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Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders

FinalTV USA, CBC·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Recap

written from the game data

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 2-1. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Cal Clutterbuck's goal at 17:01 of the second period, which took the Islanders' chances from 30% to 53%. Expected goals favored the Islanders, 2.6 to 1.7; shots on goal were TBL 25, NYI 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Semyon Varlamov stopped 23 of 25 (.920). Three stars: 1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (27 saves, .964), 2. Brayden Point (1 G), 3. Cal Clutterbuck (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TBL
    A. Vasilevskiy27 saves, .964
  2. ★★
    TBL
    B. Point1 G
  3. ★★★
    NYI
    C. Clutterbuck1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
TBLTBL1111905225
NYINYI0711308128

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. TBL
    wristxG 0.13win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    10:05

2nd period

  1. NYI
    tip-inxG 0.15win prob +22 pts
    1-1
    17:01
  2. TBL
    wristxG 0.22win prob +22 pts
    2-1
    19:40

Penalties

TBL 2 PIM·NYI 2 PIM

2nd

  • 14:28TBLMikhail Sergachev · Roughingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min
  • 17:38NYIAdam Pelech · Interferencedrawn by Nikita Kucherov2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NYI goalTBL goalFinal: NYI 0%

Biggest swing: Cal Clutterbuck, 2nd 17:01 — NYI 30% → 53%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Komarov · On goal · xG 0.22K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.19A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.19C. Clutterbuck · Goal · xG 0.15M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.13L. Komarov · Missed · xG 0.12M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.12M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.11J. Pageau · Missed · xG 0.11J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.11K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.10J. Pageau · On goal · xG 0.10T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.09J. Pageau · Missed · xG 0.09A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.08M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.08S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.07C. Cizikas · On goal · xG 0.06M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.05K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.05A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.03S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.03M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.03J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.03K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.02J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.02L. Komarov · Missed · xG 0.02A. Pelech · Missed · xG 0.02S. Mayfield · Missed · xG 0.02A. Pelech · Missed · xG 0.02M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.02A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.01M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Pageau · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.01C. Clutterbuck · On goal · xG 0.01L. Komarov · On goal · xG 0.00J. Pageau · On goal · xG 0.00M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.00
NYI1 G · 2.6 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

TBLvsNYI
1.72 G
All situations
1 G2.6
1.62 G
Even strength
1 G2.4
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
TBL34%66%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.67 – 2.50

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

TBLvsNYI
25
Shots on goal
28
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/1
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
26
Hits
39
21
Blocked shots
15
14
Giveaways
16
7
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
77V. HedmanD011+130.21140—26:38
27R. McDonaghD000030.10130—24:25
86N. KucherovR011+100.00110—19:53
81E. CernakD011020.03110—19:44
98M. SergachevD000000.00532—19:32
21B. PointC101+120.290005019:10
18O. PalatL000010.15130—18:19
19B. GoodrowC000+100.00200017:23
71A. CirelliC000+120.143104316:43
37Y. GourdeC101+120.270007316:07
20B. ColemanL011020.12110—15:51
17A. KillornL000-110.08210—15:19
91S. StamkosC000010.020106014:26
44J. RuttaD000030.09100—14:20
58D. SavardD000000.02220—13:33
14P. MaroonL000000.00000—09:27
9T. JohnsonC000010.09100008:45
79R. ColtonC000020.0940010008:10
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
88A. Vasilevskiy(W)28271.9642.56+1.5660:00

Series

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