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Thu, Jan 4, 2024·Mullett Arena, Tempe

New York Islanders 5, Arizona Coyotes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 60% of the time.

ARI winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI21106314531
ARI01011304127

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:56NYIBo HorvatPPAssists: Noah Dobson, Brock Nelson · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:02NYIMike ReillyGWGAssists: Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:29ARINick SchmaltzPPAssists: Sean Durzi, Alexander Kerfoot · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P3 4:29NYIAnders LeeAssists: Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–1
  5. P3 5:22NYIJulien GauthierAssists: Simon Holmstrom, Noah Dobson · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–1
  6. P3 13:05NYIBo HorvatUnassisted · Wrist, 0.09 xG5–1
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 7:45ARINick Bjugstad: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 1:25NYIMike Reilly: Cross checking2 min
  3. P2 3:16NYICal Clutterbuck: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P3 16:07ARIMathew Dumba: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ARI
46% to win54% to win
← NYI attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Kerfoot
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIARI
31Shots on goal27
2.7Expected goals2.1
52Shot attempts54
34Faceoffs won17
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
25Hits18
15Blocked shots9
8Giveaways12
3Takeaways8

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 – Nelson – Engvall11:46

    xG 0.79–0.44 (64%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  2. Lee – Horvat – Barzal13:01

    xG 0.58–0.25 (70%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0

  3. Pageau – Gauthier – Holmstrom6:54

    xG 0.03–0.11 (24%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

  4. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas10:33

    xG 0.44–0.61 (42%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestReilly – Aho14:48

    xG 1.07–0.58 (65%)attempts 17–9goals 1–0

  2. Dobson – Romanov18:20

    xG 0.69–0.48 (59%)attempts 18–17goals 2–0

  3. Mayfield – Bolduc11:38

    xG 0.03–0.28 (10%)attempts 3–11goals 0–0

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestKerfoot – Schmaltz – Keller13:57

    xG 0.49–0.18 (73%)attempts 20–8goals 0–0

  2. O'Brien – Sanford – McBain2:33

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Bjugstad – Crouse – Cooley11:59

    xG 0.60–0.73 (45%)attempts 13–12goals 0–1

  4. Carcone – McBain – Maccelli11:51

    xG 0.28–1.11 (20%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDurzi – Moser14:48

    xG 0.87–0.66 (57%)attempts 16–11goals 0–2

  2. Stecher – Välimäki3:15

    xG 0.13–0.14 (50%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Dumba – Dermott13:04

    xG 0.26–0.50 (35%)attempts 7–15goals 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.

ARI 2.1 xGNYI 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARINYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 27/100 · #989 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.88 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 60% of the time.

ARI winsNYI wins

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

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