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Thu, Apr 21, 2022·UBS Arena, Elmont

New York Rangers 6, New York Islanders 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 53% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR392915623
NYI08110211329

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:43NYRAndrew CoppAssists: Artemi Panarin, Jacob Trouba · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:48NYRAndrew CoppAssists: Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P1 18:13NYRAndrew CoppAssists: Ryan Strome, Artemi Panarin · Wrist, 0.26 xG3–0
  4. P2 0:37NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–1
  5. P2 17:15NYRChris KreiderPPGWGAssists: Adam Fox, Mika Zibanejad · Wrist, 0.47 xG4–1
  6. P2 19:07NYRRyan StromeAssists: Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox · Wrist, 0.04 xG5–1
  7. P3 2:06NYIBrock NelsonPPAssists: Mathew Barzal, Noah Dobson · Wrist, 0.08 xG5–2
  8. P3 12:53NYRRyan ReavesAssists: Alexis Lafrenière, Barclay Goodrow · Wrist, 0.12 xG6–2
  9. P3 13:22NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Noah Dobson, Zdeno Chara · Snap, 0.08 xG6–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 16:54NYIKyle Palmieri: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P2 17:57NYIOliver Wahlstrom: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 17:57NYRJacob Trouba: Roughing2 min
  4. P3 1:45NYRRyan Strome: Hooking2 min · PPG

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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
48% to win52% to win
← NYR attackNYI 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.

NYRNYI
23Shots on goal29
2.8Expected goals2.9
42Shot attempts50
18Faceoffs won22
1Power plays1
4Penalty minutes4
27Hits26
10Blocked shots13
11Giveaways7
12Takeaways12

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestStrome – Copp – Panarin10:24

    xG 0.77–0.37 (67%)attempts 9–7goals 3–0

  2. Kreider – Zibanejad – Vatrano12:26

    xG 0.90–0.53 (63%)attempts 14–14goals 0–2

  3. Reaves – Hunt – Rooney12:48

    xG 0.33–0.25 (57%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Goodrow – Chytil – Lafrenière11:14

    xG 0.04–0.52 (7%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFox – Lindgren17:19

    xG 1.03–0.51 (67%)attempts 12–13goals 1–0

  2. Trouba – Miller18:55

    xG 0.55–0.66 (46%)attempts 19–18goals 2–2

  3. Braun – Schneider14:47

    xG 0.28–0.62 (31%)attempts 4–13goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestParise – Palmieri – Barzal11:51

    xG 0.76–0.46 (63%)attempts 15–8goals 0–2

  2. Bellows – Koivula – Wahlstrom9:51

    xG 0.47–0.19 (71%)attempts 10–4goals 0–1

  3. Martin – Cizikas – Johnston11:17

    xG 0.16–0.10 (62%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. Bailey – Lee – Nelson12:35

    xG 0.64–0.74 (46%)attempts 16–13goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestChara – Dobson18:52

    xG 1.17–0.71 (62%)attempts 22–13goals 2–2

  2. Aho – Dobson2:20

    xG 0.07–0.12 (38%)attempts 2–1goals 0–1

  3. Greene – Aho11:23

    xG 0.11–0.33 (25%)attempts 3–7goals 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 2.9 xGNYR 2.8 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYINYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 51/100 · #722 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.75 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NYI 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 Islanders win this game 53% of the time.

NYI winsNYR wins

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

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