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New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks

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New York Rangers
▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
3
Final/OTTV NBCSCH, MSG·United Center

Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime, Mika Zibanejad scoring at 2:37. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Rangers led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mika Zibanejad's goal at 2:37 of overtime, which took the Rangers' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.5 to 2.8; shots on goal were NYR 35, CHI 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 28 of 31 (.903); Petr Mrazek stopped 31 of 35 (.886), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mika Zibanejad (1 G), 2. Chris Kreider (1 G, 1 A), 3. Philipp Kurashev (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    M. Zibanejad1 G
  2. ★★
    NYR
    C. Kreider1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    P. Kurashev2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
NYRNYR2121170313435
CHICHI1801121200331

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    A. Vlasic(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.01win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    2:39
  2. NYR
    A. Lafrenière(14)
    K. Miller (13), A. Panarin (37)
    slapxG 0.16win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    4:49
  3. NYR
    C. Kreider(24)
    A. Fox (30), R. Lindgren (6)
    tip-inxG 0.20win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-1
    6:16

2nd period

  1. NYR
    J. Brodzinski(4)
    W. Cuylle (7), K. Kakko (2)
    wristxG 0.60win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    9:02

3rd period

  1. CHI
    N. Foligno(11)
    I. Phillips (6), P. Kurashev (18)
    wristxG 0.39win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-2
    13:37
  2. CHI
    J. Dickinson(16)
    S. Jones (15), P. Kurashev (19)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +44 ptsVideo
    3-3
    18:58

Overtime

  1. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(16)
    C. Kreider (24), A. Fox (31)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +51 ptsVideo
    4-3
    2:37

Penalties

NYR 6 PIM·CHI 8 PIM

1st

  • 8:15CHITyler Johnson · Hookingdrawn by Alexis Lafrenière2 min
  • 11:49CHISeth Jones · High stickingdrawn by Barclay Goodrow2 min
  • 16:46CHINick Foligno · Slashingdrawn by Igor Shesterkin2 min
  • 16:46NYRIgor Shesterkin · Roughingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min

2nd

  • 1:23CHIJaycob Megna · Trippingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min
  • 3:13NYRserved by W. Cuylle · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 5:28NYRRyan Lindgren · Interferencedrawn by Colin Blackwell2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mika Zibanejad, OT 2:37 — NYR 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.39N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.28T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.18T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.15P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.13P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.13B. Katchouk · On goal · xG 0.11N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.11I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.10C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.10C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.10T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.10J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.09M. Entwistle · Missed · xG 0.07T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.07M. Entwistle · Missed · xG 0.07T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.05J. Dickinson · Goal · xG 0.05M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.05I. Phillips · Missed · xG 0.04J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.04M. Entwistle · Missed · xG 0.04T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.04P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.03J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.03I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.02J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.01B. Katchouk · Missed · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01B. Katchouk · On goal · xG 0.01C. Blackwell · Missed · xG 0.01R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.01J. Megna · On goal · xG 0.01K. Korchinski · On goal · xG 0.01I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.01C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI3 G · 2.8 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsCHI
3.54 G
All situations
3 G2.8
2.84 G
Even strength
3 G2.4
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR59%41%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.28 – 2.74

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

NYRvsCHI
35
Shots on goal
31
39%
Faceoffs
61%
0/3
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
8
19
Hits
17
15
Blocked shots
12
9
Giveaways
10
5
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD022+200.00210—24:10
8J. TroubaD000020.07340—23:22
16V. TrocheckC000030.313105022:11
79K. MillerD011000.00110—21:10
10A. PanarinL011+120.20010—19:57
20C. KreiderL112+270.56000—18:48
13A. LafrenièreL101+150.6210010018:37
93M. ZibanejadC101+220.211103218:32
55R. LindgrenD011+100.00012—17:56
17B. WheelerR000+130.27020—15:13
56E. GustafssonD000-110.01010—15:09
4B. SchneiderD000-110.05100—14:59
22J. BrodzinskiC101030.770102014:28
26J. VeseyL000-200.0010010013:16
24K. KakkoR011020.05100—12:14
21B. GoodrowC000-100.001005711:38
71T. PitlickC000-210.01110011:07
50W. CuylleL011030.33300—09:39
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)31283.9032.80-0.2062:11

Season series

NYR leads 2-0

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