New York Islanders at New York Rangers
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 5-3. The Islanders scored first; the Rangers answered. The Islanders led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kaapo Kakko's goal at 17:13 of the third period, which took the Rangers' chances from 52% to 94%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.6 to 1.5; shots on goal were NYI 18, NYR 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 of 33 (.879), 1.0 goals below expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 15 of 18 (.833), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Julien Gauthier (1 G, 1 A), 2. Kaapo Kakko (1 G), 3. Barclay Goodrow (1 G, 2 A).
Three stars
- ★J. Gauthier1 G, 1 A

- ★★K. Kakko1 G

- ★★★B. Goodrow1 G, 2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-012:48
1-117:14
2nd period
2-12:39
2-25:30
3-28:45
3rd period
3-33:00
3-417:13
3-518:28
Penalties
1st
- 1:26
Anders Lee · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min
- 3:58
Jonny Brodzinski · Trippingdrawn by Scott Mayfield2 min
- 14:16
Scott Mayfield · Holdingdrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min
- 15:32
Noah Dobson · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
2nd
- 13:38
Alexander Romanov · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 15:44
served by F. Chytil · Too many men on the ice2 min
3rd
- 8:08
Alexander Romanov · Hookingdrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min
- 15:07
Scott Mayfield · Cross checkingdrawn by Jimmy Vesey2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Kaapo Kakko, 3rd 17:13 — 52% → 94%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.53 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.6
- 1.03 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.7
- 0.50 G
- Power play
- 1 G1.1
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.53 – 3.02
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
- 18
- Shots on goal
- 34
- 44%
- Faceoffs
- 56%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 1/6
- 12
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 26
- Hits
- 17
- 14
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 6
- Giveaways
- 10
- 5
- Takeaways
- 9
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
