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Tue, Jan 21, 2020·Madison Square Garden, New York

New York Islanders 4, New York Rangers 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 52% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI281515418
NYR014015213242

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:35NYIJosh BaileyPPAssists: Noah Dobson, Derick Brassard · Deflected, 0.20 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:35NYIAnthony BeauvillierPPAssists: Mathew Barzal, Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P2 9:52NYIAnders LeeGWGAssists: Mathew Barzal, Jordan Eberle · Deflected, 0.01 xG3–0
  4. P3 3:13NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Josh Bailey, Ryan Pulock · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–0
  5. P3 13:45NYRPavel BuchnevichPPAssists: Adam Fox, Mika Zibanejad · Tip-in, 0.09 xG4–1
  6. P3 15:32NYRChris KreiderPPAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Ryan Strome · Snap, 0.24 xG4–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 8:03NYIJordan Eberle: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 12:19NYRRyan Strome: High sticking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 15:20NYRBrady Skjei: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 6:48NYIRoss Johnston: Boarding2 min
  5. P3 12:39NYIScott Mayfield: Spearing double minor4 min · PPG
  6. P3 16:34NYIMatt Martin: Delaying game bench2 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYR
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nelson won the faceoff against Strome
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINYR
18Shots on goal42
4.1Expected goals4.0
40Shot attempts71
35Faceoffs won19
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
25Hits16
16Blocked shots11
12Giveaways12
8Takeaways6

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. bestKomarov – Martin – Cizikas9:32

    xG 0.64–0.18 (77%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  2. Eberle – Lee – Barzal10:11

    xG 0.84–0.46 (65%)attempts 8–10goals 1–0

  3. Brassard – Eberle – Lee2:38

    xG 0.09–0.10 (49%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Nelson – Beauvillier11:25

    xG 0.26–0.29 (47%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoychuk – Toews2:15

    xG 0.66–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Boychuk – Leddy2:11

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Pulock – Toews3:17

    xG 0.13–0.10 (59%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestKreider – Zibanejad – Kakko6:42

    xG 0.34–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–0goals 0–0

  2. McKegg – Lemieux – Chytil2:49

    xG 0.13–0.02 (89%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Kreider – Zibanejad – Lemieux4:06

    xG 0.05–0.20 (20%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Howden – Chytil – Kakko4:15

    xG 0.30–0.45 (39%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDeAngelo – Fox5:04

    xG 0.62–0.00 (100%)attempts 11–1goals 0–0

  2. Fox – Lindgren9:16

    xG 0.83–0.23 (78%)attempts 14–2goals 0–0

  3. Staal – DeAngelo9:15

    xG 0.24–0.56 (30%)attempts 8–8goals 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.

NYR 4.0 xGNYI 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYRNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 60/100 · #444 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.69 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 52% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

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

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