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New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers

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New York Rangers
▸6
Philadelphia Flyers
3
FinalTV NBCSP, MSG·Wells Fargo Center

Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3. The Flyers scored first; the Rangers answered. The Rangers led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was K'Andre Miller's goal at 9:09 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 47% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 4.4 to 2.4; shots on goal were NYR 34, PHI 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 of 32 (.906), 0.6 goals below expected; Carter Hart stopped 29 of 33 (.879), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. K'Andre Miller (1 G, 1 A), 2. Mika Zibanejad (2 A), 3. James van Riemsdyk (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    K. Miller1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    M. Zibanejad2 A
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR18211315634
PHIPHI18114110332

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    J. van Riemsdyk(5)
    O. Tippett (6)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    7:11
  2. NYR
    A. Panarin(7)
    B. Goodrow (8), M. Zibanejad (19)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    16:58

2nd period

  1. NYR
    K. Miller(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.26win prob +19 pts
    2-1
    9:09
  2. NYR
    B. Goodrow(7)
    M. Zibanejad (20), A. Panarin (30)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    12:14
  3. PHI
    S. Laughton(6)SHG
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.16win prob +16 pts
    3-2
    17:56

3rd period

  1. NYR
    J. Vesey(6)
    V. Trocheck (13)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    6:22
  2. PHI
    M. Frost(5)
    T. Sanheim (10), C. York (1)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +15 pts
    4-3
    7:53
  3. NYR
    J. Trouba(1)EN
    K. Miller (13)
    wristxG 0.42win prob +14 pts
    5-3
    17:52
  4. NYR
    K. Kakko(7)
    R. Lindgren (9)
    xG 0.93
    6-3
    19:12

Penalties

NYR 8 PIM·PHI 2 PIM

1st

  • 18:46NYRAdam Fox · Holdingdrawn by James van Riemsdyk2 min

2nd

  • 4:26NYRBen Harpur · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 6:49NYRK'Andre Miller · Cross checkingdrawn by Travis Sanheim2 min
  • 17:37PHITravis Sanheim · Cross checkingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min

3rd

  • 16:40NYRVincent Trocheck · Slashingdrawn by Morgan Frost2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: K'Andre Miller, 2nd 9:09 — NYR 47% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. van Riemsdyk · Goal · xG 0.17S. Laughton · Goal · xG 0.16T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.16O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.15T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.12J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.10M. Frost · Missed · xG 0.09T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.09T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.09J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.09J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.09N. Cates · On goal · xG 0.08N. Cates · On goal · xG 0.08M. Frost · On goal · xG 0.08O. Lycksell · On goal · xG 0.07S. Laughton · Missed · xG 0.07J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.05N. Cates · Missed · xG 0.05T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.05J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.05O. Tippett · Missed · xG 0.05J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.05O. Lycksell · On goal · xG 0.04J. Farabee · Missed · xG 0.04T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.04N. Cates · On goal · xG 0.04J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.03T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.03M. Frost · Goal · xG 0.02C. York · On goal · xG 0.02T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.02C. York · On goal · xG 0.02R. Ristolainen · Missed · xG 0.02I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.02R. Ristolainen · On goal · xG 0.01C. York · Missed · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · Missed · xG 0.01O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.01M. Frost · On goal · xG 0.01J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01O. Tippett · On goal · xG 0.00
PHI3 G · 2.4 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsPHI
4.45 G
All situations
3 G2.4
2.85 G
Even strength
2 G1.7
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR61%39%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.02 – 2.38

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

NYRvsPHI
34
Shots on goal
32
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/1
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
2
20
Hits
22
18
Blocked shots
11
5
Giveaways
15
9
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8J. TroubaD101+230.44330—24:34
23A. FoxD000+110.01102—24:23
79K. MillerD112+230.28422—22:19
55R. LindgrenD011+200.10060—20:33
21B. GoodrowC112+310.1301010019:24
93M. ZibanejadC022030.561006219:08
26J. VeseyL101+220.19010—17:04
10A. PanarinL112040.35020—16:43
20C. KreiderL000030.31000—16:15
16V. TrocheckC011010.191025516:04
4B. SchneiderD000+100.00100—15:52
72F. ChytilC000+120.112201712:46
13A. LafrenièreL000010.013007512:28
5B. HarpurD000010.08012—11:27
24K. KakkoR101011.07000—11:26
76J. BrodzinskiC000030.110004011:15
74V. KravtsovR000010.07100—10:14
91S. BlaisL000040.39300—10:05
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(W)32293.9062.39-0.6160:00

Season series

NYR leads 3-0

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