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Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers

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Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the New York Rangers 2-1. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Taylor Hall's goal at 6:16 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 47% to 64%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 2.9 to 2.4; shots on goal were CHI 32, NYR 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Arvid Soderblom stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Taylor Hall (1 G, 1 A), 2. Arvid Soderblom (29 saves, .967), 3. Will Cuylle (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    T. Hall1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CHI
    A. Soderblom29 saves, .967
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    W. Cuylle1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI19113010232
NYRNYR1140907130

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    snapxG 0.25win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    8:10
  2. NYR
    W. Cuylle(10)SHG
    snapxG 0.12win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-1
    19:17

2nd period

  1. CHI
    pokexG 0.20win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-1
    6:16

Penalties

CHI 4 PIM·NYR 4 PIM

1st

  • 12:56CHIConnor Bedard · Holdingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
  • 18:01NYRChris Kreider · Holdingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min

2nd

  • 3:22CHITyler Bertuzzi · Slashingdrawn by Will Cuylle2 min

3rd

  • 3:50NYRAdam Fox · High stickingdrawn by Jason Dickinson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Taylor Hall, 2nd 6:16 — CHI 47% → 64%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.21C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.21A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.15A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.13W. Cuylle · Goal · xG 0.12B. Berard · On goal · xG 0.11A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.10A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.10K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.09F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.09C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.08R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.08W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.06A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.06W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.06M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.06A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.06A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lafrenière · Missed · xG 0.05A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.05F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.04M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.04M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.03C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.02A. Edstrom · On goal · xG 0.02K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.02A. Edstrom · On goal · xG 0.02A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.01A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.01B. Schneider · On goal · xG 0.01V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.01B. Berard · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.01K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01V. Mancini · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.01R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.01
NYR1 G · 2.4 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsNYR
2.92 G
All situations
1 G2.4
2.52 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.10 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI60%40%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.90 – 2.36

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

CHIvsNYR
32
Shots on goal
30
37%
Faceoffs
63%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
14
Hits
25
17
Blocked shots
14
9
Giveaways
15
8
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
72A. VlasicD000030.09010—23:28
5C. MurphyD000+120.24160—22:10
44W. KaiserD000030.16110—20:53
59T. BertuzziL101+150.76112—19:11
42N. AllanD000+100.00020—18:08
98C. BedardC011+110.1410210018:02
16J. DickinsonC011+120.061103317:53
8R. DonatoC000+130.312003817:16
86T. TeravainenC000030.44100016:56
14K. KorchinskiD000020.13010—16:54
17N. FolignoL000010.01200—15:35
71T. HallL112+110.21000—15:11
95I. MikheyevR000010.16000—14:57
78T. BrodieD000+100.00020—14:43
77P. MaroonL000-100.012105012:00
23P. KurashevC000-120.0921010011:58
73L. ReichelL000-120.110002510:26
22J. AndersonR000010.01000—10:19
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Soderblom(W)30291.9672.37+1.3760:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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