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Mon, Jan 23, 2023·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

New York Islanders 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 65% of the time.

TOR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI113110010233
TOR06422111539

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 19:37NYIAnders LeeAssists: Brock Nelson, Sebastian Aho · Wrist, 0.30 xG1–0
  2. P2 5:07TORWilliam NylanderAssists: John Tavares, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:18NYIAnders LeeAssists: Kyle Palmieri, Mathew Barzal · Snap, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:53TORJohn TavaresPPAssists: William Nylander, Ilya Samsonov · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P2 9:33TORCalle JarnkrokGWGAssists: William Nylander, Justin Holl · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P2 16:32TORWilliam NylanderUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–4
  7. P3 7:44TORAuston MatthewsAssists: Justin Holl · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–5
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 17:17NYIAdam Pelech: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 6:41NYIKyle Palmieri: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P2 15:24NYIAlexander Romanov: Penalty shot holding on breakaway0 min
  4. P2 19:28TORJustin Holl: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 13:27TORTimothy Liljegren: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 13:27NYICasey Cizikas: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 19:23TORPierre Engvall: Tripping2 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 SOG0TOR
49% to win51% to win
← NYI attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pageau won the faceoff against Tavares
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYITOR
33Shots on goal39
4.1Expected goals5.2
76Shot attempts67
29Faceoffs won24
2Power plays2
6Penalty minutes6
49Hits30
13Blocked shots25
8Giveaways12
10Takeaways10

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. bestPalmieri – Lee – Nelson9:53

    xG 1.33–0.49 (73%)attempts 22–4goals 0–1

  2. Cizikas – Barzal – Beauvillier9:02

    xG 0.90–0.68 (57%)attempts 11–8goals 0–2

  3. Parise – Bailey – Pageau9:18

    xG 0.29–0.59 (33%)attempts 7–13goals 0–1

  4. Martin – Holmstrom – Räty6:47

    xG 0.06–0.65 (8%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Romanov17:55

    xG 1.97–1.10 (64%)attempts 35–19goals 1–1

  2. Pelech – Pulock11:47

    xG 0.49–0.67 (42%)attempts 9–9goals 0–2

  3. Mayfield – Pelech2:10

    xG 0.00–0.28 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–1

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestTavares – Jarnkrok – Nylander5:44

    xG 0.73–0.50 (59%)attempts 7–7goals 3–0

  2. Kerfoot – Engvall – Kampf11:18

    xG 0.85–0.81 (51%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

  3. Aston-Reese – Holmberg – McMann9:14

    xG 0.26–0.24 (53%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Tavares – Jarnkrok – Marner4:03

    xG 0.18–0.20 (47%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHoll – Rielly7:48

    xG 0.75–0.01 (98%)attempts 8–4goals 3–0

  2. Timmins – Sandin12:23

    xG 0.78–0.47 (63%)attempts 14–9goals 1–1

  3. Giordano – Liljegren9:10

    xG 0.90–0.62 (59%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0

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.

TOR 5.2 xGNYI 4.1 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

TOR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line TOR is favoured, below it NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 56/100 · #629 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.43 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 65% of the time.

TOR winsNYI wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).