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New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils

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New York Rangers
▸6
New Jersey Devils
1
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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1. The Devils scored first; the Rangers answered. The Rangers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Chris Kreider's goal at 13:57 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.5 to 1.6; shots on goal were NYR 19, NJD 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 80% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 32 of 33 (.970), 2.3 goals saved above expected; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 11 of 15 (.733), 2.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Chris Kreider (3 G), 2. Igor Shesterkin (32 saves, .970), 3. Ryan Strome (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    C. Kreider3 G
  2. ★★
    NYR
    I. Shesterkin32 saves, .970
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    R. Strome2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR062647619
NJDNJD11409013136

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    J. Hughes(5)
    S. Vatanen (1)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    7:12

2nd period

  1. NYR
    C. Kreider(11)PPG
    R. Strome (8), P. Buchnevich (10)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    8:28
  2. NYR
    C. Kreider(12)
    R. Lindgren (9), R. Strome (9)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +21 pts
    2-1
    13:57

3rd period

  1. NYR
    C. Kreider(13)
    F. Chytil (2)
    snapxG 0.28win prob +18 pts
    3-1
    0:23
  2. NYR
    P. Buchnevich(7)
    A. Lafrenière (3)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +7 pts
    4-1
    3:57
  3. NYR
    B. Smith(2)
    P. Di Giuseppe (6), K. Rooney (3)
    slapxG 0.04
    5-1
    15:25
  4. NYR
    A. Lafrenière(4)
    M. Zibanejad (6)
    snapxG 0.01
    6-1
    18:27

Penalties

NYR 13 PIM·NJD 9 PIM

1st

  • 15:31NYRFilip Chytil · Interferencedrawn by Miles Wood2 min

2nd

  • 7:52NJDKyle Palmieri · Slashingdrawn by Filip Chytil2 min
  • 14:57NYRLibor Hajek · Cross checkingdrawn by Yegor Sharangovich2 min

3rd

  • 4:11NJDMichael McLeod · Fightingdrawn by Brendan Smith5 min
  • 4:11NYRBrendan Smith · Fightingdrawn by Michael McLeod5 min
  • 7:02NYRRyan Lindgren · Hookingdrawn by Mikhail Maltsev2 min
  • 10:34NYRBrendan Lemieux · Roughingdrawn by Sami Vatanen2 min
  • 13:06NJDMichael McLeod · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Igor Shesterkin2 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: Chris Kreider, 2nd 13:57 — NYR 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Johnsson · On goal · xG 0.29J. Kuokkanen · On goal · xG 0.18K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.14Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.14M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.14D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.13J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.12J. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.12D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.12Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.12K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.11J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.10T. Zajac · Missed · xG 0.09K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.08A. Johnsson · On goal · xG 0.08A. Johnsson · On goal · xG 0.08P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.08J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.08J. Kuokkanen · On goal · xG 0.08K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.08J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.08Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.07P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.07J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.06J. Kuokkanen · On goal · xG 0.06K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.06M. Maltsev · Missed · xG 0.05D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.05J. Kuokkanen · On goal · xG 0.05N. Bastian · Missed · xG 0.05Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.04M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.04K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.04K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.03K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.03D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.03T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.03J. Kuokkanen · On goal · xG 0.03W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.03T. Smith · Missed · xG 0.02D. Kulikov · On goal · xG 0.02P. Subban · Missed · xG 0.02M. Maltsev · Missed · xG 0.02P. Subban · On goal · xG 0.02W. Butcher · Missed · xG 0.02T. Smith · On goal · xG 0.02J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kulikov · Missed · xG 0.01P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.01A. Johnsson · Missed · xG 0.01K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.01W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.01S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kuokkanen · Missed · xG 0.01
NJD1 G · 3.5 xG · 56 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsNJD
1.66 G
All situations
1 G3.5
1.55 G
Even strength
1 G2.8
0.11 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR20%80%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.64 – 3.48

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
19
Shots on goal
36
36%
Faceoffs
64%
1/2
Power play
0/4
13
Penalty minutes
9
17
Hits
18
13
Blocked shots
4
14
Giveaways
18
10
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD000+220.12110—25:18
55R. LindgrenD011+100.00222—20:55
79K. MillerD000+210.04210—20:05
42B. SmithD101+310.05125—19:32
25L. HajekD000000.03102—16:50
72F. ChytilC011+320.04002016:46
16R. StromeC022+200.021005016:26
89P. BuchnevichL112010.34120—16:18
27J. JohnsonD000010.01010—15:54
21B. HowdenC000010.091104215:32
17K. RooneyC011+110.011102514:56
13A. LafrenièreL112+110.01000—14:35
43C. BlackwellC000020.05000013:47
48B. LemieuxL000010.01202—13:45
20C. KreiderL303+250.800103313:27
93M. ZibanejadC011+100.002003813:04
12J. GauthierR000+100.00010—12:59
33P. Di GiuseppeL011+100.0220010011:45
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)33321.9703.27+2.2754:08
40A. Georgiev3301.0000.27+0.2705:52

Season series

NYR leads 6-2

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