Calgary Flames at New York Rangers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Calgary Flames beat the New York Rangers 4-1. The Flames scored first and never trailed. The Flames led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Garnet Hathaway's goal at 12:21 of the second period, which took the Flames' chances from 67% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 4.5 to 1.9; shots on goal were CGY 26, NYR 45. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 85% of the time. David Rittich stopped 44 of 45 (.978), 3.5 goals saved above expected; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 2.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Rittich (44 saves, .978), 2. Johnny Gaudreau (2 G), 3. Garnet Hathaway (2 G).
Three stars
- ★D. Rittich44 saves, .978

- ★★J. Gaudreau2 G

- ★★★G. Hathaway2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-017:00
2nd period
2-012:21
3-014:55
3rd period
3-16:41
4-118:07
Penalties
1st
- 18:16
Garnet Hathaway · Holdingdrawn by Neal Pionk2 min
- 19:12
Chris Kreider · Holdingdrawn by Michael Frolik2 min
- 19:12
served by M. Tkachuk · Too many men on the icedrawn by Mats Zuccarello2 min
2nd
- 15:23
Brett Howden · Trippingdrawn by Dillon Dube2 min
3rd
- 5:58
Sam Bennett · Boardingdrawn by Brett Howden2 min
- 18:07
Mats Zuccarello · Slashingdrawn by Rasmus Andersson2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Garnet Hathaway, 2nd 12:21 — 67% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.94 G
- All situations
- 1 G4.5
- 1.74 G
- Even strength
- 0 G4.3
- 0.30 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.92 – 4.39
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
- 26
- Shots on goal
- 45
- 61%
- Faceoffs
- 39%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 1/2
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 23
- Hits
- 31
- 20
- Blocked shots
- 16
- 6
- Giveaways
- 15
- 8
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
CGY leads 2-0
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1this game
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5Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
