Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Islanders beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-6 in overtime, Brock Nelson scoring at 3:15. The Islanders came back from three goals down. The Red Wings led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brock Nelson's goal at 3:15 of overtime, which took the Islanders' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Islanders, 3.1 to 2.6; shots on goal were DET 39, NYI 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 22 of 29 (.759), 3.9 goals below expected; Thomas Greiss stopped 27 of 32 (.844), 2.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brock Nelson (3 G), 2. Mathew Barzal (5 A), 3. Henrik Zetterberg (1 G, 3 A).
Three stars
- ★B. Nelson3 G

- ★★M. Barzal5 A

- ★★★H. Zetterberg1 G, 3 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
13 goals1st period
1-02:13
2-05:12
3-014:40
2nd period
3-19:36
3rd period
3-23:02
4-27:42
5-29:54
5-314:34
5-415:28
5-516:39
5-618:11
6-619:31
Overtime
6-73:15
Penalties
1st
- 15:58
Justin Abdelkader · Trippingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
2nd
- 1:40
Andreas Athanasiou · Holding the stickdrawn by Anders Lee2 min
- 3:49
Thomas Hickey · Trippingdrawn by Andreas Athanasiou2 min
- 18:39
Justin Abdelkader · Fightingdrawn by Johnny Boychuk5 min
- 18:39
Johnny Boychuk · Fightingdrawn by Justin Abdelkader5 min
3rd
- 9:00
served by M. Barzal · Too many men on the icedrawn by Danny DeKeyser2 min
- 13:27
Tyler Bertuzzi · Match penatly 10 minutesdrawn by Cal Clutterbuck10 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Brock Nelson, OT 3:15 — 51% → 100%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.66 G
- All situations
- 7 G3.1
- 2.25 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.7
- 0.41 G
- Power play
- 4 G1.4
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.61 – 3.08
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 39
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 55%
- Faceoffs
- 45%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 4/7
- 19
- Penalty minutes
- 9
- 17
- Hits
- 26
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 6
- Giveaways
- 21
- 8
- Takeaways
- 12
Box score
every player line
Season series
NYI leads 2-1
6@
3Final
6@
7OTthis game
4@
3OTFinal
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
