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New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

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New York Rangers
▸3
Pittsburgh Penguins
2
FinalTV ATTSN-PT, MSG·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. The Penguins scored first; the Rangers answered. The Rangers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Braden Schneider's goal at 17:04 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 47% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 4.1 to 2.6; shots on goal were NYR 26, PIT 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 of 24 (.917), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Tristan Jarry stopped 23 of 26 (.885), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Chris Kreider (1 G, 1 A), 2. Braden Schneider (1 G), 3. Sidney Crosby (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    C. Kreider1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    B. Schneider1 G
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    S. Crosby1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR092918326
PITPIT1508111224

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    B. Boyle(9)
    B. Dumoulin (14), K. Letang (50)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    14:24

2nd period

  1. NYR
    F. Vatrano(15)
    M. Zibanejad (43), C. Kreider (19)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +20 pts
    1-1
    13:32
  2. NYR
    B. Schneider(2)
    A. Panarin (59), A. Copp (27)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +22 pts
    2-1
    17:04

3rd period

  1. NYR
    C. Kreider(45)PPG
    A. Fox (55), A. Panarin (60)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    1:06
  2. PIT
    S. Crosby(25)PPG
    E. Malkin (17), K. Letang (51)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +11 pts
    3-2
    10:37

Penalties

NYR 8 PIM·PIT 4 PIM

2nd

  • 9:45NYRRyan Lindgren · Holdingdrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min
  • 20:00NYRRyan Lindgren · Roughingdrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min
  • 20:00PITMike Matheson · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min
  • 20:00PITJake Guentzel · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min

3rd

  • 5:02NYRBarclay Goodrow · Trippingdrawn by Bryan Rust2 min
  • 10:04NYRAndrew Copp · Trippingdrawn by Chad Ruhwedel2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Braden Schneider, 2nd 17:04 — NYR 47% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.30D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.23J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.23R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.21R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.19E. Rodrigues · Missed · xG 0.13J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.12J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.11B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.10S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.09R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.08J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.07B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.07R. Zohorna · On goal · xG 0.06S. Crosby · Goal · xG 0.06R. Zohorna · Missed · xG 0.06B. Boyle · Goal · xG 0.06E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.06E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.04M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.04K. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.03J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.03B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.03J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.03T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.03K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.03B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.03E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.03K. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.02R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.02E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.01M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.01S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT2 G · 2.6 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsPIT
4.13 G
All situations
2 G2.6
1.42 G
Even strength
1 G1.9
0.41 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR36%64%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.88 – 2.59

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
26
Shots on goal
24
46%
Faceoffs
54%
1/1
Power play
1/3
8
Penalty minutes
4
38
Hits
32
13
Blocked shots
19
2
Giveaways
13
10
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
79K. MillerD000+100.00410—25:38
8J. TroubaD000+130.06420—25:05
23A. FoxD011-110.04010—22:37
55R. LindgrenD000-130.04314—18:34
18A. CoppC011+130.173123618:20
93M. ZibanejadC011+120.941006018:16
10A. PanarinL022+120.20200—18:08
20C. KreiderL112+140.50300—17:47
21B. GoodrowC000011.461022515:26
12P. NemethD000+100.00400—15:09
29D. HuntL000+120.15100—15:08
77F. VatranoR101+120.16020—15:01
72F. ChytilC000000.02210014:43
13A. LafrenièreL000000.03200—13:18
64T. MotteC000-110.18410013:01
45B. SchneiderD101+110.12130—12:01
76J. BrodzinskiC000-100.000007509:17
75R. ReavesR000-110.06300—07:58
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)24222.9172.63+0.6360:00

Season series

NYR leads 3-1

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