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Sat, Dec 28, 2019·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

New York Rangers 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 69% of the time.

TOR winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYR2102190811538
TOR11411921302448

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:41NYRBrett HowdenAssists: Ryan Strome, Jacob Trouba · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:21TORWilliam NylanderPPAssists: John Tavares, Auston Matthews · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P1 7:59NYRRyan StromeAssists: Artemi Panarin · Backhand, 0.17 xG2–1
  4. P2 4:37NYRRyan StromeAssists: Artemi Panarin, Jesper Fast · Slap, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P2 7:48TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Mitch Marner · Snap, 0.08 xG3–2
  6. P2 17:05NYRMika ZibanejadAssists: Chris Kreider · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–2
  7. P3 6:22TORPierre EngvallAssists: Tyson Barrie, Kasperi Kapanen · Tip-in, 0.07 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:07TORAuston MatthewsAssists: William Nylander, Tyson Barrie · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–4
  9. OT 0:52NYRTony DeAngeloGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome · Wrist, 0.07 xG5–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 2:23NYRJacob Trouba: High sticking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 11:28TORTyson Barrie: Penalty shot slash on breakaway0 min
  3. P2 5:15NYRKaapo Kakko: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 13:57TORPierre Engvall: Holding2 min
  5. P2 19:53NYRRyan Strome: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 19:53TORMartin Marincin: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 19:53TORMartin Marincin: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 19:53NYRRyan Strome: Slashing2 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 SOG0TOR
45% to win55% to win
← NYR attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Matthews won the faceoff against Zibanejad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRTOR
38Shots on goal48
2.5Expected goals3.8
56Shot attempts90
22Faceoffs won47
1Power plays2
8Penalty minutes6
30Hits12
21Blocked shots9
14Giveaways7
7Takeaways12

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestFast – Strome – Panarin12:43

    xG 0.88–0.27 (77%)attempts 14–10goals 2–0

  2. Haley – McKegg – Fogarty2:13

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. McKegg – Howden – Chytil2:47

    xG 0.01–0.06 (19%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. Howden – Chytil – Kakko7:16

    xG 0.11–0.24 (32%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFox – Lindgren13:56

    xG 0.54–0.18 (75%)attempts 16–13goals 1–0

  2. Staal – DeAngelo14:18

    xG 0.79–0.82 (49%)attempts 13–18goals 1–1

  3. Skjei – Trouba20:25

    xG 0.55–1.22 (31%)attempts 12–33goals 2–1

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestHyman – Marner – Matthews15:03

    xG 0.67–0.43 (61%)attempts 22–14goals 1–1

  2. Spezza – Kapanen – Engvall7:38

    xG 0.47–0.32 (60%)attempts 10–6goals 1–1

  3. Gauthier – Timashov – Brooks2:56

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Tavares – Kerfoot – Nylander15:26

    xG 0.82–0.74 (52%)attempts 24–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHoll – Dermott4:07

    xG 0.38–0.04 (91%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Barrie – Rielly17:49

    xG 0.85–0.57 (60%)attempts 26–17goals 2–1

  3. Marincin – Holl12:13

    xG 0.60–0.64 (48%)attempts 22–11goals 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.

TOR 3.8 xGNYR 2.5 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 97/100 · #44 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.54 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +48 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 69% of the time.

TOR winsNYR wins

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

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