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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

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Pittsburgh Penguins
4
New York Rangers
▸8
FinalTV NBCSN, ATTSN-PT·Madison Square Garden

Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-4. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mika Zibanejad's goal at 7:28 of the first period, which took the Rangers' chances from 66% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.9 to 3.0; shots on goal were PIT 45, NYR 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Casey DeSmith stopped 10 of 14 (.714), 1.9 goals below expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 41 of 45 (.911). Three stars: 1. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 3 A), 2. Adam Fox (1 G, 2 A), 3. Mika Zibanejad (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    A. Panarin1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    A. Fox1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    M. Zibanejad1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT118113214445
NYRNYR4111737825

Scoring

12 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    C. Blackwell(10)
    A. Panarin (26), J. Trouba (8)
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    1:35
  2. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(13)
    P. Buchnevich (19)
    backhandxG 0.26win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    7:28
  3. NYR
    A. Panarin(12)PPG
    A. Fox (30), C. Kreider (9)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +7 pts
    0-3
    9:58
  4. PIT
    J. McCann(10)PPG
    K. Letang (23), S. Crosby (29)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +7 pts
    1-3
    10:38
  5. NYR
    R. Strome(12)PPG
    A. Panarin (27), A. Fox (31)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +7 pts
    1-4
    19:42

2nd period

  1. NYR
    A. Lafrenière(6)
    F. Chytil (5), K. Kakko (3)
    deflectedxG 0.35win prob +3 pts
    1-5
    12:20
  2. PIT
    M. Matheson(4)
    C. Sceviour (3), M. Jankowski (5)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +3 pts
    2-5
    12:36

3rd period

  1. NYR
    K. Kakko(6)PPG
    J. Trouba (9), C. Blackwell (5)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +1 pts
    2-6
    6:10
  2. PIT
    J. Guentzel(17)
    M. Matheson (7), K. Letang (24)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +1 pts
    3-6
    8:04
  3. NYR
    A. Fox(5)SHG
    M. Zibanejad (17), R. Strome (24)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +1 pts
    3-7
    10:22
  4. NYR
    P. Buchnevich(15)
    F. Chytil (6), A. Panarin (28)
    wristxG 0.14
    3-8
    10:41
  5. PIT
    B. Dumoulin(1)
    R. Zohorna (1), M. Jankowski (6)
    wristxG 0.17
    4-8
    18:36

Penalties

PIT 10 PIM·NYR 10 PIM

1st

  • 9:13PITRadim Zohorna · Hookingdrawn by Brendan Smith2 min
  • 10:32NYRRyan Lindgren · Holdingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min
  • 11:22NYRAlexis Lafrenière · Roughingdrawn by Mike Matheson2 min
  • 11:22PITMike Matheson · Roughingdrawn by Alexis Lafrenière2 min
  • 19:34PITBrian Dumoulin · Holdingdrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min

2nd

  • 3:57NYRRyan Lindgren · High stickingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min

3rd

  • 4:29PITJake Guentzel · Holdingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min
  • 8:24NYRPavel Buchnevich · Trippingdrawn by John Marino2 min
  • 12:59PITZachary Aston-Reese · Roughingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min
  • 12:59NYRJacob Trouba · Roughingdrawn by Zachary Aston-Reese2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mika Zibanejad, 1st 7:28 — NYR 66% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lafrenière · Goal · xG 0.35M. Zibanejad · Goal · xG 0.26M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.17P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.15P. Buchnevich · Goal · xG 0.14M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.13A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.13C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.13P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.12P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.12P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.12F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.11M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.11P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.11M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.10K. Kakko · Goal · xG 0.10A. Panarin · Goal · xG 0.08A. Fox · Goal · xG 0.06R. Strome · Missed · xG 0.06P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.06C. Blackwell · Goal · xG 0.06B. Smith · Missed · xG 0.05C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.05R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.05R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.04F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.04R. Strome · Goal · xG 0.03A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.03C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.03B. Smith · On goal · xG 0.02K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01I. Shesterkin · On goal · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · Missed · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · Missed · xG 0.01
NYR8 G · 3.0 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsNYR
3.94 G
All situations
8 G3.0
3.23 G
Even strength
4 G2.1
0.71 G
Power play
3 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT64%36%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.86 – 2.96

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

PITvsNYR
45
Shots on goal
25
59%
Faceoffs
41%
1/3
Power play
3/3
10
Penalty minutes
10
18
Hits
26
8
Blocked shots
15
6
Giveaways
14
4
Takeaways
13

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
58K. LetangD022-140.26300—23:35
5M. MathesonD112040.17202—21:38
4C. CeciD000+130.03030—20:14
87S. CrosbyC011040.290007019:35
8B. DumoulinD101-110.17112—18:51
59J. GuentzelC101020.43102018:21
17B. RustR000040.40000—18:20
28M. PetterssonD000-200.00010—17:38
19J. McCannL101-140.561007116:33
6J. MarinoD000-130.05000—15:52
16J. ZuckerL000-220.02200—15:46
9E. RodriguesC000-240.620005015:27
11F. GaudreauC000-210.000105313:40
12Z. Aston-ReeseL000-230.51202—13:18
7C. SceviourC011+220.24120011:57
67R. ZohornaL011+110.1030210011:01
18S. LaffertyC000-230.07200010:58
14M. JankowskiL022+200.000005010:42
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1C. DeSmith(L)14104.7142.10-1.9040:00
35T. Jarry1174.6360.95-3.0520:00

Season series

PIT leads 6-2

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