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Thu, Jan 16, 2020·NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale

New York Rangers 3, New York Islanders 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 68% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR06112210328
NYI12205113240

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:09NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Ross Johnston, Tom Kuhnhackl · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P2 12:46NYRMika ZibanejadPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.51 xG1–1
  3. P3 4:16NYRTony DeAngeloUnassisted · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–1
  4. P3 12:40NYIAnthony BeauvillierAssists: Ryan Pulock, Brock Nelson · Wrist, 0.41 xG2–2
  5. P3 19:35NYRChris KreiderPPGWGAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Artemi Panarin · Backhand, 0.21 xG3–2
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 4:27NYICasey Cizikas: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 13:30NYRMarc Staal: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 7:13NYIDevon Toews: Holding2 min
  4. P2 12:33NYIScott Mayfield: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 13:22NYRAdam Fox: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 15:29NYRRyan Lindgren: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 2:07NYRTony DeAngelo: Interference2 min
  8. P3 5:24NYIRyan Pulock: Closing hand on puck2 min
  9. P3 12:29NYICasey Cizikas: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 12:29NYRArtemi Panarin: Embellishment2 min
  11. P3 13:51NYRChris Kreider: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  12. P3 19:06NYIDerick Brassard: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRNYI
28Shots on goal40
3.5Expected goals4.7
53Shot attempts65
24Faceoffs won37
5Power plays5
12Penalty minutes12
30Hits38
14Blocked shots15
13Giveaways18
8Takeaways10

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestKreider – Zibanejad – Buchnevich8:03

    xG 0.52–0.40 (57%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  2. Howden – Chytil – Kakko7:00

    xG 0.17–0.27 (38%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Fast – Strome – Panarin9:11

    xG 0.18–0.57 (24%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – DeAngelo8:10

    xG 0.55–0.22 (72%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  2. Fox – Lindgren8:30

    xG 0.30–0.36 (46%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Skjei – Trouba13:59

    xG 0.54–1.02 (34%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestKomarov – Martin – Cizikas9:59

    xG 0.92–0.45 (67%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  2. Brassard – Nelson – Beauvillier11:20

    xG 0.78–0.34 (70%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  3. Eberle – Lee – Barzal9:40

    xG 0.76–0.53 (59%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Kuhnhackl – Johnston2:42

    xG 0.15–0.13 (54%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLeddy – Pulock14:04

    xG 1.62–0.54 (75%)attempts 19–10goals 0–0

  2. Mayfield – Toews10:43

    xG 0.50–0.30 (62%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  3. Leddy – Mayfield3:09

    xG 0.20–0.24 (45%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

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 4.7 xGNYR 3.5 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYINYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 75/100 · #275 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.04 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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 68% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

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

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