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New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks

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New York Rangers
▸6
Chicago Blackhawks
2
FinalTV ABC, ESPN+·United Center

Recap

written from the game data

The New York Rangers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2. The Blackhawks scored first; the Rangers answered. The Rangers led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Filip Chytil's goal at 3:28 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 63% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 2.5 to 1.8; shots on goal were NYR 34, CHI 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Louis Domingue stopped 25 of 27 (.926); Arvid Soderblom stopped 28 of 34 (.824), 3.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Filip Chytil (2 G), 2. Ryan Lindgren (2 A), 3. Adam Fox (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    F. Chytil2 G
  2. ★★
    NYR
    R. Lindgren2 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    A. Fox2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR21431119634
CHICHI1617014227

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    T. Bertuzzi(14)
    C. Bedard (25)
    snapxG 0.32win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    5:37
  2. NYR
    J. Brodzinski(3)
    A. Fox (28), R. Lindgren (5)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    15:12
  3. NYR
    W. Borgen(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.05win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-1
    18:22

2nd period

  1. NYR
    F. Chytil(9)
    A. Fox (29), B. Berard (3)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    3:28
  2. NYR
    R. Smith(8)
    M. Zibanejad (16), R. Lindgren (6)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +10 ptsVideo
    4-1
    9:54
  3. NYR
    V. Trocheck(11)
    A. Panarin (24), A. Lafrenière (13)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +4 ptsVideo
    5-1
    15:16
  4. CHI
    W. Kaiser(1)
    F. Nazar (2), T. Brodie (7)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +3 ptsVideo
    5-2
    18:00

3rd period

  1. NYR
    F. Chytil(10)
    K. Miller (5), B. Berard (4)
    deflectedxG 0.22win prob +1 ptsVideo
    6-2
    8:36

Penalties

NYR 4 PIM·CHI 2 PIM

1st

  • 1:13NYRVincent Trocheck · Trippingdrawn by Wyatt Kaiser2 min

3rd

  • 19:46NYRUrho Vaakanainen · Cross checkingdrawn by Craig Smith2 min
  • 19:46CHICraig Smith · Slashingdrawn by Urho Vaakanainen2 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: Filip Chytil, 2nd 3:28 — NYR 63% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Bertuzzi · Goal · xG 0.32I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.28R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.14T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.14J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.09T. Brodie · On goal · xG 0.08N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.08R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.07C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.06F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.05W. Kaiser · Goal · xG 0.05I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.04C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.04T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.04T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.03C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.03C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.02N. Allan · Missed · xG 0.02W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.02W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.02C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.01T. Brodie · Missed · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.01C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.00S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.00P. Maroon · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI2 G · 1.8 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsCHI
2.56 G
All situations
2 G1.8
2.56 G
Even strength
2 G1.7
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR65%35%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.52 – 1.75

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
34
Shots on goal
27
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/0
Power play
0/1
4
Penalty minutes
2
21
Hits
17
11
Blocked shots
8
4
Giveaways
17
1
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
79K. MillerD011+220.13000—24:39
17W. BorgenD101+220.07000—22:18
23A. FoxD022+210.05000—20:27
13A. LafrenièreL011+210.12110—18:36
16V. TrocheckC101+140.202325018:07
55R. LindgrenD022+210.01120—17:51
4B. SchneiderD000040.05110—17:43
10A. PanarinL011+120.15000—17:33
18U. VaakanainenD000000.00022—16:47
91R. SmithR101+210.30000—15:34
93M. ZibanejadC011+210.110008314:51
50W. CuylleL000+220.11900—14:06
72F. ChytilC202+230.380004313:57
39S. CarrickC000-130.343006913:47
26J. VeseyL000020.25000—13:40
84A. EdstromC000-100.00310012:53
65B. BerardL022+230.10110—12:39
22J. BrodzinskiC101020.170006712:18
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70L. Domingue(W)27252.9261.76-0.2460:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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