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New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes

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Recap

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The New York Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1. The Islanders scored first and never trailed. The Islanders led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kyle Palmieri's goal at 19:45 of the third period, which took the Islanders' chances from 49% to 98%. Expected goals were close — NYI 1.9, CAR 1.8; shots on goal were NYI 21, CAR 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Ilya Sorokin stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Frederik Andersen stopped 19 of 21 (.905). Three stars: 1. Kyle Palmieri (1 G, 1 A), 2. Vincent Trocheck (1 G), 3. Ilya Sorokin (20 saves, .952).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYI
    K. Palmieri1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CAR
    V. Trocheck1 G
  3. ★★★
    NYI
    I. Sorokin20 saves, .952

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYINYI071816221
CARCAR0120118121

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. NYI
    wristxG 0.15win prob +19 pts
    1-0
    8:24

3rd period

  1. CAR
    S. Aho (39), T. DeAngelo (36)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +46 pts
    1-1
    19:03
  2. NYI
    Z. Parise (18), B. Nelson (18)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +50 pts
    2-1
    19:45

Penalties

NYI 8 PIM·CAR 8 PIM

1st

  • 5:11CAREthan Bear · High stickingdrawn by Zdeno Chara2 min
  • 12:49CARMartin Necas · Cross checkingdrawn by Adam Pelech2 min
  • 14:58NYICasey Cizikas · Trippingdrawn by Martin Necas2 min

2nd

  • 5:19CARMax Domi · Hookingdrawn by Matt Martin2 min
  • 17:14NYIAnders Lee · Hookingdrawn by Jordan Martinook2 min

3rd

  • 0:20NYICasey Cizikas · Boardingdrawn by Brendan Smith2 min
  • 12:52CARAndrei Svechnikov · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 13:44NYIZach Parise · Trippingdrawn by Brett Pesce2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Kyle Palmieri, 3rd 19:45 — NYI 49% → 98%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Stepan · On goal · xG 0.27S. Jarvis · On goal · xG 0.18M. Necas · On goal · xG 0.14T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.12J. Fast · On goal · xG 0.11D. Stepan · Missed · xG 0.09V. Trocheck · Goal · xG 0.08N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.06S. Jarvis · On goal · xG 0.05J. Slavin · On goal · xG 0.05J. Staal · Missed · xG 0.05T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.04S. Aho · Missed · xG 0.04A. Svechnikov · Missed · xG 0.04J. Slavin · On goal · xG 0.04B. Pesce · Missed · xG 0.04T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.03B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.03T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.03T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.03B. Skjei · Missed · xG 0.02B. Pesce · Missed · xG 0.02T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.02J. Slavin · On goal · xG 0.02B. Skjei · Missed · xG 0.02B. Pesce · Missed · xG 0.02J. Slavin · On goal · xG 0.02E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.02M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.02J. Slavin · Missed · xG 0.01B. Pesce · Missed · xG 0.01B. Pesce · On goal · xG 0.01B. Skjei · On goal · xG 0.01B. Skjei · Missed · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.01T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.01J. Martinook · On goal · xG 0.01E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.01N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.01
CAR1 G · 1.8 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYIvsCAR
1.92 G
All situations
1 G1.8
1.72 G
Even strength
1 G1.1
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYI53%47%CAR

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.93 – 1.78

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

NYIvsCAR
21
Shots on goal
21
43%
Faceoffs
57%
0/4
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
20
Hits
14
15
Blocked shots
6
2
Giveaways
15
11
Takeaways
14

Box score

every player line
New York Islanders skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8N. DobsonD000020.05150—23:18
3A. PelechD000+120.03110—22:17
33Z. CharaD000010.01010—20:38
6R. PulockD000+120.01200—19:51
29B. NelsonC011+100.000003818:09
12J. BaileyR000-100.16000—17:45
27A. LeeL000-140.39102—17:39
4A. GreeneD000000.00110—17:11
44J. PageauC101010.210205716:55
53C. CizikasC000010.025144616:39
13M. BarzalC000010.230105015:53
21K. PalmieriC112+210.13200015:29
11Z. PariseL011+130.41102—14:50
18A. BeauvillierR000000.00000—14:44
32R. JohnstonL000000.00330—11:58
17M. MartinL011+120.20200—11:46
7G. HuttonD000000.00100—10:32
26O. WahlstromR000010.09000—06:41
New York Islanders goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30I. Sorokin(W)21201.9521.79+0.7959:45

Season series

CAR leads 2-1

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