Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4. The Blackhawks scored first; the Islanders answered. The Islanders led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Simon Holmstrom's goal at 14:06 of the second period, which took the Islanders' chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 2.2 to 1.5; shots on goal were CHI 30, NYI 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Arvid Soderblom stopped 14 of 19 (.737), 3.7 goals below expected; Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 1.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Simon Holmstrom (1 G, 2 A), 2. Jean-Gabriel Pageau (3 A), 3. Tyler Bertuzzi (2 G).
Three stars
- ★S. Holmstrom1 G, 2 A

- ★★J. Pageau3 A

- ★★★T. Bertuzzi2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
9 goals1st period
1-016:47
2nd period
1-16:59
1-214:06
3rd period
1-35:39
1-46:36
1-57:58
2-511:04
3-518:50
4-519:50
Penalties
1st
- 15:10
Dennis Cholowski · Cross checkingdrawn by Jason Dickinson2 min
- 18:31
Craig Smith · Roughingdrawn by Scott Mayfield2 min
2nd
- 4:56
Philipp Kurashev · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Ilya Sorokin2 min
- 18:58
Isaiah George · Holdingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
3rd
- 14:54
Kevin Korchinski · Slashingdrawn by Brock Nelson2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Simon Holmstrom, 2nd 14:06 — 53% → 73%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.24 G
- All situations
- 5 G1.5
- 1.63 G
- Even strength
- 5 G1.2
- 0.61 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.20 – 1.49
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
- 30
- Shots on goal
- 21
- 27%
- Faceoffs
- 73%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 15
- Hits
- 22
- 15
- Blocked shots
- 19
- 19
- Giveaways
- 27
- 5
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
4@
5this game
3@
5Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
