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Thu, Mar 17, 2022·Madison Square Garden, New York

New York Islanders 2, New York Rangers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 63% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI07111110228
NYR01211008130

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:49NYIAnders LeePPAssists: Mathew Barzal, Noah Dobson · Snap, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:38NYRChris KreiderPPAssists: Alexis Lafrenière, Jacob Trouba · Snap, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P3 17:16NYIKyle PalmieriGWGAssists: Ryan Pulock, Adam Pelech · Tip-in, 0.14 xG2–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 18:50NYRBarclay Goodrow: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P2 3:26NYIAdam Pelech: Holding2 min
  3. P2 11:53NYIScott Mayfield: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 16:47NYRRyan Strome: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 18:14NYIBrock Nelson: Interference2 min
  6. P3 9:37NYRAlexis Lafrenière: Slashing2 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
48% to win52% to win
← NYI attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Brodzinski won the faceoff against Cizikas
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINYR
28Shots on goal30
3.2Expected goals2.4
48Shot attempts53
16Faceoffs won22
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
21Hits27
16Blocked shots9
5Giveaways10
7Takeaways9

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. bestLee – Nelson – Beauvillier10:07

    xG 0.47–0.17 (73%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  2. Parise – Barzal – Wahlstrom9:51

    xG 0.84–0.70 (54%)attempts 16–9goals 0–0

  3. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas6:36

    xG 0.19–0.13 (59%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Palmieri – Pageau7:59

    xG 0.08–0.32 (20%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestChara – Dobson10:57

    xG 0.64–0.42 (60%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  2. Chara – Mayfield2:04

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Greene – Mayfield6:09

    xG 0.27–0.13 (68%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestKreider – Zibanejad – Lafrenière10:15

    xG 0.49–0.32 (61%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Goodrow – Hunt – Chytil7:13

    xG 0.35–0.20 (64%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Reaves – McKegg – Brodzinski6:03

    xG 0.21–0.15 (59%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Strome – Vatrano – Panarin11:01

    xG 0.47–0.78 (38%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTrouba – Miller15:39

    xG 0.54–0.38 (58%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  2. Nemeth – Schneider12:47

    xG 0.48–0.45 (51%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Fox – Lindgren14:35

    xG 0.76–1.07 (42%)attempts 13–16goals 0–1

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 2.4 xGNYI 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 40/100 · #838 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.39 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NYR 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 63% 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).