Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 4-1. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Seth Jarvis's goal at 14:53 of the first period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 61% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 2.9 to 2.0; shots on goal were CAR 34, NYI 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 30 of 31 (.968), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 of 33 (.909), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Seth Jarvis (2 G), 2. Martin Necas (1 G), 3. Jake Guentzel (1 G, 2 A).
Three stars
- ★S. Jarvis2 G

- ★★M. Necas1 G

- ★★★J. Guentzel1 G, 2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-012:48
2-014:53
3-019:58
3rd period
3-14:30
4-116:22
Penalties
1st
- 7:43
Martin Necas · Holdingdrawn by Kyle MacLean2 min
- 18:12
Adam Pelech · Interferencedrawn by Seth Jarvis2 min
3rd
- 19:04
Matt Martin · Fightingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux5 min
- 19:04
Brendan Lemieux · Fightingdrawn by Matt Martin5 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Seth Jarvis, 1st 14:53 — 61% → 77%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.93 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.0
- 1.82 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.7
- 0.41 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.19 – 1.99
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
- 34
- Shots on goal
- 31
- 60%
- Faceoffs
- 40%
- 1/1
- Power play
- 0/1
- 7
- Penalty minutes
- 7
- 15
- Hits
- 20
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 11
- Giveaways
- 18
- 5
- Takeaways
- 9
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 2-2
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3OTFinal
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4OTFinal
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4Final
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1this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
