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New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

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New York Rangers
▸3
Washington Capitals
1
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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 3-1. The Capitals scored first; the Rangers answered. The Rangers led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Vincent Trocheck's goal at 15:22 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 72% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Capitals, 3.0 to 2.5; shots on goal were NYR 22, WSH 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 2.0 goals saved above expected; Charlie Lindgren stopped 19 of 22 (.864), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Igor Shesterkin (29 saves, .967), 2. John Carlson (1 G), 3. Vincent Trocheck (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    I. Shesterkin29 saves, .967
  2. ★★
    WSH
    J. Carlson1 G
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    V. Trocheck1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR2101705322
WSHWSH1907014130

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. WSH
    J. Carlson(1)
    T. Oshie (1), M. Fehérváry (1)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    5:34
  2. NYR
    C. Kreider(2)
    M. Zibanejad (3), J. Roslovic (2)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    6:08
  3. NYR
    B. Goodrow(1)SHG
    V. Trocheck (3), J. Trouba (1)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-1
    8:08

2nd period

  1. NYR
    V. Trocheck(2)PPG
    M. Zibanejad (4), A. Fox (1)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +13 ptsVideo
    3-1
    15:22

Penalties

NYR 14 PIM·WSH 10 PIM

1st

  • 7:58NYRRyan Lindgren · Cross checkingdrawn by Beck Malenstyn2 min
  • 12:08NYRMatt Rempe · Interferencedrawn by Trevor van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 15:07WSHTom Wilson · Interferencedrawn by Erik Gustafsson2 min
  • 18:37NYRAlexander Wennberg · Hookingdrawn by Max Pacioretty2 min

2nd

  • 11:07NYRErik Gustafsson · Slashingdrawn by Alexander Alexeyev2 min
  • 14:51WSHAlexander Alexeyev · Trippingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min
  • 15:40WSHNic Dowd · Roughingdrawn by K'Andre Miller2 min
  • 15:40WSHNic Dowd · Roughingdrawn by K'Andre Miller2 min
  • 15:40NYRK'Andre Miller · Roughingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min

3rd

  • 2:32NYRBarclay Goodrow · Cross checkingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min
  • 6:20NYRWill Cuylle · Boardingdrawn by Martin Fehérváry2 min
  • 16:29WSHBeck Malenstyn · Holdingdrawn by K'Andre Miller2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Vincent Trocheck, 2nd 15:22 — NYR 72% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.27J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.25D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.18D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.18I. Miroshnichenko · On goal · xG 0.16T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.15A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.15D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.14A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.14H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.13D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.12M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.10T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.10C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.09C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.09D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.09A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.09T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.08D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.08T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.07A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.05C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.05T. Oshie · Missed · xG 0.03L. Johansen · On goal · xG 0.03M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.03I. Miroshnichenko · On goal · xG 0.02J. Carlson · Goal · xG 0.02A. Alexeyev · Missed · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.02C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.01H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.00A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.00D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.00C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH1 G · 3.0 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsWSH
2.53 G
All situations
1 G3.0
0.61 G
Even strength
1 G1.6
0.91 G
Power play
0 G1.4
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR28%72%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.69 – 2.88

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

NYRvsWSH
22
Shots on goal
30
59%
Faceoffs
41%
1/4
Power play
0/6
14
Penalty minutes
10
38
Hits
48
21
Blocked shots
16
12
Giveaways
9
12
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
16V. TrocheckC112+110.415007525:14
23A. FoxD011+110.01320—21:26
79K. MillerD000000.00612—20:43
8J. TroubaD011+110.04270—20:27
93M. ZibanejadC022010.141103619:38
55R. LindgrenD000+110.02312—19:33
20C. KreiderL101020.29200—17:49
10A. PanarinL000000.09000—17:14
4B. SchneiderD000-110.06320—17:11
91A. WennbergC000010.110127116:02
56E. GustafssonD000010.04002—15:12
13A. LafrenièreL000050.241205015:03
21B. GoodrowC101+110.201324213:48
26J. VeseyL000010.52100—12:03
96J. RoslovicC011020.0311010011:31
24K. KakkoR000010.1520010010:03
50W. CuylleL000020.10302—09:47
73M. RempeC000000.00402005:16
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)30291.9673.00+2.0060:00

Series

NYR leads 4-0

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