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Fri, Apr 1, 2022·Madison Square Garden, New York

New York Islanders 3, New York Rangers 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 51% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI151716318
NYR0701208027

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:40NYICasey CizikasGWGAssists: Ryan Pulock · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:48NYIMatt MartinAssists: Mathew Barzal, Ross Johnston · Snap, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P3 2:47NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Oliver Wahlstrom · Backhand, 0.17 xG3–0
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 9:21NYIGrant Hutton: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 12:51NYRAndrew Copp: High sticking2 min
  3. P1 17:12NYIOliver Wahlstrom: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 6:57NYRRyan Lindgren: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 13:56NYRRyan Reaves: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 3:54NYIAnders Lee: Interference2 min
  7. P3 6:11NYIAnders Lee: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 6:11NYRBarclay Goodrow: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 6:11NYRBarclay Goodrow: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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 20:00Nelson won the faceoff against Zibanejad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINYR
18Shots on goal27
2.2Expected goals2.2
38Shot attempts54
23Faceoffs won25
4Power plays3
8Penalty minutes10
19Hits19
15Blocked shots12
3Giveaways9
5Takeaways6

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. bestParise – Barzal – Wahlstrom5:57

    xG 0.29–0.12 (71%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  2. Martin – Cizikas – Johnston6:15

    xG 0.16–0.13 (55%)attempts 3–4goals 1–0

  3. Parise – Martin – Cizikas2:26

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Palmieri – Pageau9:55

    xG 0.32–0.39 (45%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestChara – Dobson10:47

    xG 0.66–0.28 (70%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  2. Aho – Hutton6:19

    xG 0.14–0.06 (68%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  3. Chara – Hutton2:32

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestCopp – Panarin – Chytil4:21

    xG 0.64–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–0goals 0–0

  2. Copp – Hunt – Panarin4:17

    xG 0.23–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Kreider – Zibanejad – Vatrano9:15

    xG 0.35–0.27 (56%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  4. Reaves – McKegg – Motte7:42

    xG 0.12–0.21 (37%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFox – Lindgren13:16

    xG 0.66–0.32 (68%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  2. Trouba – Miller12:05

    xG 0.76–0.43 (64%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  3. Nemeth – Schneider11:56

    xG 0.02–0.31 (7%)attempts 7–6goals 0–2

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 2.2 xGNYI 2.2 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

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 8/100 · #1215 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.69 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 Rangers win this game 51% 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).