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New York Islanders at Detroit Red Wings

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Recap

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Islanders 3-2. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Islanders led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex DeBrincat's goal at 17:43 of the third period, which took the Red Wings' chances from 60% to 95%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 3.5 to 1.1; shots on goal were NYI 18, DET 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 83% of the time. Ilya Sorokin stopped 18 of 21 (.857); John Gibson stopped 16 of 18 (.889), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex DeBrincat (2 G), 2. Lucas Raymond (3 A), 3. Scott Mayfield (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    DET
    A. DeBrincat2 G
  2. ★★
    DET
    L. Raymond3 A
  3. ★★★
    NYI
    S. Mayfield1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYINYI170714218
DETDET080538321

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. NYI
    M. Barzal (17), J. Drouin (13)
    slapxG 0.09win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    4:27

3rd period

  1. DET
    wristxG 0.06win prob +25 ptsVideo
    1-1
    2:03
  2. DET
    snapxG 0.14win prob +19 ptsVideo
    1-2
    3:55
  3. NYI
    J. Pageau (8), A. Lee (13)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +32 ptsVideo
    2-2
    11:26
  4. DET
    snapxG 0.16win prob +34 ptsVideo
    2-3
    17:43

Penalties

NYI 4 PIM·DET 2 PIM

2nd

  • 18:10DETSimon Edvinsson · Hookingdrawn by Mathew Barzal2 min

3rd

  • 3:17NYIMatthew Schaefer · Holdingdrawn by Emmitt Finnie2 min
  • 16:50NYIScott Mayfield · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
DET goalNYI goalFinal: DET 100%

Biggest swing: Alex DeBrincat, 3rd 17:43 — DET 60% → 95%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.49J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.46L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.20L. Raymond · Missed · xG 0.20M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.17A. DeBrincat · Goal · xG 0.16A. DeBrincat · Goal · xG 0.14J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.14A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.14S. Edvinsson · On goal · xG 0.13D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.12J. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.09J. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.09L. Raymond · Missed · xG 0.08M. Kasper · On goal · xG 0.08S. Edvinsson · Missed · xG 0.08D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.08E. Finnie · On goal · xG 0.07A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.07D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.06A. Sandin-Pellikka · Goal · xG 0.06J. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.06E. Finnie · On goal · xG 0.06D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.05E. Soderblom · Missed · xG 0.05J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.03A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.03M. Seider · Missed · xG 0.02A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.02D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.02A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.01S. Edvinsson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Kasper · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.01J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.01M. Seider · Missed · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.00J. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.00A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.00
DET3 G · 3.5 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYIvsDET
1.12 G
All situations
3 G3.5
1.02 G
Even strength
1 G2.7
0.10 G
Power play
2 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 71 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYI17%83%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.13 – 2.95

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

NYIvsDET
18
Shots on goal
21
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/1
Power play
2/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
16
Hits
14
21
Blocked shots
19
9
Giveaways
13
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New York Islanders skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
48M. SchaeferD000010.19032—25:56
6R. PulockD000-110.02140—22:42
13M. BarzalC011+110.120005322:26
29J. DrouinL011+110.0500010020:47
3A. PelechD000010.03000—18:59
77T. DeAngeloD000+120.05000—17:47
51E. HeinemanL101+130.21150—16:57
49M. ShabanovR000-100.07000—16:15
24S. MayfieldD101+110.11032—16:14
27A. LeeL011+130.1101010015:27
38T. MitchellD000+110.01210—15:04
11A. DuclairL000-110.01000—15:00
44J. PageauC011+100.001105514:58
10S. HolmstromR000+100.09000—14:42
53C. CizikasC000000.002105012:43
32K. MacLeanC000020.05210011:45
64C. RitchieC000-100.000103311:28
16M. GatcombC000000.00700011:13
New York Islanders goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30I. Sorokin(L)21183.8573.02+0.0258:06

Season series

NYI leads 2-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).