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Mon, Dec 9, 2019·Amalie Arena, Tampa

New York Islanders 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 56% of the time.

TBL winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI082838524
TBL09112011132

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:44NYIRoss JohnstonAssists: Ryan Pulock · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P2 8:37NYIJosh BaileySHGWGAssists: Casey Cizikas · Wrist, 0.25 xG2–0
  3. P2 15:35TBLSteven StamkosAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Anthony Cirelli · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P3 7:31NYIBrock NelsonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.22 xG3–1
  5. P3 14:41NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Anders Lee, Jordan Eberle · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–1
  6. P3 16:05NYIAnders LeePPAssists: Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal · Tip-in, 0.12 xG5–1
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 7:17NYIAdam Pelech: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 17:09NYICal Clutterbuck: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 17:09TBLCory Conacher: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 7:30NYIScott Mayfield: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 7:30TBLCedric Paquette: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 7:30NYIScott Mayfield: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 11:42TBLKevin Shattenkirk: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 0:43NYIMichael Dal Colle: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 15:13TBLMikhail Sergachev: Cross checking2 min · PPG

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 SOG0TBL
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cirelli won the faceoff against Nelson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYITBL
24Shots on goal32
2.2Expected goals2.6
44Shot attempts71
20Faceoffs won28
2Power plays3
10Penalty minutes8
22Hits22
18Blocked shots11
4Giveaways6
11Takeaways10

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. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas7:21

    xG 0.24–0.22 (52%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  2. Bailey – Johnston – Barzal10:40

    xG 0.41–0.40 (51%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

  3. Nelson – Dal Colle – Beauvillier7:24

    xG 0.16–0.36 (31%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

  4. Brassard – Eberle – Lee6:45

    xG 0.00–0.24 (0%)attempts 3–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Dobson2:53

    xG 0.31–0.02 (95%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Mayfield – Dobson2:06

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

  3. Toews – Dobson2:13

    xG 0.11–0.09 (54%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestPalat – Kucherov – Point11:29

    xG 0.51–0.08 (86%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  2. Killorn – Stamkos – Cirelli8:19

    xG 0.44–0.24 (65%)attempts 12–6goals 1–0

  3. Killorn – Conacher – Cirelli3:39

    xG 0.17–0.05 (78%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Maroon – Gourde – Paquette8:39

    xG 0.11–0.13 (47%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestShattenkirk – Hedman10:17

    xG 0.57–0.28 (67%)attempts 13–7goals 1–0

  2. Schenn – Sergachev5:58

    xG 0.30–0.16 (66%)attempts 8–3goals 0–1

  3. McDonagh – Sergachev2:00

    xG 0.10–0.02 (83%)attempts 5–2goals 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.

TBL 2.6 xGNYI 2.2 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 29/100 · #786 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.99 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 56% of the time.

TBL winsNYI wins

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

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