New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 1-0. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Yanni Gourde's goal at 1:49 of the second period, which took the Lightning's chances from 49% to 67%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 3.5 to 1.7; shots on goal were NYI 18, TBL 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 of 31 (.968), 1.7 goals saved above expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 18 of 18 (1.000), 1.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Yanni Gourde (1 G), 2. Ryan McDonagh, 3. Barclay Goodrow.
Three stars
- ★Y. Gourde1 G

- ★★R. McDonagh

- ★★★B. Goodrow

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
1 goal2nd period
0-11:49
Penalties
2nd
- 0:50
Barclay Goodrow · Cross checkingdrawn by Adam Pelech2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Yanni Gourde, 2nd 1:49 — 49% → 67%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.70 G
- All situations
- 1 G3.5
- 1.40 G
- Even strength
- 0 G2.5
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.0
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 1 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.74 – 2.70
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
- 18
- Shots on goal
- 31
- 50%
- Faceoffs
- 50%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/0
- 0
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 49
- Hits
- 48
- 8
- Blocked shots
- 21
- 4
- Giveaways
- 4
- 3
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).






