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Sun, Mar 27, 2022·UBS Arena, Elmont

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, New York Islanders 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 62% of the time.

NYI winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL09211214434
NYI1110706124

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:14NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Adam Pelech · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:10TBLVictor HedmanPPAssists: Brayden Point, Andrei Vasilevskiy · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:47TBLAlex KillornGWGAssists: Anthony Cirelli · Tip-in, 0.27 xG2–1
  4. P3 9:10TBLRoss ColtonAssists: Mikhail Sergachev · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–1
  5. P3 16:56TBLMikhail SergachevAssists: Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov · Wrist, 0.23 xG4–1
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 2:32NYIRoss Johnston: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:32TBLPatrick Maroon: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 2:32TBLCorey Perry: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 2:32NYIMatt Martin: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 11:55TBLErik Cernak: Tripping2 min
  6. P1 13:05NYIKyle Palmieri: Interference2 min
  7. P1 19:15NYIZdeno Chara: Tripping2 min · PPG
  8. P2 5:24NYIAnders Lee: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 10:37NYIMatt Martin: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 10:37TBLJan Rutta: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 10:37TBLCorey Perry: Interference2 min
  12. P3 11:55NYIKyle Palmieri: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 13:59TBLBrayden Point: Holding the stick2 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLNYI
34Shots on goal24
4.4Expected goals3.5
64Shot attempts54
28Faceoffs won33
4Power plays3
15Penalty minutes17
17Hits13
15Blocked shots16
5Giveaways13
2Takeaways11

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestPerry – Maroon – Bellemare8:13

    xG 1.30–0.08 (94%)attempts 14–2goals 0–0

  2. Killorn – Palat – Cirelli7:32

    xG 0.25–0.10 (71%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Stamkos – Kucherov – Point9:05

    xG 0.70–0.66 (52%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

  4. Paul – Colton – Hagel8:14

    xG 0.19–0.58 (25%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCernak – Sergachev12:17

    xG 1.76–0.78 (69%)attempts 16–10goals 2–1

  2. Bogosian – Foote12:11

    xG 1.07–0.30 (78%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Hedman – Rutta12:01

    xG 0.32–0.43 (43%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBailey – Palmieri – Pageau8:32

    xG 0.61–0.18 (77%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Lee – Nelson – Beauvillier11:54

    xG 0.33–0.62 (35%)attempts 9–11goals 1–1

  3. Parise – Barzal – Wahlstrom8:26

    xG 0.32–0.81 (28%)attempts 10–10goals 0–1

  4. Martin – Cizikas – Johnston7:20

    xG 0.12–1.44 (8%)attempts 2–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Chara – Dobson15:19

    xG 0.55–0.54 (50%)attempts 11–15goals 0–0

  2. Pelech – Pulock13:34

    xG 1.03–1.36 (43%)attempts 17–14goals 1–2

  3. Pelech – Hutton2:49

    xG 0.00–0.55 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 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.

NYI 3.5 xGTBL 4.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYITBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 36/100 · #889 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.21 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 62% of the time.

NYI winsTBL wins

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

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