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New York Rangers at Vegas Golden Knights

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New York Rangers
▸5
Vegas Golden Knights
1
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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mika Zibanejad's goal at 5:59 of the third period, which took the Rangers' chances from 54% to 76%. Expected goals were close — NYR 2.6, VGK 2.6; shots on goal were NYR 37, VGK 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Logan Thompson stopped 32 of 37 (.865), 2.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mika Zibanejad (2 G, 1 A), 2. Artemi Panarin (3 A), 3. Adam Fox (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    M. Zibanejad2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    A. Panarin3 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    A. Fox2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR115011411537
VGKVGK0511704126

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    K. Kakko(5)
    K. Miller (9), J. Trouba (8)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    6:49

2nd period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(11)PPG
    C. Stephenson (16), S. Theodore (18)
    snapxG 0.40win prob +19 pts
    1-1
    13:38

3rd period

  1. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(14)PPG
    A. Panarin (25), A. Fox (22)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +22 pts
    2-1
    5:59
  2. NYR
    F. Chytil(5)
    B. Goodrow (6), A. Panarin (26)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    6:23
  3. NYR
    A. Lafrenière(5)
    M. Zibanejad (17), A. Fox (23)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +5 pts
    4-1
    7:52
  4. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(15)PPG
    A. Panarin (27), V. Trocheck (9)
    slapxG 0.12
    5-1
    11:34

Penalties

NYR 13 PIM·VGK 27 PIM

1st

  • 18:10VGKJonas Rondbjerg · Trippingdrawn by Sammy Blais2 min

2nd

  • 13:04NYRVincent Trocheck · Trippingdrawn by Reilly Smith2 min
  • 13:10NYRRyan Lindgren · Cross checkingdrawn by Mark Stone2 min
  • 15:37NYRBarclay Goodrow · Interferencedrawn by Shea Theodore2 min
  • 15:37VGKKeegan Kolesar · Roughingdrawn by Barclay Goodrow2 min
  • 17:44NYRBarclay Goodrow · Fightingdrawn by Keegan Kolesar5 min
  • 17:44VGKKeegan Kolesar · Fightingdrawn by Barclay Goodrow5 min
  • 20:00VGKShea Theodore · Slashingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min

3rd

  • 5:28VGKShea Theodore · Trippingdrawn by Filip Chytil2 min
  • 9:06NYRJacob Trouba · High stickingdrawn by Paul Cotter2 min
  • 9:50VGKMark Stone · Trippingdrawn by Barclay Goodrow2 min
  • 11:30VGKBrayden McNabb · Cross checkingdrawn by Adam Fox2 min
  • 17:21VGKChandler Stephenson · Abuse of officials10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mika Zibanejad, 3rd 5:59 — NYR 54% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Marchessault · Goal · xG 0.40M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.20C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.17N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.16C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.16W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.15N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.14N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.13W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.13S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.10S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.09W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.09J. Leschyshyn · On goal · xG 0.08W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.08R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.06W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.04P. Cotter · On goal · xG 0.04P. Cotter · On goal · xG 0.04W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03D. Miromanov · On goal · xG 0.03A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.03W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hague · Missed · xG 0.02W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.01W. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.00
VGK1 G · 2.6 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsVGK
2.65 G
All situations
1 G2.6
1.43 G
Even strength
0 G1.3
1.32 G
Power play
1 G1.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR51%49%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.61 – 2.54

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

NYRvsVGK
37
Shots on goal
26
46%
Faceoffs
54%
2/5
Power play
1/3
13
Penalty minutes
27
32
Hits
22
26
Blocked shots
13
9
Giveaways
7
6
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD022+130.28030—22:43
79K. MillerD011+100.00220—22:11
8J. TroubaD011+140.06532—21:54
93M. ZibanejadC213+240.361103320:43
10A. PanarinL033+160.27010—20:39
16V. TrocheckC011040.472125618:10
20C. KreiderL000020.20120—17:34
55R. LindgrenD000+220.02232—17:25
4B. SchneiderD000+100.00010—16:34
72F. ChytilC101+130.371104016:08
24K. KakkoR101+210.07000—14:30
13A. LafrenièreL101+220.07000—13:53
25L. HajekD000000.00130—13:47
26J. VeseyL000000.00210—13:23
21B. GoodrowC011+100.095272913:10
91S. BlaisL000020.07500—12:18
12J. GauthierR000020.22320—09:58
76J. BrodzinskiC000020.092006709:12
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)26251.9622.58+1.5859:14

Season series

NYR leads 2-0

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