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New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils

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▸4
New Jersey Devils
3
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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3. The Rangers came back from two goals down. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mika Zibanejad's goal at 15:24 of the third period, which took the Rangers' chances from 48% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 2.9 to 2.2; shots on goal were NYR 25, NJD 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 19 of 22 (.864), 0.8 goals below expected; Keith Kinkaid stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mika Zibanejad (3 G, 1 A), 2. Mats Zuccarello (3 A), 3. Nico Hischier (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    M. Zibanejad3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    M. Zuccarello3 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    N. Hischier1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR1611227425
NJDNJD280519322

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(14)PPG
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.08win prob +10 pts
    0-1
    5:10
  2. NJD
    M. Johansson(8)PPG
    B. Boyle (6), D. Severson (18)
    backhandxG 0.19win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    16:18
  3. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(18)PPG
    K. Hayes (24)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +11 pts
    1-2
    19:58

2nd period

  1. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(19)PPG
    M. Zuccarello (17), K. Hayes (25)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +16 pts
    2-2
    16:36

3rd period

  1. NYR
    C. Kreider(23)
    M. Zuccarello (18), M. Zibanejad (28)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +27 pts
    3-2
    4:43
  2. NJD
    E. Yakovlev(2)
    M. Johansson (11), N. Hischier (20)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +28 pts
    3-3
    5:36
  3. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(20)
    M. Zuccarello (19), P. Buchnevich (7)
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +41 pts
    4-3
    15:24

Penalties

NYR 8 PIM·NJD 8 PIM

1st

  • 1:00NJDBlake Coleman · Trippingdrawn by Mats Zuccarello2 min
  • 3:51NYRMarc Staal · Holdingdrawn by Blake Coleman2 min
  • 10:43NYRBrendan Smith · Trippingdrawn by Brian Boyle2 min
  • 14:58NYRJesper Fast · Trippingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
  • 19:53NJDMarcus Johansson · Interferencedrawn by Vladislav Namestnikov2 min

2nd

  • 13:11NJDMiles Wood · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Henrik Lundqvist2 min
  • 16:22NJDBlake Coleman · Hookingdrawn by Brendan Smith2 min
  • 19:23NYRserved by C. Kreider · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NJD goalNYR goalFinal: NJD 0%

Biggest swing: Mika Zibanejad, 3rd 15:24 — NYR 48% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Rooney · On goal · xG 0.22B. Boyle · Missed · xG 0.20M. Johansson · Goal · xG 0.19E. Yakovlev · Goal · xG 0.18M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.15B. Coleman · On goal · xG 0.15N. Hischier · Goal · xG 0.08K. Rooney · On goal · xG 0.08K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.07K. Rooney · On goal · xG 0.07B. Boyle · On goal · xG 0.07B. Boyle · On goal · xG 0.07K. Rooney · Missed · xG 0.07B. Boyle · On goal · xG 0.06K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.06P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.05P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.05N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.05D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.04D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.04M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.04D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.04D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.03D. Stafford · On goal · xG 0.03D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.02M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.02A. Greene · Missed · xG 0.02M. Mueller · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.02M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.02E. Yakovlev · Missed · xG 0.01B. Seney · Missed · xG 0.01B. Coleman · Missed · xG 0.01M. Mueller · On goal · xG 0.01D. Stafford · Missed · xG 0.00
NJD3 G · 2.2 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsNJD
2.94 G
All situations
3 G2.2
2.52 G
Even strength
1 G1.2
0.32 G
Power play
2 G1.1
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR63%37%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.91 – 2.17

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

NYRvsNJD
25
Shots on goal
22
48%
Faceoffs
52%
2/4
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
15
Hits
17
9
Blocked shots
11
1
Giveaways
8
7
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
36M. ZuccarelloR033+230.34100—22:41
93M. ZibanejadC314+250.620004122:05
20C. KreiderL101+120.57000—21:18
22K. ShattenkirkD000010.04110—20:49
44N. PionkD000-110.16230—20:24
76B. SkjeiD000+110.13100—20:00
18M. StaalD000-100.00002—19:57
13K. HayesR022-110.181005018:53
54A. McQuaidD000+210.02110—18:18
72F. ChytilC000020.22000016:46
16R. StromeC000010.071205616:16
42B. SmithD000+110.12212—16:03
17J. FastR000-100.00102—14:20
90V. NamestnikovC000030.07100014:05
89P. BuchnevichL011+130.39100—12:00
26J. VeseyL000-100.00110—11:43
24B. NievesC000000.000005005:10
8C. McLeodL000000.00100—02:36
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30H. Lundqvist(W)22193.8642.24-0.7659:57

Season series

NYR leads 3-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).