Seattle Kraken at New York Islanders
Recap
written from the game dataThe Seattle Kraken beat the New York Islanders 5-2. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Oliver Bjorkstrand's goal at 16:58 of the first period, which took the Kraken's chances from 63% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.0 to 2.2; shots on goal were SEA 25, NYI 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Joey Daccord stopped 27 of 29 (.931); Ilya Sorokin stopped 9 of 13 (.692), 2.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Vince Dunn (1 G, 2 A), 2. Adam Larsson (3 A), 3. Tye Kartye (1 G).
Three stars
- ★V. Dunn1 G, 2 A

- ★★A. Larsson3 A

- ★★★T. Kartye1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-02:48
2-016:58
2nd period
3-03:55
4-013:05
3rd period
4-111:57
4-215:37
5-217:20
Penalties
1st
- 15:00
Scott Mayfield · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
2nd
- 7:58
Yanni Gourde · Cross checkingdrawn by Ryan Pulock2 min
- 11:25
Noah Dobson · High stickingdrawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand2 min
- 17:04
Brandon Montour · High sticking double minordrawn by Casey Cizikas4 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Oliver Bjorkstrand, 1st 16:58 — 63% → 77%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.04 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.2
- 1.72 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.3
- 0.42 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.9
- 0.30 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.38 – 2.23
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
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 40%
- Faceoffs
- 60%
- 2/2
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 23
- Hits
- 24
- 19
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 8
- Giveaways
- 13
- 10
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
SEA leads 2-0
2@
3Final
5@
2this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
