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2018-12-29 · Bridgestone Arena

4 – 3Final

NYR beat NSH 4–3. NYR lost the expected-goals battle 1.9 to 3.3 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Jesper Fast scored at 7:35 of the third, moving NYR’s win probability from 48% to 78%. Pekka Rinne allowed 2.0 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
22 – 37
Expected goals
1.9 – 3.3
xG share
NSH 64%
Home-ice start
NSH 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

NYR goalNSH goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

NYRNSH

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

NYR
Jesper Fast
2 G, 1 A · 16:17 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Finishing +1.56
+1.46
NSH
Nick Bonino
2 G, 0 A · 17:42 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing +1.12 · Faceoffs +0.05
+1.32
NYR
Marc Staal
1 G, 0 A · 21:37 TOI
Finishing +0.80 · Penalties +0.18
+0.92

Rough nights

NSH
Pekka Rinne
57:31 TOI
GSAx −2.04
−2.04
NSH
Ryan Johansen
0 G, 0 A · 22:14 TOI
On-ice −0.22 · Finishing −0.31
−0.54
NSH
Austin Watson
0 G, 0 A · 14:57 TOI
Finishing −0.43
−0.48

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalNYR–NSHWin prob.
P1 2:42 NYRChris KreiderPP
from Mika Zibanejad, Kevin Hayes
1–047% → 62%
P1 8:43 NSHNick BoninoPP
from Mattias Ekholm, Kevin Fiala
1–137% → 53%
P2 3:51 NYRJesper Fast
from Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider
2–147% → 67%
P2 4:44 NSHKevin Fiala
unassisted
2–233% → 53%
P2 10:35 NSHNick BoninoPP
from Craig Smith, Kevin Fiala
2–354% → 74%
P3 4:23 NYRMarc Staal
from Jesper Fast, Mika Zibanejad
3–321% → 48%
P3 7:35 NYRJesper Fast
from Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider
4–348% → 78%

Every player

Show both lineups

NYR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jesper Fast R16:1721+1.46−0.09+1.56−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marc Staal D21:371+0.92−0.03+0.80+0.00−0.03+0.18+0.00
Chris Kreider L15:5112+0.70+0.14+0.72+0.02+0.01−0.18+0.00
Kevin Hayes R19:481+0.06+0.10−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Adam McQuaid D20:34+0.02+0.01+0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tony DeAngelo D14:51+0.02+0.05−0.01+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Brendan Smith D15:34+0.01+0.05+0.00−0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
Pavel Buchnevich L9:24−0.03−0.05−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jimmy Vesey L13:08−0.05+0.02−0.05−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Neal Pionk D22:20−0.07−0.05+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Filip Chytil C10:19−0.10−0.09−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mika Zibanejad C17:374−0.10−0.03−0.03−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.04
Brett Howden C12:28−0.10−0.08−0.03−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
Brady Skjei D21:53−0.21−0.00+0.01−0.00−0.02−0.18+0.00
Ryan Strome C12:39−0.26+0.05−0.31+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
Vladislav Namestnikov C18:03−0.29+0.03−0.15−0.01+0.01−0.18+0.00
Cody McLeod L10:48−0.32+0.08−0.21−0.02+0.02−0.18+0.00
Mats Zuccarello C19:24−0.32+0.00−0.15+0.01+0.00−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Henrik Lundqvist G60:00−0.00

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nick Bonino C17:422+1.32+0.16+1.12−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.05
Kevin Fiala L18:0112+0.58+0.16+0.42+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Viktor Arvidsson L23:13+0.14−0.28−0.12+0.01−0.01+0.54+0.00
Craig Smith C17:171+0.11+0.16−0.20−0.02+0.00+0.18−0.01
Ryan Ellis D25:53+0.07−0.15−0.01+0.03+0.01+0.18+0.00
Dan Hamhuis D13:19+0.06+0.06+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Frederick Gaudreau C8:14+0.06+0.06−0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Zac Rinaldo C6:24+0.03+0.04−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Rocco Grimaldi R11:00+0.00+0.02−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Bitetto D12:16−0.01+0.03−0.01−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
P.K. Subban D20:43−0.02+0.05−0.11+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mattias Ekholm D21:181−0.09+0.10−0.06+0.05+0.00−0.18+0.00
Ryan Hartman R11:18−0.10−0.09−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Roman Josi D26:39−0.15−0.07−0.10+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Calle Jarnkrok C16:44−0.19−0.10−0.08−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Miikka Salomaki R13:10−0.28−0.02−0.26−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Austin Watson L14:57−0.48−0.02−0.43−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Johansen C22:14−0.54−0.22−0.31−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Pekka Rinne G57:31−2.04

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.