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Sun, Mar 17, 2024·Madison Square Garden, New York

New York Islanders 2, New York Rangers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 66% of the time.

NYR winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI1711406227
NYR01231128531

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:08NYIBo HorvatSHAssists: Brock Nelson · Snap, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:27NYRMika ZibanejadAssists: Jack Roslovic · Slap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:14NYRWill CuylleAssists: Ryan Lindgren, Adam Fox · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 13:55NYIBo HorvatAssists: Brock Nelson, Mike Reilly · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P2 15:01NYRJonny BrodzinskiGWGAssists: K'Andre Miller, Alexander Wennberg · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P3 2:36NYRKaapo KakkoAssists: Erik Gustafsson, Zac Jones · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–4
  7. P3 10:42NYRAlexis LafrenièreAssists: Artemi Panarin, K'Andre Miller · Snap, 0.15 xG2–5
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 11:57NYRVincent Trocheck: Holding2 min
  2. P1 13:50NYIPierre Engvall: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P1 14:32NYRAdam Fox: Interference2 min
  4. P2 17:45NYRAlexis Lafrenière: 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 SOG0NYR
46% to win54% to win
← NYI attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Horvat won the faceoff against Zibanejad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINYR
27Shots on goal31
1.9Expected goals2.8
56Shot attempts71
22Faceoffs won28
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
26Hits21
21Blocked shots12
6Giveaways10
3Takeaways11

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. Clutterbuck – Martin – MacLean4:39

    xG 0.02–0.04 (34%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  2. Cizikas – Engvall – Holmstrom7:51

    xG 0.30–0.52 (37%)attempts 8–13goals 0–1

  3. Palmieri – Nelson – Horvat10:15

    xG 0.33–0.61 (35%)attempts 10–14goals 1–2

  4. Lee – Pageau – Barzal13:20

    xG 0.57–0.89 (39%)attempts 16–19goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Dobson16:20

    xG 0.73–0.54 (57%)attempts 20–18goals 0–0

  2. Dobson – Romanov2:12

    xG 0.02–0.03 (39%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Reilly – Aho11:55

    xG 0.16–0.34 (32%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestKreider – Zibanejad – Roslovic11:18

    xG 0.61–0.10 (86%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  2. Goodrow – Vesey – Cuylle8:17

    xG 0.48–0.08 (86%)attempts 13–2goals 1–0

  3. Brodzinski – Wennberg – Kakko11:40

    xG 0.61–0.31 (66%)attempts 21–10goals 1–0

  4. Trocheck – Panarin – Lafrenière13:18

    xG 0.65–0.53 (55%)attempts 15–18goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMiller – Schneider12:52

    xG 0.63–0.22 (74%)attempts 22–10goals 2–1

  2. Fox – Lindgren9:57

    xG 0.68–0.44 (60%)attempts 15–11goals 1–0

  3. Gustafsson – Jones9:33

    xG 0.56–0.37 (61%)attempts 12–10goals 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.

NYR 2.8 xGNYI 1.9 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

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 55/100 · #633 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.41 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 35% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 66% 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).