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New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings

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New York Rangers
1
Los Angeles Kings
▸2
FinalTV MSG 2, MSG·Crypto.com Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers 2-1. The Kings scored first and never trailed. The Kings led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Quinton Byfield's goal at 18:13 of the second period, which took the Kings' chances from 53% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 2.1 to 1.5; shots on goal were NYR 23, LAK 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 24 of 26 (.923); David Rittich stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Quinton Byfield (1 G), 2. David Rittich (22 saves, .957), 3. Kevin Fiala (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    LAK
    Q. Byfield1 G
  2. ★★
    LAK
    D. Rittich22 saves, .957
  3. ★★★
    LAK
    K. Fiala1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR0219012123
LAKLAK1121608226

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. LAK
    K. Fiala(11)
    T. Moore (12)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    19:25

2nd period

  1. NYR
    C. Kreider(21)
    A. Fox (24), M. Zibanejad (28)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +20 ptsVideo
    1-1
    14:39
  2. LAK
    Q. Byfield(13)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.35win prob +22 ptsVideo
    1-2
    18:13

Penalties

NYR 2 PIM·LAK 6 PIM

1st

  • 10:07NYRZac Jones · Holdingdrawn by Quinton Byfield2 min

2nd

  • 4:40LAKMatt Roy · Interferencedrawn by Alexis Lafrenière2 min

3rd

  • 5:02LAKVladislav Gavrikov · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 18:21LAKTrevor Moore · High stickingdrawn by Adam Fox2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Quinton Byfield, 2nd 18:13 — LAK 53% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
Q. Byfield · Goal · xG 0.35K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.20M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.11P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.09V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.08P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.08J. Anderson-Dolan · On goal · xG 0.06S. Fagemo · On goal · xG 0.06A. Englund · On goal · xG 0.05C. Grundstrom · On goal · xG 0.05D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.04T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.04J. Anderson-Dolan · On goal · xG 0.03T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.03T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.03M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.03P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.03A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.03A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.02A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.02M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Anderson-Dolan · Missed · xG 0.01K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.01A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.01V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.00A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.00A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.00M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.00Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.00T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.00V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK2 G · 1.5 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsLAK
2.11 G
All situations
2 G1.5
1.41 G
Even strength
2 G1.5
0.70 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR63%37%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.12 – 1.52

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

NYRvsLAK
23
Shots on goal
26
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/3
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
6
32
Hits
21
20
Blocked shots
13
3
Giveaways
9
3
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD011+110.07020—25:07
8J. TroubaD000-120.06440—23:52
55R. LindgrenD000+120.02110—21:52
93M. ZibanejadC011010.192003820:42
10A. PanarinL000010.08100—20:34
79K. MillerD000-110.12120—19:30
16V. TrocheckC000010.230106318:02
20C. KreiderL101+120.37000—17:54
13A. LafrenièreL000020.23100—16:58
24K. KakkoR000-120.17000—15:41
26J. VeseyL000-110.2621010013:57
22J. BrodzinskiC000000.003101413:39
21B. GoodrowC000-110.002104313:26
4B. SchneiderD000-120.06530—12:55
17B. WheelerR000020.110203312:51
50W. CuylleL000010.06400—11:55
6Z. JonesD000-110.01312—10:51
71T. PitlickC000-100.09310009:41
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Quick(L)26242.9231.53-0.4758:33

Season series

Tied 1-1

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