New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-1. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Paul Carey's goal at 10:47 of the first period, which took the Rangers' chances from 60% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.1 to 2.8; shots on goal were NYR 27, CAR 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 32 of 33 (.970), 1.8 goals saved above expected; Scott Darling stopped 21 of 27 (.778), 2.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Chris Kreider (2 G), 2. Henrik Lundqvist (32 saves, .970), 3. Jesper Fast (2 G).
Three stars
- ★C. Kreider2 G

- ★★H. Lundqvist32 saves, .970

- ★★★J. Fast2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-00:52
2-02:26
2-18:50
3-110:47
3rd period
4-10:20
5-15:45
6-112:26
Penalties
1st
- 7:47
served by C. Kreider · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 13:21
Boo Nieves · Hookingdrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
2nd
- 5:14
Paul Carey · Hookingdrawn by Brett Pesce2 min
- 14:58
Paul Carey · Boardingdrawn by Brock McGinn2 min
- 18:49
served by T. Teravainen · Too many men on the ice2 min
3rd
- 0:32
Brendan Smith · Cross checkingdrawn by Marcus Kruger2 min
- 9:44
Jeff Skinner · Closing hand on puck2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Paul Carey, 1st 10:47 — 60% → 75%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.16 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.8
- 2.65 G
- Even strength
- 0 G1.6
- 0.61 G
- Power play
- 1 G1.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.12 – 2.77
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
- 27
- Shots on goal
- 33
- 47%
- Faceoffs
- 53%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 1/5
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 17
- Hits
- 25
- 18
- Blocked shots
- 6
- 14
- Giveaways
- 15
- 20
- Takeaways
- 11
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
