New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 6-3. The Lightning came back from two goals down. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Steven Stamkos's goal at 12:45 of the third period, which took the Lightning's chances from 60% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 3.6 to 2.1; shots on goal were NYR 28, TBL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 of 27 (.815), 2.3 goals below expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 of 28 (.893), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brayden Point (3 G, 3 A), 2. Nikita Kucherov (1 G, 4 A), 3. Anthony Duclair (1 G).
Three stars
- ★B. Point3 G, 3 A

- ★★N. Kucherov1 G, 4 A

- ★★★A. Duclair1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
9 goals1st period
1-013:58
2-016:56
2nd period
2-112:41
2-218:43
3rd period
3-21:48
3-33:41
3-412:45
3-514:48
3-616:22
Penalties
1st
- 6:21
Conor Sheary · Trippingdrawn by Alexis Lafrenière2 min
2nd
- 9:30
Victor Hedman · Slashingdrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min
- 14:04
Alexis Lafrenière · Interferencedrawn by Brandon Hagel2 min
3rd
- 3:17
Chris Kreider · Roughingdrawn by Mathew Dumba2 min
- 3:17
Mathew Dumba · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Igor Shesterkin2 min
- 12:08
Will Cuylle · Slashingdrawn by Nikita Kucherov2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Steven Stamkos, 3rd 12:45 — 60% → 87%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.13 G
- All situations
- 5 G3.6
- 1.63 G
- Even strength
- 4 G2.4
- 0.50 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.09 – 2.67
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
- 28
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 1/2
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 27
- Hits
- 32
- 21
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 8
- Giveaways
- 5
- 10
- Takeaways
- 11
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
