauvillier4:58

    xG 0.63–0.04 (95%)attempts 7–2goals 1–0

  2. Eberle – Lee – Barzal11:49

    xG 0.85–0.46 (65%)attempts 11–13goals 1–0

  3. Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Dal Colle4:09

    xG 0.26–0.29 (47%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Komarov – Brassard – Dal Colle5:20

    xG 0.10–0.21 (32%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Toews15:06

    xG 0.87–0.42 (68%)attempts 14–13goals 1–1

  2. Pelech – Pulock16:49

    xG 1.18–0.80 (60%)attempts 10–20goals 1–1

  3. Leddy – Mayfield2:03

    xG 0.00–0.24 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 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.

NYI 4.5 xGTOR 2.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYITOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 81/100 · #201 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.27 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50NYI 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 Islanders win this game 77% of the time.

NYI winsTOR wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).