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Sat, Oct 30, 2021·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

New York Islanders 2, Nashville Predators 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 61% of the time.

NSH winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NYI11111509010236
NSH0111514032323

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:46NYIAnthony BeauvillierPPAssists: Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 6:54NSHTanner JeannotAssists: Dante Fabbro, Colton Sissons · Snap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:04NYIOliver WahlstromPPAssists: Brock Nelson, Ryan Pulock · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P3 11:48NSHTanner JeannotAssists: Matt Benning, Colton Sissons · Deflected, 0.13 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. NSH Matt Duchene stopped
  2. 2. NYI Oliver Wahlstrom stopped
  3. 3. NSH Filip Forsberg scored
  4. 4. NYI Anthony Beauvillier stopped
  5. 5. NSH Roman Josi scored
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 4:50NYIZdeno Chara: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 10:10NYICasey Cizikas: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 10:10NSHMatt Benning: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 14:24NSHRyan Johansen: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  5. P1 18:02NSHYakov Trenin: Interference2 min
  6. P1 19:52NYINoah Dobson: Holding the stick2 min
  7. P2 10:13NSHMikael Granlund: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P2 15:31NYIKyle Palmieri: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 8:00NYIZdeno Chara: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 13:30NSHAlexandre Carrier: Cross checking2 min
  11. OT 5:00NSHFilip Forsberg: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
48% to win52% to win
← NYI attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Sissons
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINSH
36Shots on goal23
2.0Expected goals2.5
54Shot attempts55
25Faceoffs won31
4Power plays4
10Penalty minutes12
18Hits15
13Blocked shots10
8Giveaways12
6Takeaways7

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. bestPalmieri – Nelson – Beauvillier10:05

    xG 0.32–0.23 (58%)attempts 15–5goals 0–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas6:30

    xG 0.22–0.15 (60%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Parise – Pageau – Wahlstrom6:44

    xG 0.13–0.16 (45%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

  4. Bailey – Lee – Barzal8:17

    xG 0.23–0.39 (37%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Pelech11:33

    xG 0.45–0.19 (71%)attempts 15–4goals 0–0

  2. Greene – Dobson8:23

    xG 0.22–0.18 (54%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

  3. Chara – Pulock12:31

    xG 0.26–0.56 (32%)attempts 8–12goals 0–1

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestDuchene – Granlund – Forsberg11:33

    xG 0.54–0.21 (72%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Sissons – Trenin – Jeannot9:02

    xG 0.29–0.08 (78%)attempts 7–2goals 2–0

  3. Cousins – Novak – Tomasino6:28

    xG 0.10–0.16 (38%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Johansen – Kunin – Tolvanen6:59

    xG 0.15–0.31 (33%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkholm – Carrier14:30

    xG 0.32–0.20 (61%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Borowiecki – Benning7:33

    xG 0.20–0.14 (58%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  3. Josi – Fabbro14:26

    xG 0.35–0.74 (32%)attempts 8–20goals 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.

NSH 2.5 xGNYI 2.0 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 75/100 · #391 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.05 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 16% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +36 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 61% of the time.

NSH winsNYI wins

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

-7
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-1
0
+1
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).