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Sun, Apr 24, 2022·UBS Arena, Elmont

Carolina Hurricanes 5, New York Islanders 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 76% of the time.

NYI winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR21009315534
NYI1121905226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:25CARDerek StepanUnassisted · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:09CARSeth JarvisPPAssists: Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–0
  3. P1 18:25NYIRoss JohnstonAssists: Matt Martin, Casey Cizikas · Wrist, 0.23 xG2–1
  4. P2 15:27NYIRyan PulockPPAssists: Josh Bailey, Kieffer Bellows · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. P3 5:40CARMax DomiGWGAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Jordan Martinook · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–2
  6. P3 17:53CARJesper FastENAssists: Jordan Staal · Wrist, 0.62 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:50CARBrendan SmithENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.55 xG5–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 7:16NYIKyle Palmieri: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:08NYIZdeno Chara: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 13:08CARMax Domi: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 6:03CARBrady Skjei: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 13:43CARTony DeAngelo: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P3 8:50CARJordan Martinook: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 0:00CARMax Domi: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 0:00NYIRoss Johnston: Cross checking2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARNYI
34Shots on goal26
3.7Expected goals2.2
58Shot attempts47
27Faceoffs won20
1Power plays3
10Penalty minutes6
11Hits23
10Blocked shots10
8Giveaways24
3Takeaways2

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStepan – Lorentz – Necas8:10

    xG 0.53–0.28 (66%)attempts 9–8goals 1–1

  2. Staal – Niederreiter – Fast12:39

    xG 0.60–0.38 (61%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0

  3. Teravainen – Martinook – Domi4:10

    xG 0.36–0.21 (63%)attempts 11–2goals 1–0

  4. Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis3:56

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSmith – Bear12:07

    xG 0.92–0.44 (68%)attempts 15–8goals 1–1

  2. Slavin – DeAngelo16:52

    xG 0.56–0.42 (57%)attempts 14–14goals 1–0

  3. Skjei – Pesce15:16

    xG 0.44–0.65 (40%)attempts 17–12goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. Parise – Palmieri – Barzal12:26

    xG 0.45–0.41 (52%)attempts 16–15goals 0–0

  2. Lee – Koivula – Wahlstrom6:56

    xG 0.14–0.37 (28%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

  3. Bailey – Nelson – Bellows10:00

    xG 0.19–0.46 (29%)attempts 3–14goals 0–1

  4. Martin – Cizikas – Johnston11:22

    xG 0.30–0.59 (34%)attempts 5–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Pulock14:28

    xG 0.39–0.28 (58%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  2. Greene – Aho10:53

    xG 0.62–0.72 (46%)attempts 8–20goals 1–0

  3. Chara – Dobson16:57

    xG 0.40–0.87 (31%)attempts 10–18goals 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.

NYI 2.2 xGCAR 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYICAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 71/100 · #444 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.46 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 76% of the time.

NYI winsCAR wins

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

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