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New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers

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New Jersey Devils
▸5
New York Rangers
3
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 5-3. The Devils came back from two goals down. The Devils led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Michael McLeod's goal at 9:40 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 66% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 4.9 to 3.9; shots on goal were NJD 38, NYR 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 35 of 38 (.921), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 33 of 37 (.892), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Yegor Sharangovich (2 G), 2. Michael McLeod (1 G), 3. Jack Hughes (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    Y. Sharangovich2 G
  2. ★★
    NJD
    M. McLeod1 G
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    J. Hughes1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD21322015538
NYRNYR211010117338

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    A. Panarin(6)
    F. Chytil (7), K. Miller (7)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    1:20
  2. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(11)
    J. Trouba (6), K. Miller (8)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    3:01
  3. NJD
    T. Tatar(6)
    J. Bratt (18), N. Hischier (15)
    backhandxG 0.02win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    7:33
  4. NJD
    Y. Sharangovich(7)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.32win prob +14 pts
    2-2
    13:25

2nd period

  1. NJD
    J. Hughes(12)
    D. Mercer (9)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    5:44
  2. NJD
    M. McLeod(3)
    M. Wood (5), F. Zetterlund (8)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    9:40

3rd period

  1. NYR
    V. Trocheck(8)PPG
    C. Kreider (9), A. Fox (19)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +10 pts
    4-3
    13:18
  2. NJD
    Y. Sharangovich(8)EN
    T. Tatar (9)
    wristxG 0.95win prob +3 pts
    5-3
    19:44

Penalties

NJD 10 PIM·NYR 6 PIM

1st

  • 15:13NJDVitek Vanecek · Roughingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min

2nd

  • 9:52NYRJacob Trouba · Interferencedrawn by Alexander Holtz2 min
  • 16:34NYRVincent Trocheck · Trippingdrawn by Brendan Smith2 min
  • 19:37NJDserved by F. Zetterlund · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 4:42NYRAlexis Lafrenière · Trippingdrawn by Jack Hughes2 min
  • 5:43NJDDawson Mercer · Trippingdrawn by Jimmy Vesey2 min
  • 9:09NJDRyan Graves · Interferencedrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min
  • 12:34NJDTomas Tatar · High stickingdrawn by K'Andre Miller2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Michael McLeod, 2nd 9:40 — NJD 66% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Zibanejad · Goal · xG 0.22A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.18M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.18C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.17A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.17F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.17C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.16C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.15C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.13A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.13M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.13A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.13V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.13V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.11A. Panarin · Goal · xG 0.10A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.10S. Blais · Missed · xG 0.10V. Trocheck · Goal · xG 0.09V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.08C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.08V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.06K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.06A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.06K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.06F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.06A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.06V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.06A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.05A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.05A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.04K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.03A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.03A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.03A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.03J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.03J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.03M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.03K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.03R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.02R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.02F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.02J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.02A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.02V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.02A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.01K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR3 G · 3.9 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsNYR
4.94 G
All situations
3 G3.9
2.14 G
Even strength
2 G2.2
0.70 G
Power play
1 G1.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 106 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD34%66%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.82 – 3.84

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

NJDvsNYR
38
Shots on goal
38
60%
Faceoffs
40%
0/3
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
6
12
Hits
24
15
Blocked shots
11
8
Giveaways
12
11
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7D. HamiltonD000+130.23000—22:47
6J. MarinoD000+210.01230—21:29
13N. HischierC011060.550106320:25
71J. SiegenthalerD000+100.00010—20:21
2B. SmithD000+120.03140—18:32
63J. BrattL011010.05000—18:18
86J. HughesC101080.6500010017:52
91D. MercerC011+110.64012017:49
28D. SeversonD000010.04110—16:34
33R. GravesD000+120.01202—15:17
56E. HaulaL000+220.732305014:34
20M. McLeodC101+130.341006913:52
90T. TatarL112+220.16012—13:42
44M. WoodL011030.11200—13:16
17Y. SharangovichC202+121.26000013:09
49F. ZetterlundL011000.041005012:05
70J. BoqvistC000+100.000003311:12
10A. HoltzR000+110.05000—10:02
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(W)38353.9213.88+0.8860:00

Season series

NJD leads 3-1

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