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Tue, Dec 3, 2024·Centre Bell, Montreal

New York Islanders 1, Montréal Canadiens 2 (OT)

Expected result

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

MTL winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI051170603131
MTL071110712227

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 7:23MTLPatrik LainePPAssists: Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 18:55NYIAnders LeeAssists: Oliver Wahlstrom, Noah Dobson · Snap, 0.31 xG1–1
  3. OT 2:39MTLNick SuzukiGWGAssists: Mike Matheson, Cole Caufield · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 1:21NYIMaxim Tsyplakov: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 19:54MTLJayden Struble: Interference2 min
  3. P2 6:49NYIHudson Fasching: High sticking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 7:45MTLJosh Anderson: Interference2 min
  5. P2 15:47MTLArber Xhekaj: 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0MTL
43% to win57% to win
← NYI attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Horvat won the faceoff against Dach
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYIMTL
31Shots on goal27
3.6Expected goals2.6
59Shot attempts51
19Faceoffs won24
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
32Hits37
9Blocked shots19
10Giveaways13
3Takeaways4

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. bestLee – Horvat – Holmstrom11:44

    xG 0.38–0.24 (61%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  2. Pageau – Wahlstrom – MacLean9:44

    xG 0.32–0.26 (55%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  3. Martin – Cizikas – Fasching7:44

    xG 0.07–0.44 (14%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  4. Palmieri – Nelson – Tsyplakov10:03

    xG 0.10–0.51 (16%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDobson – George15:37

    xG 0.91–0.34 (73%)attempts 16–7goals 1–0

  2. Pulock – Romanov16:22

    xG 0.39–0.55 (42%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0

  3. Mayfield – Hutton11:54

    xG 0.39–0.55 (41%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestGallagher – Anderson – Dvorak7:33

    xG 0.35–0.10 (78%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Suzuki – Caufield – Newhook11:51

    xG 0.56–0.33 (63%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  3. Armia – Evans – Heineman6:46

    xG 0.25–0.08 (76%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Laine – Dach – Slafkovský12:16

    xG 0.09–0.65 (13%)attempts 4–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Xhekaj14:00

    xG 0.55–0.19 (75%)attempts 17–8goals 0–0

  2. Struble – Hutson10:54

    xG 0.53–0.44 (54%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Struble – Guhle3:43

    xG 0.17–0.14 (54%)attempts 3–4goals 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.

MTL 2.6 xGNYI 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 31/100 · #910 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.14 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +22 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 66% of the time.

MTL winsNYI wins

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

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