New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Islanders beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3. The Islanders scored first and never trailed. The Islanders led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anders Lee's goal at 10:25 of the first period, which took the Islanders' chances from 60% to 75%. Expected goals were close — NYI 3.4, TBL 3.4; shots on goal were NYI 32, TBL 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Thomas Greiss stopped 36 of 39 (.923); Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 31 (.871), 1.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Anders Lee (2 G), 2. Yanni Gourde (2 G), 3. John Tavares (1 G, 2 A).
Three stars
- ★A. Lee2 G

- ★★Y. Gourde2 G

- ★★★J. Tavares1 G, 2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-00:51
2-010:25
2nd period
3-07:09
3rd period
4-01:05
4-13:13
4-23:26
4-316:24
5-319:38
Penalties
1st
- 13:59
Jason Chimera · Slashingdrawn by Brayden Point2 min
2nd
- 9:45
Victor Hedman · Hookingdrawn by John Tavares2 min
- 19:19
Vladislav Namestnikov · Cross checkingdrawn by Joshua Ho-Sang2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Anders Lee, 1st 10:25 — 60% → 75%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.44 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.4
- 2.03 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.8
- 0.41 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.40 – 3.26
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
- 32
- Shots on goal
- 39
- 43%
- Faceoffs
- 57%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 0/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 23
- Hits
- 24
- 17
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 3
- Giveaways
- 9
- 11
- Takeaways
- 2
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
