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Fri, Jan 21, 2022·UBS Arena, Elmont

Arizona Coyotes 0, New York Islanders 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 84% of the time.

NYI winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI040904017
NYI2806221435

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:51NYIScott MayfieldGWGAssists: Adam Pelech, Mathew Barzal · Slap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:49NYIAustin CzarnikAssists: Anders Lee, Scott Mayfield · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P3 1:22NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Josh Bailey, Adam Pelech · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–3
  4. P3 9:59NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Anthony Beauvillier, Josh Bailey · Deflected, 0.14 xG0–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 1:56NYIBrock Nelson: Embellishment2 min
  2. P1 1:56ARIAlex Galchenyuk: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 9:15ARIIlya Lyubushkin: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 18:02NYIMatt Martin: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 18:02ARILiam O'Brien: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 3:20ARIAlex Galchenyuk: 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
48% to win52% to win
← ARI attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nash won the faceoff against Cizikas
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARINYI
17Shots on goal35
1.2Expected goals3.0
36Shot attempts57
25Faceoffs won21
0Power plays2
11Penalty minutes7
11Hits19
14Blocked shots13
13Giveaways9
0Takeaways3

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. Eriksson – Galchenyuk – O'Brien9:09

    xG 0.44–0.48 (48%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

  2. Boyd – Schmaltz – Keller11:47

    xG 0.23–0.40 (36%)attempts 9–8goals 0–3

  3. Kessel – Larsson – Crouse13:55

    xG 0.16–0.54 (22%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1

  4. Ladd – Nash – Fischer10:27

    xG 0.21–0.78 (21%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Chychrun – Lyubushkin16:08

    xG 0.32–0.39 (45%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Stralman – Moser16:36

    xG 0.48–0.56 (47%)attempts 14–14goals 0–2

  3. Gostisbehere – Mayo13:50

    xG 0.32–0.78 (29%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBailey – Nelson – Beauvillier11:34

    xG 1.03–0.44 (70%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

  2. Lee – Barzal – Czarnik10:39

    xG 0.47–0.17 (73%)attempts 9–6goals 2–0

  3. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas5:48

    xG 0.08–0.16 (34%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  4. Parise – Pageau – Wahlstrom5:43

    xG 0.00–0.13 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestChara – Dobson16:24

    xG 0.82–0.32 (72%)attempts 14–11goals 2–0

  2. Mayfield – Pelech12:13

    xG 0.57–0.21 (73%)attempts 16–5goals 2–0

  3. Greene – Salo12:32

    xG 0.51–0.20 (72%)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.

NYI 3.0 xGARI 1.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIARI

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 ARI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 3/100 · #1287 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.53 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 84% of the time.

NYI winsARI wins

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

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