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Sun, Mar 13, 2022·UBS Arena, Elmont

Anaheim Ducks 3, New York Islanders 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 60% of the time.

NYI winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA112114116342
NYI3131907429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:18NYIZach PariseAssists: Mathew Barzal · Backhand, 0.18 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:48ANAJosh MansonAssists: Buddy Robinson · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:31NYIKyle PalmieriAssists: Josh Bailey, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P1 19:56NYIAnders LeeAssists: Ryan Pulock, Anthony Beauvillier · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P2 14:23ANAIsac LundeströmAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Jamie Drysdale · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–3
  6. P2 17:25NYIKyle PalmieriGWGAssists: Scott Mayfield, Josh Bailey · Snap, 0.09 xG2–4
  7. P3 18:16ANAAdam HenriqueAssists: Troy Terry, Trevor Zegras · Wrist, 0.23 xG3–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P2 0:59ANAJosh Manson: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 14:17NYICasey Cizikas: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 14:17ANATrevor Zegras: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 19:22NYICasey Cizikas: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 4:01ANADerek Grant: Boarding2 min
  6. P3 9:42NYIZach Parise: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 14:34ANAJosh Manson: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 14:34NYIRoss Johnston: Roughing2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANYI
42Shots on goal29
4.1Expected goals3.4
68Shot attempts48
25Faceoffs won31
2Power plays2
8Penalty minutes8
14Hits25
13Blocked shots18
9Giveaways16
4Takeaways5

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestHenrique – Terry – Comtois10:19

    xG 1.09–0.25 (81%)attempts 16–7goals 0–1

  2. Milano – Lettieri – Zegras11:31

    xG 0.73–0.19 (79%)attempts 18–4goals 0–1

  3. Deslauriers – Carrick – Robinson4:17

    xG 0.48–0.46 (51%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  4. Grant – O'Regan – Lundeström6:37

    xG 0.04–0.36 (9%)attempts 2–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFowler – Manson15:50

    xG 1.15–0.55 (68%)attempts 19–11goals 1–2

  2. Lindholm – Drysdale11:28

    xG 0.67–0.16 (80%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  3. Shattenkirk – Fowler2:17

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestParise – Barzal – Wahlstrom6:26

    xG 0.78–0.20 (80%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Johnston5:58

    xG 0.11–0.34 (24%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  3. Lee – Nelson – Beauvillier11:09

    xG 0.24–0.52 (31%)attempts 7–13goals 1–0

  4. Bailey – Palmieri – Pageau9:17

    xG 0.35–0.93 (27%)attempts 7–17goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestChara – Dobson13:10

    xG 0.83–0.57 (59%)attempts 15–11goals 1–0

  2. Mayfield – Pelech3:25

    xG 0.12–0.33 (27%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

  3. Pelech – Pulock13:07

    xG 0.33–0.87 (27%)attempts 5–18goals 2–0

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 3.4 xGANA 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYIANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 55/100 · #660 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.36 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 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, Anaheim Ducks win this game 60% of the time.

NYI winsANA wins

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

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