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New York Rangers at Vegas Golden Knights

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New York Rangers
1
Vegas Golden Knights
▸5
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Recap

written from the game data

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the New York Rangers 5-1. The Golden Knights scored first and never trailed. The Golden Knights led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ivan Barbashev's goal at 14:48 of the first period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 68% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 2.8 to 2.2; shots on goal were NYR 30, VGK 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 2.1 goals below expected; Logan Thompson stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Ivan Barbashev (2 G), 2. Logan Thompson (29 saves, .967), 3. Nicolas Roy (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    I. Barbashev2 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    L. Thompson29 saves, .967
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    N. Roy2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR01108111130
VGKVGK2102719526

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. VGK
    J. Marchessault(19)
    N. Roy (10), N. Hague (8)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    11:35
  2. VGK
    I. Barbashev(10)
    N. Roy (11), J. Marchessault (13)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    14:48

2nd period

  1. VGK
    I. Barbashev(11)PPG
    M. Stone (30), C. Stephenson (16)
    snapxG 0.22win prob +6 ptsVideo
    0-3
    17:59
  2. VGK
    K. Kolesar(3)
    K. Korczak (7), B. Howden (8)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +2 ptsVideo
    0-4
    18:24

3rd period

  1. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(15)PPG
    C. Kreider (19), A. Panarin (34)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +2 ptsVideo
    1-4
    0:40
  2. VGK
    B. Howden(5)EN
    M. Stone (31)
    wristxG 0.95Video
    1-5
    18:32

Penalties

NYR 6 PIM·VGK 6 PIM

1st

  • 8:19VGKByron Froese · Hookingdrawn by Erik Gustafsson2 min
  • 16:05NYRAdam Fox · Hookingdrawn by Byron Froese2 min

2nd

  • 16:31NYRBraden Schneider · Interferencedrawn by Ivan Barbashev2 min
  • 19:30VGKByron Froese · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 11:16NYRAdam Fox · Hookingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min
  • 17:21VGKJonathan Marchessault · Slashingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VGK goalNYR goalFinal: VGK 100%

Biggest swing: Ivan Barbashev, 1st 14:48 — VGK 68% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Howden · Goal · xG 0.95M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.30I. Barbashev · Goal · xG 0.22P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.18S. Rempal · On goal · xG 0.15J. Marchessault · Goal · xG 0.11K. Kolesar · Goal · xG 0.10A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.08P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.08J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.08N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.07I. Barbashev · Goal · xG 0.07S. Rempal · On goal · xG 0.06B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.06M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.05P. Dorofeyev · Missed · xG 0.05I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.05J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.03B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.03P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.01B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.01B. Brisson · On goal · xG 0.01B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.01S. Rempal · Missed · xG 0.01J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.01P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.01P. Cotter · On goal · xG 0.01K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK5 G · 2.8 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsVGK
2.21 G
All situations
4 G2.8
1.40 G
Even strength
3 G1.2
0.71 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR57%43%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.20 – 1.86

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
30
Shots on goal
26
50%
Faceoffs
50%
1/3
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
25
Hits
24
16
Blocked shots
20
3
Giveaways
9
6
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD000-120.10134—25:03
16V. TrocheckC000-220.190107023:11
10A. PanarinL011-330.16000—22:42
93M. ZibanejadC101-230.372003621:36
79K. MillerD000-200.12120—20:57
20C. KreiderL011-220.23100—19:49
13A. LafrenièreL000-320.36200—19:21
55R. LindgrenD000010.06230—19:17
8J. TroubaD000-210.02120—18:34
4B. SchneiderD000-110.05132—15:29
56E. GustafssonD000-110.03100—14:38
24K. KakkoR000-140.28000—13:35
17B. WheelerR000000.00200—12:07
50W. CuylleL000020.12400—11:05
22J. BrodzinskiC000020.030104010:49
12N. BoninoC000-110.040106710:35
21B. GoodrowC000020.02400009:53
26J. VeseyL000010.05300—08:19
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(L)25214.8401.89-2.1157:32

Season series

VGK leads 2-0

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