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Tue, Nov 19, 2019·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

New York Islanders 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 75% of the time.

PIT winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI0921121715542
PIT2111141600431

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:34PITBryan RustAssists: Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin · Snap, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:18PITBrandon TanevAssists: John Marino, Jared McCann · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:39NYIAnthony BeauvillierAssists: Nick Leddy, Brock Nelson · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 5:30NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Nick Leddy, Derick Brassard · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 14:31PITBrandon TanevAssists: Marcus Pettersson, Dominik Kahun · Wrap-around, 0.05 xG2–3
  6. P3 2:39PITJake GuentzelPPAssists: Alex Galchenyuk, Evgeni Malkin · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–4
  7. P3 15:41NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Jordan Eberle, Devon Toews · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–4
  8. P3 18:28NYIRyan PulockSHAssists: Derick Brassard, Nick Leddy · Slap, 0.05 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:55NYIBrock NelsonGWGAssists: Anthony Beauvillier · Wrist, 0.32 xG5–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 1:50NYIAdam Pelech: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 6:06PITJared McCann: Holding2 min
  3. P1 8:49PITJuuso Riikola: Holding2 min
  4. P1 10:30NYINick Leddy: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 5:42NYIMichael Dal Colle: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 2:15NYIMathew Barzal: Tripping2 min · PPG
  7. P3 13:37PITBryan Rust: Tripping2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PIT
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Blueger
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIPIT
42Shots on goal31
4.0Expected goals2.4
62Shot attempts55
39Faceoffs won32
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
62Hits35
20Blocked shots12
8Giveaways7
8Takeaways11

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestEberle – Lee – Barzal8:43

    xG 1.37–0.04 (97%)attempts 17–4goals 0–0

  2. Brassard – Nelson – Beauvillier11:46

    xG 0.59–0.11 (84%)attempts 10–7goals 2–0

  3. Komarov – Bailey – Koivula5:08

    xG 0.01–0.06 (18%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Komarov – Dal Colle – Koivula2:23

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoychuk – Leddy10:02

    xG 0.48–0.24 (67%)attempts 11–7goals 2–0

  2. Mayfield – Toews13:31

    xG 0.47–0.37 (56%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Pelech – Pulock11:24

    xG 0.62–0.60 (51%)attempts 12–11goals 0–2

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestGalchenyuk – Blandisi – Simon7:09

    xG 0.29–0.07 (81%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Blueger – Lafferty – Aston-Reese10:35

    xG 0.30–0.27 (53%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Malkin – Rust – Guentzel13:26

    xG 0.77–1.02 (43%)attempts 11–19goals 0–0

  4. McCann – Tanev – Kahun10:05

    xG 0.22–0.64 (25%)attempts 6–11goals 2–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestPettersson – Riikola3:33

    xG 0.51–0.01 (98%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Schultz – Pettersson9:58

    xG 0.25–0.14 (65%)attempts 5–5goals 1–1

  3. Johnson – Riikola8:00

    xG 0.29–0.18 (62%)attempts 7–13goals 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.

PIT 2.4 xGNYI 4.0 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 96/100 · #49 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.50 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 1% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +45 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 75% of the time.

PIT winsNYI wins

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

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