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New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils

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2
New Jersey Devils
▸4
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-2. The Devils scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Connor Carrick's goal at 15:50 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 52% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 4.9 to 3.4; shots on goal were NYR 32, NJD 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 37 of 40 (.925), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Connor Carrick (1 G, 1 A), 2. Travis Zajac (1 G, 1 A), 3. Filip Chytil (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    C. Carrick1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    T. Zajac1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    F. Chytil1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR1171708232
NJDNJD217010214441

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    M. Wood(10)
    C. Carrick (9), M. Mueller (10)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    3:54
  2. NJD
    T. Zajac(18)PPG
    D. Severson (27), N. Hischier (29)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +11 pts
    0-2
    14:34
  3. NYR
    B. Howden(6)
    C. Brickley (3), N. Pionk (19)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    18:40

2nd period

  1. NYR
    F. Chytil(11)PPG
    V. Lettieri (2), T. DeAngelo (26)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +19 pts
    2-2
    16:36

3rd period

  1. NJD
    C. Carrick(2)
    D. Stafford (8), M. McLeod (2)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +39 pts
    2-3
    15:50
  2. NJD
    J. Anderson(4)EN
    K. Agostino (18), T. Zajac (27)
    backhandxG 0.73win prob +6 pts
    2-4
    18:51

Penalties

NYR 25 PIM·NJD 21 PIM

1st

  • 13:56NYRTony DeAngelo · Trippingdrawn by Nico Hischier2 min
  • 15:32NYRKevin Shattenkirk · Slashingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min

2nd

  • 9:21NYRTony DeAngelo · Fightingdrawn by Nathan Bastian5 min
  • 9:21NJDNathan Bastian · Fightingdrawn by Tony DeAngelo5 min
  • 9:21NYRBrendan Lemieux · Roughingdrawn by Kevin Rooney2 min
  • 9:21NYRBrendan Lemieux · Roughingdrawn by Kevin Rooney2 min
  • 9:21NJDKevin Rooney · Roughingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux2 min
  • 15:02NJDAndy Greene · Holdingdrawn by Chris Kreider2 min
  • 16:43NYRBrendan Lemieux · Fightingdrawn by Miles Wood5 min
  • 16:43NJDMiles Wood · Fightingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux5 min
  • 17:23NJDBlake Coleman · Interferencedrawn by Lias Andersson2 min
  • 17:23NJDBlake Coleman · Fightingdrawn by Lias Andersson5 min
  • 17:23NYRLias Andersson · Fightingdrawn by Blake Coleman5 min

3rd

  • 10:25NYRBrett Howden · Hookingdrawn by Steven Santini2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NJD goalNYR goalFinal: NJD 100%

Biggest swing: Connor Carrick, 3rd 15:50 — NJD 52% → 90%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Anderson · Goal · xG 0.73K. Agostino · Missed · xG 0.54S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.26C. Carrick · Goal · xG 0.21P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.19N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.18B. Coleman · On goal · xG 0.17K. Rooney · On goal · xG 0.17N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.16S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.14D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.14S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.13P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.13M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.11N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.11S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.11T. Zajac · Goal · xG 0.10J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.09P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.09S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.09S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.08K. Rooney · Missed · xG 0.07S. Noesen · Missed · xG 0.07P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.06B. Coleman · On goal · xG 0.06K. Rooney · On goal · xG 0.05T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.05N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.05M. Wood · Goal · xG 0.05D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.04D. Stafford · On goal · xG 0.04P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.03N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.03S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.03M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.03K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.03D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.03C. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.02W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.02A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.02W. Butcher · Missed · xG 0.02B. Coleman · Missed · xG 0.02N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.02C. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.02M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.02W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.01T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.01A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.01S. Santini · On goal · xG 0.01D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.00D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.00T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD4 G · 4.9 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsNJD
3.42 G
All situations
3 G4.9
2.81 G
Even strength
2 G2.8
0.41 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR46%54%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.34 – 3.57

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
32
Shots on goal
41
33%
Faceoffs
67%
1/2
Power play
1/4
25
Penalty minutes
21
20
Hits
23
11
Blocked shots
5
5
Giveaways
10
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22K. ShattenkirkD000-210.03222—22:41
76B. SkjeiD000030.20110—22:22
77T. DeAngeloD011-220.07107—18:54
44N. PionkD011+120.03120—18:36
16R. StromeC000-200.002003318:21
93M. ZibanejadC000-210.230001718:11
18M. StaalD000-110.00220—17:56
33F. ClaessonD000010.22110—17:08
20C. KreiderL000-230.442106016:40
21B. HowdenC101010.120023316:20
90V. NamestnikovC000-110.03200015:40
26J. VeseyL000-120.18010—14:15
24B. NievesC000040.24000013:40
23C. BrickleyL011+110.50200—13:34
72F. ChytilC101-160.910004413:16
50L. AnderssonC000000.001052913:02
95V. LettieriC011020.04100011:39
48B. LemieuxL000+110.1421910011:31
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30H. Lundqvist(L)40373.9253.58+0.5859:36

Season series

NYR leads 3-1

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