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Thu, Nov 21, 2024·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

New York Islanders 1, Detroit Red Wings 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 68% of the time.

DET winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI190608123
DET01101129231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:51NYISimon HolmstromAssists: Scott Mayfield · Tip-in, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P3 15:14DETJonatan BerggrenAssists: J.T. Compher · Snap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P3 19:08DETLucas RaymondGWGAssists: Dylan Larkin, Simon Edvinsson · Snap, 0.11 xG1–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 1:18NYIRyan Pulock: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 5:19NYIAlexander Romanov: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P2 8:26NYIPierre Engvall: Slashing2 min
  4. P3 3:41DETChristian Fischer: 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 SOG0DET
43% to win57% to win
← NYI attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Horvat won the faceoff against Rasmussen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIDET
23Shots on goal31
1.6Expected goals2.5
49Shot attempts65
26Faceoffs won23
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
25Hits29
18Blocked shots13
18Giveaways10
2Takeaways5

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. bestMartin – Wahlstrom – MacLean5:16

    xG 0.11–0.05 (68%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Lee – Pageau – Horvat12:34

    xG 0.43–0.47 (48%)attempts 16–15goals 0–1

  3. Palmieri – Nelson – Tsyplakov13:21

    xG 0.40–0.55 (42%)attempts 13–18goals 0–0

  4. Cizikas – Engvall – Holmstrom9:02

    xG 0.21–0.49 (30%)attempts 4–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Cholowski11:19

    xG 0.29–0.14 (68%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

  2. Dobson – George2:20

    xG 0.00–0.05 (4%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Mayfield – Pulock2:44

    xG 0.00–0.11 (2%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – DeBrincat – Kasper12:10

    xG 0.79–0.27 (74%)attempts 19–10goals 0–0

  2. Motte – Larkin – Raymond5:46

    xG 0.38–0.18 (68%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  3. Motte – Compher – Berggren5:01

    xG 0.25–0.07 (78%)attempts 9–2goals 0–1

  4. Tarasenko – Compher – Berggren4:06

    xG 0.16–0.10 (62%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeider – Edvinsson17:47

    xG 0.56–0.38 (60%)attempts 18–16goals 0–0

  2. Petry – Chiarot15:54

    xG 0.58–0.44 (57%)attempts 21–15goals 1–0

  3. Gustafsson – Johansson9:42

    xG 0.27–0.42 (39%)attempts 8–8goals 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.

DET 2.5 xGNYI 1.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 47/100 · #691 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.50 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 68% of the time.

DET winsNYI wins

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

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