Sun, Oct 24, 2021·T-Mobile Arena, Paradise
New York Islanders 2, Vegas Golden Knights 0
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 53% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 111 | 04 | 111 | 226 |
| VGK | 012 | 014 | 016 | 042 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 2:16NYIJosh BaileyGWGAssists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–0
- P3 7:33NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Josh Bailey · Snap, 0.07 xG2–0
Penalties (4)
- P1 9:35NYIZdeno Chara: Interference2 min
- P2 10:31NYIZdeno Chara: Interference2 min
- P3 1:40VGKBrayden McNabb: Interference2 min
- P3 13:04VGKMattias Janmark: Tripping2 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 20:00Stephenson won the faceoff against Cizikas
- 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
- bestParise – Barzal – Wahlstrom2:50
xG 0.45–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0
- Bailey – Lee – Pageau3:12
xG 0.33–0.17 (66%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0
- Palmieri – Nelson – Beauvillier9:42
xG 0.56–0.41 (58%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0
- Parise – Pageau – Wahlstrom3:27
xG 0.10–0.08 (54%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGreene – Pulock5:09
xG 0.79–0.09 (89%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0
- Greene – Dobson6:50
xG 0.54–0.40 (57%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0
- Mayfield – Pelech15:17
xG 0.61–0.62 (50%)attempts 14–21goals 0–0
Vegas Golden Knights
Forward lines
- bestSmith – Karlsson – Marchessault11:39
xG 0.61–0.39 (61%)attempts 21–8goals 0–0
- Carrier – Howden – Leschyshyn3:36
xG 0.19–0.04 (83%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0
- Dadonov – Kolesar – Roy6:34
xG 0.70–0.61 (53%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0
- Dadonov – Stephenson – Carrier3:44
xG 0.16–0.16 (50%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMcNabb – Coghlan4:51
xG 0.68–0.05 (93%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0
- Pietrangelo – Hague13:46
xG 0.70–0.39 (64%)attempts 24–7goals 0–1
- Theodore – Hague2:21
xG 0.28–0.14 (67%)attempts 4–1goals 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.
VGK's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line VGK 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, New York Islanders win this game 53% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (VGK − NYI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).