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Tue, Feb 25, 2020·NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale

New York Rangers 4, New York Islanders 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 80% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYR171131711428
NYI01511621400345

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:02NYRArtemi PanarinAssists: Ryan Lindgren, Tony DeAngelo · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:48NYRGreg McKeggAssists: Brendan Lemieux, Adam Fox · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–0
  3. P2 17:04NYIJean-Gabriel PageauAssists: Ryan Pulock, Josh Bailey · Backhand, 0.24 xG2–1
  4. P3 9:34NYRBrett HowdenAssists: Brendan Smith, Ryan Lindgren · Slap, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P3 14:23NYIJordan EberlePPAssists: Mathew Barzal, Anders Lee · Backhand, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:42NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Devon Toews, Mathew Barzal · Tip-in, 0.15 xG3–3
  7. OT 0:28NYRMika ZibanejadGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin · Slap, 0.22 xG4–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 14:15NYRBrendan Lemieux: Hooking2 min
  2. P3 2:19NYRFilip Chytil: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 5:52NYIJean-Gabriel Pageau: Fighting5 min
  4. P3 5:52NYRJacob Trouba: Fighting5 min
  5. P3 5:52NYIJean-Gabriel Pageau: Instigator2 min
  6. P3 5:52NYIJean-Gabriel Pageau: Misconduct10 min
  7. P3 12:16NYIJordan Eberle: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  8. P3 12:30NYRRyan Strome: Tripping2 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 20:00Barzal won the faceoff against Strome
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRNYI
28Shots on goal45
2.5Expected goals4.7
48Shot attempts84
18Faceoffs won30
2Power plays3
11Penalty minutes19
17Hits19
23Blocked shots13
7Giveaways19
7Takeaways5

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. bestMcKegg – Lemieux – Gauthier5:22

    xG 0.24–0.17 (59%)attempts 7–4goals 1–0

  2. Kreider – Zibanejad – Chytil10:19

    xG 0.35–0.59 (37%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1

  3. Di Giuseppe – Howden – Kakko6:47

    xG 0.22–0.56 (29%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  4. Fast – Strome – Panarin12:31

    xG 0.51–1.41 (26%)attempts 10–25goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Staal – Lindgren2:05

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  2. Staal – DeAngelo13:31

    xG 0.83–1.08 (44%)attempts 15–17goals 0–1

  3. Fox – Lindgren14:19

    xG 0.34–0.81 (29%)attempts 6–18goals 1–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestEberle – Lee – Barzal15:25

    xG 1.59–0.65 (71%)attempts 26–15goals 0–0

  2. Bailey – Pageau – Dal Colle8:42

    xG 0.84–0.49 (63%)attempts 17–6goals 1–0

  3. Komarov – Martin – Koivula4:16

    xG 0.12–0.23 (33%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

  4. Brassard – Nelson – Beauvillier10:46

    xG 0.25–0.48 (35%)attempts 6–9goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestPulock – Toews7:59

    xG 1.13–0.20 (85%)attempts 16–5goals 0–1

  2. Boychuk – Toews4:05

    xG 0.40–0.00 (99%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Boychuk – Mayfield2:02

    xG 0.49–0.11 (82%)attempts 6–1goals 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.

NYI 4.7 xGNYR 2.5 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 86/100 · #154 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.11 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +49 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 80% 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).