Sat, Jan 4, 2020·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto
New York Islanders 0, Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 64% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 07 | 016 | 010 | 033 |
| TOR | 06 | 27 | 110 | 323 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 13:25TORPierre EngvallGWGAssists: Kasperi Kapanen · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
- P2 16:07TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Mitch Marner, Justin Holl · Tip-in, 0.13 xG0–2
- P3 17:52TORZach HymanENAssists: Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews · Wrist, 0.67 xG0–3
Penalties (1)
- P2 17:10TORCody Ceci: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Matthews
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestEberle – Lee – Nelson12:54
xG 0.66–0.23 (74%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0
- Komarov – Martin – Cizikas10:19
xG 0.29–0.05 (84%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0
- Brassard – Kuhnhackl – Dal Colle9:09
xG 0.25–0.40 (38%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0
- Bailey – Barzal – Beauvillier15:22
xG 0.54–0.80 (41%)attempts 11–13goals 0–2
Defence pairs
- bestLeddy – Pulock10:53
xG 0.81–0.16 (83%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0
- Leddy – Mayfield3:27
xG 0.22–0.03 (88%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0
- Boychuk – Pulock2:57
xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forward lines
- bestHyman – Marner – Matthews15:34
xG 1.11–0.71 (61%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0
- Tavares – Kerfoot – Nylander11:36
xG 0.42–0.21 (67%)attempts 13–4goals 0–0
- Spezza – Kapanen – Engvall10:46
xG 0.30–0.21 (59%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0
- Gauthier – Timashov – Marchment7:17
xG 0.08–0.31 (20%)attempts 2–10goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestBarrie – Rielly18:22
xG 1.17–1.00 (54%)attempts 26–14goals 0–0
- Marincin – Holl15:17
xG 0.50–0.35 (58%)attempts 9–9goals 2–0
- Ceci – Dermott16:35
xG 0.29–0.43 (40%)attempts 6–18goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
TOR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line TOR is favoured, below it NYI. Dots are goals.
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 64% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (TOR − NYI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).