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New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

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New York Rangers
1
Pittsburgh Penguins
▸5
FinalTV NBCSN, ATTSN-PT·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5-1. The Rangers scored first; the Penguins answered. The Penguins led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kasperi Kapanen's goal at 16:52 of the first period, which took the Penguins' chances from 53% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 2.2 to 1.4; shots on goal were NYR 24, PIT 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Keith Kinkaid stopped 16 of 18 (.889); Casey DeSmith stopped 23 of 24 (.958). Three stars: 1. Kasperi Kapanen (1 G, 2 A), 2. Evgeni Malkin (1 G, 1 A), 3. Sidney Crosby (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    K. Kapanen1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    E. Malkin1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    S. Crosby1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR1110607124
PITPIT360929524

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(3)
    P. Buchnevich (12), J. Trouba (4)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    1:18
  2. PIT
    J. Marino(1)
    K. Kapanen (9), E. Rodrigues (1)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    16:13
  3. PIT
    K. Kapanen(6)
    J. McCann (5), E. Malkin (12)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    16:52
  4. PIT
    S. Crosby(8)
    B. Dumoulin (2), K. Letang (12)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    1-3
    17:14

3rd period

  1. PIT
    E. Malkin(6)
    K. Kapanen (10), M. Pettersson (1)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +2 pts
    1-4
    13:57
  2. PIT
    Z. Aston-Reese(5)
    T. Blueger (9), B. Tanev (5)
    wristxG 0.16
    1-5
    16:37

Penalties

NYR 6 PIM·PIT 2 PIM

1st

  • 9:15PITSidney Crosby · Trippingdrawn by Chris Kreider2 min
  • 14:11NYRRyan Lindgren · Interferencedrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

2nd

  • 10:01NYRserved by A. Lafrenière · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 11:57NYRMika Zibanejad · Slashingdrawn by Evan Rodrigues2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Kasperi Kapanen, 1st 16:52 — PIT 53% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.22S. Crosby · Goal · xG 0.17J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.17Z. Aston-Reese · Goal · xG 0.16K. Kapanen · Goal · xG 0.15J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.14S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.13M. Jankowski · On goal · xG 0.13M. Jankowski · On goal · xG 0.12E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.11J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.10J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.09B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.09J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.07B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.07B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.06S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.04B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.03B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.03K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.03S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.03B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.03K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.01B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.01T. Blueger · Missed · xG 0.01J. Marino · Goal · xG 0.01T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT5 G · 2.2 xG · 29 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsPIT
1.41 G
All situations
5 G2.2
1.31 G
Even strength
5 G1.7
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 56 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR32%68%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.37 – 2.23

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

NYRvsPIT
24
Shots on goal
24
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/1
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
43
Hits
25
11
Blocked shots
10
4
Giveaways
11
10
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD000-120.01120—23:04
8J. TroubaD011-110.02100—21:32
79K. MillerD000-110.02500—20:38
55R. LindgrenD000-330.03212—19:50
93M. ZibanejadC101030.400125019:18
89P. BuchnevichL011010.01000—18:26
16R. StromeC000-100.000104718:13
42B. SmithD000-220.01410—17:29
24K. KakkoR000030.34100—17:27
20C. KreiderL000-130.356002516:25
25L. HajekD000-100.00010—16:19
13A. LafrenièreL000010.00000—14:54
72F. ChytilC000-210.11110014:06
21B. HowdenC000-100.003106712:58
17K. RooneyC000-200.033101712:19
12J. GauthierR000-200.006105011:22
33P. Di GiuseppeL000-120.07600—09:53
48B. LemieuxL000-110.00400—09:47
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
71K. Kinkaid18162.8891.80-0.2042:46
40A. Georgiev(L)633.5000.44-2.5617:14

Season series

PIT leads 6-2

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