New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jesper Fast's goal at 9:48 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 47% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.6 to 2.9; shots on goal were NYR 36, CAR 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 27 of 29 (.931), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 31 of 35 (.886), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mika Zibanejad (1 G, 2 A), 2. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jaccob Slavin (2 A).
Three stars
- ★M. Zibanejad1 G, 2 A

- ★★A. Panarin1 G, 1 A

- ★★★J. Slavin2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-016:41
2nd period
1-13:25
2-19:48
3-116:09
3rd period
4-11:10
4-25:12
5-218:12
Penalties
1st
- 11:56
Jacob Trouba · Interferencedrawn by Martin Necas2 min
- 17:46
Jacob Trouba · Interferencedrawn by Lucas Wallmark2 min
2nd
- 1:14
Jordan Staal · Slashingdrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min
- 4:23
Jesper Fast · Trippingdrawn by Martin Necas2 min
- 12:51
Andrei Svechnikov · Roughingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min
- 12:51
Jacob Trouba · Roughingdrawn by Andrei Svechnikov2 min
- 19:21
Justin Williams · Slashingdrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min
3rd
- 3:33
Julien Gauthier · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 7:25
Warren Foegele · Trippingdrawn by Adam Fox2 min
- 12:40
Sebastian Aho · Trippingdrawn by Brett Howden2 min
- 16:19
Tony DeAngelo · Slashingdrawn by Nino Niederreiter2 min
- 16:19
Nino Niederreiter · Chargingdrawn by Tony DeAngelo2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Jesper Fast, 2nd 9:48 — 47% → 66%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.64 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.9
- 2.03 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.6
- 1.01 G
- Power play
- 1 G1.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.91 – 2.86
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
- 36
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 47%
- Faceoffs
- 53%
- 1/4
- Power play
- 1/4
- 12
- Penalty minutes
- 12
- 23
- Hits
- 16
- 24
- Blocked shots
- 8
- 9
- Giveaways
- 19
- 11
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
