Sat, Jan 14, 2023·UBS Arena, Elmont
Montréal Canadiens 1, New York Islanders 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 77% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 09 | 09 | 15 | 123 |
| NYI | 214 | 014 | 010 | 238 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 2:25NYICasey CizikasAssists: Noah Dobson, Cal Clutterbuck · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–1
- P1 6:03NYIAnthony BeauvillierGWGAssists: Scott Mayfield, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–2
- P3 9:56MTLNick SuzukiAssists: Jonathan Drouin · Backhand, 0.19 xG1–2
Penalties (4)
- P1 6:45MTLKirby Dach: Hooking2 min
- P2 5:21NYICasey Cizikas: Slashing2 min
- P2 9:34NYIHudson Fasching: Tripping2 min
- P3 6:53MTLJordan Harris: Interference2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Evans won the faceoff against Nelson
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Montréal Canadiens
Forward lines
- bestSuzuki – Dach – Caufield5:09
xG 0.49–0.18 (73%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1
- Dadonov – Armia – Evans3:19
xG 0.36–0.10 (77%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
- Suzuki – Ylonen – Caufield4:20
xG 0.04–0.07 (37%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0
- Dadonov – Armia – Dach5:20
xG 0.06–0.10 (37%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestHarris – Barron7:21
xG 0.41–0.24 (63%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0
- Wideman – Xhekaj5:28
xG 0.00–0.21 (0%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0
- Savard – Edmundson16:48
xG 1.05–1.28 (45%)attempts 14–24goals 0–1
New York Islanders
Forward lines
- bestParise – Bailey – Barzal11:09
xG 1.26–0.75 (63%)attempts 24–9goals 0–0
- Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas7:08
xG 0.22–0.08 (72%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0
- Pageau – Fasching – Beauvillier10:05
xG 0.69–0.58 (55%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0
- Lee – Nelson – Holmstrom10:10
xG 0.51–0.50 (51%)attempts 15–12goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestPulock – Wotherspoon8:26
xG 0.81–0.39 (68%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0
- Aho – Dobson13:08
xG 0.72–0.61 (54%)attempts 19–14goals 1–0
- Pulock – Aho5:02
xG 0.11–0.05 (68%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NYI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYI is favoured, below it MTL. Dots are goals.
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 77% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYI − MTL), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).