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Mon, Feb 5, 2024·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

New York Islanders 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 67% of the time.

TOR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI1131917329
TOR011110115236

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:31NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Mike Reilly, Anders Lee · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:50TORMitch MarnerAssists: John Tavares, Auston Matthews · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:50NYIKyle MacLeanAssists: Cal Clutterbuck · Backhand, 0.21 xG2–1
  4. P3 15:12TORJohn TavaresPPAssists: Morgan Rielly, William Nylander · Tip-in, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 17:58NYIPierre EngvallGWGAssists: Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 16:17TORRyan Reaves: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 18:55TORTyler Bertuzzi: Interference2 min
  3. P2 0:43NYIBo Horvat: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  4. P2 0:43TORSimon Benoit: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 0:43NYIBo Horvat: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 14:20NYIOliver Wahlstrom: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P3 0:00NYICal Clutterbuck: Cross checking2 min
  8. P3 0:00TORJohn Tavares: Roughing2 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
46% to win54% 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
29Shots on goal36
2.6Expected goals3.6
66Shot attempts76
26Faceoffs won26
2Power plays2
11Penalty minutes11
42Hits28
19Blocked shots18
6Giveaways11
8Takeaways9

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 – Engvall11:09

    xG 0.61–0.29 (68%)attempts 17–14goals 1–0

  2. Lee – Horvat – Barzal13:28

    xG 0.80–0.57 (59%)attempts 17–13goals 1–0

  3. Lee – Pageau – Barzal2:14

    xG 0.19–0.14 (57%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Clutterbuck – Martin – MacLean5:21

    xG 0.00–0.43 (0%)attempts 1–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestReilly – Mayfield12:12

    xG 0.78–0.54 (59%)attempts 21–14goals 1–0

  2. Pelech – Pulock14:37

    xG 0.17–0.67 (20%)attempts 10–17goals 0–0

  3. Dobson – Romanov15:47

    xG 0.34–1.29 (21%)attempts 9–23goals 0–0

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestTavares – Bertuzzi – Nylander11:38

    xG 0.81–0.51 (61%)attempts 18–11goals 0–1

  2. Marner – Matthews – Knies12:17

    xG 0.41–0.15 (73%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  3. Domi – Gregor – Robertson5:51

    xG 0.37–0.30 (55%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

  4. Reaves – Holmberg – McMann5:38

    xG 0.15–0.39 (28%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Liljegren12:47

    xG 0.66–0.36 (65%)attempts 19–24goals 0–0

  2. McCabe – Benoit12:29

    xG 0.91–0.73 (56%)attempts 17–11goals 0–1

  3. Brodie – Rielly17:56

    xG 0.83–0.81 (51%)attempts 19–15goals 0–1

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.

TOR 3.6 xGNYI 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 61/100 · #557 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.83 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +46 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 67% of the time.

TOR winsNYI wins

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

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