New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2. The lead changed hands 2 times. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kyle Palmieri's goal at 13:46 of the third period, which took the Islanders' chances from 56% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Senators, 2.7 to 2.4; shots on goal were NYI 13, OTT 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Senators win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 of 31 (.935), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Anton Forsberg stopped 9 of 12 (.750), 1.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Ilya Sorokin (29 saves, .935), 2. Tim Stützle (2 A), 3. Kyle Palmieri (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★I. Sorokin29 saves, .935

- ★★T. Stützle2 A

- ★★★K. Palmieri1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals1st period
0-15:37
1-112:27
2-114:48
2nd period
2-20:37
3rd period
3-213:46
4-219:09
Penalties
1st
- 12:09
Claude Giroux · High stickingdrawn by Maxim Tsyplakov2 min
- 19:22
Kyle Palmieri · Interferencedrawn by Tyler Kleven2 min
2nd
- 12:34
Kyle MacLean · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Kleven2 min
3rd
- 7:16
Oliver Wahlstrom · Trippingdrawn by Tim Stützle2 min
- 13:00
Josh Norris · Trippingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Kyle Palmieri, 3rd 13:46 — 56% → 86%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.43 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.7
- 0.61 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.2
- 0.52 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.4
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 71 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.13 – 2.63
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
- 13
- Shots on goal
- 31
- 37%
- Faceoffs
- 63%
- 2/2
- Power play
- 1/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 25
- Hits
- 16
- 21
- Blocked shots
- 10
- 15
- Giveaways
- 12
- 2
- Takeaways
- 2
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
