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New York Rangers at Montréal Canadiens

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New York Rangers
▸3
Montréal Canadiens
1
FinalTV MSG, SNE·Centre Bell

Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-1. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alexis Lafrenière's goal at 9:50 of the third period, which took the Rangers' chances from 48% to 80%. Expected goals were close — NYR 2.3, MTL 2.3; shots on goal were NYR 24, MTL 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 of 32 (.969), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Jake Allen stopped 21 of 23 (.913). Three stars: 1. Igor Shesterkin (31 saves, .969), 2. Jonathan Drouin (1 G), 3. Alexis Lafrenière (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    I. Shesterkin31 saves, .969
  2. ★★
    MTL
    J. Drouin1 G
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    A. Lafrenière1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR081927324
MTLMTL05013114132

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. NYR
    C. Kreider(3)PPG
    M. Zibanejad (2), A. Panarin (2)
    deflectedxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    9:59

3rd period

  1. MTL
    J. Drouin(2)
    C. Dvorak (1), B. Kulak (2)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +31 pts
    1-1
    9:24
  2. NYR
    A. Lafrenière(1)
    M. Zibanejad (3), A. Fox (2)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +32 pts
    2-1
    9:50
  3. NYR
    K. Rooney(1)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.50win prob +3 pts
    3-1
    19:50

Penalties

NYR 6 PIM·MTL 8 PIM

1st

  • 2:32NYRRyan Reaves · Holdingdrawn by Brett Kulak2 min
  • 13:59NYRK'Andre Miller · Trippingdrawn by Cole Caufield2 min

2nd

  • 3:02MTLChris Wideman · Hookingdrawn by Ryan Reaves2 min
  • 6:09MTLChristian Dvorak · High stickingdrawn by Ryan Reaves2 min
  • 9:04MTLMathieu Perreault · Hookingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min
  • 18:02MTLChris Wideman · Cross checkingdrawn by Kevin Rooney2 min

3rd

  • 6:20NYRAlexis Lafrenière · Trippingdrawn by David Savard2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alexis Lafrenière, 3rd 9:50 — NYR 48% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.17C. Dvorak · On goal · xG 0.16B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.14J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.14J. Drouin · Goal · xG 0.13J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.13T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.12B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.12J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.11N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.10J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.10J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.08A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.08C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.07J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.07N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.06C. Paquette · On goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.06J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.05A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.05B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.03J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.03J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.03J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.03T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.02C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.01C. Wideman · On goal · xG 0.01D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.01J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.00J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.00B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL1 G · 2.3 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsMTL
2.32 G
All situations
1 G2.3
1.11 G
Even strength
1 G1.8
0.61 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR41%59%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.84 – 2.31

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

NYRvsMTL
24
Shots on goal
32
39%
Faceoffs
61%
1/4
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
23
Hits
31
18
Blocked shots
13
14
Giveaways
12
1
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD011+210.02010—26:48
8J. TroubaD000-120.14320—23:18
10A. PanarinL011000.00000—22:06
72F. ChytilC000010.020005521:02
20C. KreiderL101+240.441005020:22
55R. LindgrenD000+200.00060—20:12
93M. ZibanejadC022+240.471102218:54
21B. GoodrowC000000.033205017:56
79K. MillerD000-110.04002—16:17
13A. LafrenièreL101+150.26302—16:16
12P. NemethD000010.05040—16:13
17K. RooneyC101+110.502103614:55
91S. BlaisL000010.08300—12:42
27N. LundkvistD000000.06000—12:19
75R. ReavesR000-100.12402—12:17
29D. HuntL000-120.03200—09:17
14G. McKeggC000-110.080006707:27
24K. KakkoR000000.01110—06:16
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)32311.9692.31+1.3159:23

Season series

NYR leads 2-1

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