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New York Rangers at New York Islanders

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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 4-1. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alexis Lafrenière's goal at 6:05 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 47% to 64%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.1 to 2.1; shots on goal were NYR 36, NYI 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 31 of 32 (.969), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Semyon Varlamov stopped 32 of 35 (.914). Three stars: 1. Artemi Panarin (2 A), 2. K'Andre Miller (1 G), 3. Alexis Lafrenière (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    A. Panarin2 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    K. Miller1 G
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    A. Lafrenière1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR013212211436
NYINYI0711609132

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. NYR
    wristxG 0.13win prob +17 pts
    1-0
    6:05
  2. NYR
    wristxG 0.27win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    10:01
  3. NYI
    slapxG 0.03win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    14:53

3rd period

  1. NYR
    slapxG 0.01win prob +15 pts
    3-1
    11:48
  2. NYR
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.52
    4-1
    18:48

Penalties

NYR 2 PIM·NYI 0 PIM

1st

  • 10:56NYRMika Zibanejad · Boardingdrawn by Jean-Gabriel Pageau2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NYI goalNYR goalFinal: NYI 0%

Biggest swing: Alexis Lafrenière, 2nd 6:05 — NYR 47% → 64%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.14N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.12B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.11B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.11M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.11T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.09A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.09M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.08S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.08A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.08C. Clutterbuck · On goal · xG 0.08J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.07K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.07C. Clutterbuck · On goal · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.06T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.06B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.05R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.05M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.04C. Clutterbuck · Missed · xG 0.04J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.04N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.03N. Leddy · Missed · xG 0.03A. Greene · Goal · xG 0.03A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.03C. Clutterbuck · On goal · xG 0.03R. Pulock · Missed · xG 0.02R. Pulock · Missed · xG 0.02M. Martin · On goal · xG 0.02K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.02S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.02A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pelech · Missed · xG 0.02S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.01R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.01N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.00R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.00
NYI1 G · 2.1 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsNYI
3.13 G
All situations
1 G2.1
2.53 G
Even strength
1 G1.8
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR59%41%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.53 – 2.07

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

NYRvsNYI
36
Shots on goal
32
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/0
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
0
12
Hits
21
16
Blocked shots
10
8
Giveaways
11
1
Takeaways
1

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
79K. MillerD101+230.21220—23:53
8J. TroubaD011+310.01150—22:34
23A. FoxD000+120.12010—21:03
55R. LindgrenD000-110.06110—20:21
10A. PanarinL022+240.19000—19:21
43C. BlackwellC101+120.31100017:20
93M. ZibanejadC101+140.682123817:02
42B. SmithD000+100.00210—16:57
16R. StromeC011+130.200004416:56
89P. BuchnevichL000+110.14000—16:36
20C. KreiderL000+120.241104016:22
25L. HajekD000010.02020—15:32
72F. ChytilC011+200.000105013:01
13A. LafrenièreL101+150.2500010012:58
17K. RooneyC000-120.250106312:19
74V. KravtsovR000-120.07000—12:12
21B. HowdenC000-120.3120010012:09
24K. KakkoR011+210.00000—11:24
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Georgiev(W)32311.9692.07+1.0760:00

Season series

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