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New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets

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New York Rangers
▸3
Columbus Blue Jackets
1
FinalTV BSOH, MSG·Nationwide Arena

Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Barclay Goodrow's goal at 19:02 of the first period, which took the Rangers' chances from 64% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.5 to 2.4; shots on goal were NYR 33, CBJ 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Jaroslav Halak stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Elvis Merzlikins stopped 30 of 33 (.909), 0.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Mika Zibanejad (1 G), 2. Kaapo Kakko (2 A), 3. Andrew Peeke (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    M. Zibanejad1 G
  2. ★★
    NYR
    K. Kakko2 A
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    A. Peeke1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR21311307333
CBJCBJ0408113125

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(20)
    K. Kakko (10), A. Fox (36)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    12:39
  2. NYR
    B. Goodrow(9)PPG
    K. Miller (20), K. Kakko (11)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    19:02

2nd period

  1. NYR
    V. Kravtsov(3)
    F. Chytil (12), B. Goodrow (12)
    wristxG 0.28win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    11:47

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    A. Peeke(4)
    G. Nyquist (11), J. Roslovic (20)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +6 pts
    3-1
    1:21

Penalties

NYR 8 PIM·CBJ 10 PIM

1st

  • 4:54NYRVincent Trocheck · Slashingdrawn by Jack Roslovic2 min
  • 7:50CBJMathieu Olivier · Boardingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min
  • 11:50CBJNick Blankenburg · Hookingdrawn by Jake Leschyshyn2 min
  • 12:00NYRAlexis Lafrenière · Hookingdrawn by Erik Gudbranson2 min
  • 17:50CBJKirill Marchenko · Interferencedrawn by Barclay Goodrow2 min

2nd

  • 7:21CBJSean Kuraly · Hookingdrawn by Filip Chytil2 min
  • 19:45NYRJonny Brodzinski · Slashingdrawn by Jack Roslovic2 min

3rd

  • 0:26CBJAdam Boqvist · High stickingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min
  • 19:38NYRJacob Trouba · Interferencedrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Barclay Goodrow, 1st 19:02 — NYR 64% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.21K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.17G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.15B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.14G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.14K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.14J. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.13P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.13G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.11G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.11M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.11J. Roslovic · On goal · xG 0.11K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.10B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.09J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.08A. Peeke · Goal · xG 0.08K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.07B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.06J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.05A. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.04P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.04E. Robinson · Missed · xG 0.03T. Berni · On goal · xG 0.03A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.02A. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.02P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.02E. Robinson · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · Missed · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.01J. Roslovic · Missed · xG 0.01P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.00A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ1 G · 2.4 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsCBJ
3.53 G
All situations
1 G2.4
2.42 G
Even strength
1 G0.8
1.01 G
Power play
0 G1.7
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR70%30%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.52 – 2.32

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

NYRvsCBJ
33
Shots on goal
25
49%
Faceoffs
51%
1/5
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
10
13
Hits
21
14
Blocked shots
21
3
Giveaways
5
6
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD011+230.17000—25:43
93M. ZibanejadC101+120.290105621:37
79K. MillerD011010.11110—20:49
8J. TroubaD000-110.06112—20:37
10A. PanarinL000000.46100—20:10
16V. TrocheckC000020.351025319:50
13A. LafrenièreL000030.24202—18:59
55R. LindgrenD000020.11130—17:10
4B. SchneiderD000010.03130—16:34
24K. KakkoR022+100.00010—15:56
72F. ChytilC011020.170105014:13
26J. VeseyL000-140.17000—13:46
5B. HarpurD000+110.02110—13:25
21B. GoodrowC112+110.27110012:42
74V. KravtsovR101+150.51000—11:45
76J. BrodzinskiC000040.380025010:35
91S. BlaisL000010.20110—10:11
15J. LeschyshynC000000.002005009:36
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41J. Halak(W)25241.9602.43+1.4360:00

Season series

NYR leads 3-1

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