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Thu, Dec 22, 2022·Madison Square Garden, New York

New York Islanders 3, New York Rangers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 84% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI152805318
NYR19113312534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:48NYIAnders LeeAssists: Alexander Romanov, Noah Dobson · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:14NYRArtemi PanarinPPAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox · Slap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:39NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Josh Bailey · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 5:30NYRJulien GauthierAssists: Barclay Goodrow · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 8:45NYIAlexander RomanovAssists: Mathew Barzal · Slap, 0.01 xG3–2
  6. P3 3:00NYRBarclay GoodrowAssists: Julien Gauthier, Ben Harpur · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. P3 17:13NYRKaapo KakkoGWGAssists: K'Andre Miller, Alexis Lafrenière · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–4
  8. P3 18:28NYRVincent TrocheckENAssists: Barclay Goodrow, Ryan Lindgren · Wrist, 0.65 xG3–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 1:26NYIAnders Lee: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 3:58NYRJonny Brodzinski: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 14:16NYIScott Mayfield: Holding2 min
  4. P1 15:32NYINoah Dobson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  5. P2 13:38NYIAlexander Romanov: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P2 15:44NYRFilip Chytil: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P3 8:08NYIAlexander Romanov: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 15:07NYIScott Mayfield: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYR
49% to win51% to win
← NYI attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Trocheck won the faceoff against Pageau
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINYR
18Shots on goal34
1.5Expected goals3.5
40Shot attempts66
23Faceoffs won29
2Power plays6
12Penalty minutes4
26Hits17
14Blocked shots13
6Giveaways10
5Takeaways9

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. bestLee – Nelson – Beauvillier9:47

    xG 0.43–0.34 (56%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  2. Martin – Cizikas – Fasching4:11

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Parise – Pageau – Holmstrom6:57

    xG 0.06–0.26 (19%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

  4. Bailey – Barzal – Wahlstrom8:19

    xG 0.08–0.32 (19%)attempts 2–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPulock – Aho3:57

    xG 0.15–0.04 (81%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Pulock – Salo5:41

    xG 0.24–0.16 (60%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  3. Pulock – Romanov4:06

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestChytil – Kakko – Lafrenière8:43

    xG 0.65–0.28 (70%)attempts 11–5goals 1–1

  2. Zibanejad – Panarin – Kravtsov7:45

    xG 0.33–0.05 (88%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  3. Goodrow – Brodzinski – Gauthier5:32

    xG 0.27–0.16 (63%)attempts 8–2goals 2–0

  4. Zibanejad – Goodrow – Panarin2:04

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTrouba – Miller15:11

    xG 0.81–0.30 (73%)attempts 19–8goals 1–1

  2. Harpur – Schneider10:45

    xG 0.34–0.32 (52%)attempts 15–10goals 1–1

  3. Fox – Lindgren14:13

    xG 0.23–0.37 (38%)attempts 7–11goals 1–1

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.

NYR 3.5 xGNYI 1.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 90/100 · #168 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.30 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 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 84% 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).