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New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

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New York Rangers
▸6
Pittsburgh Penguins
1
FinalTV SN-PIT, MSG·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adam Fox's goal at 6:06 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 47% to 64%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.0 to 2.5; shots on goal were NYR 30, PIT 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 18 of 19 (.947), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Arturs Silovs stopped 24 of 30 (.800), 3.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Adam Fox (2 G, 1 A), 2. Adam Edstrom (2 A), 3. Ben Kindel (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    A. Fox2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    A. Edstrom2 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    B. Kindel1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR14314212630
PITPIT091307119

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(1)SHG
    S. Carrick (2), A. Fox (1)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    7:40

2nd period

  1. PIT
    B. Kindel(1)
    C. Jones (1)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-1
    3:04
  2. NYR
    A. Fox(2)
    A. Edstrom (1)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-1
    6:06
  3. NYR
    W. Cuylle(1)PPG
    C. Sheary (1), N. Laba (1)
    deflectedxG 0.14win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-1
    9:25
  4. NYR
    A. Fox(3)PPG
    A. Panarin (2), J. Miller (2)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-1
    16:38

3rd period

  1. NYR
    M. Rempe(1)
    A. Edstrom (2), S. Carrick (3)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +2 ptsVideo
    5-1
    5:40
  2. NYR
    T. Raddysh(1)
    N. Laba (2), J. Parssinen (1)
    wristxG 0.16Video
    6-1
    14:12

Penalties

NYR 8 PIM·PIT 8 PIM

1st

  • 7:17NYRJuuso Parssinen · Trippingdrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min
  • 13:37NYRVladislav Gavrikov · Holdingdrawn by Filip Hallander2 min

2nd

  • 7:42PITBen Kindel · Hookingdrawn by Urho Vaakanainen2 min
  • 11:09PITParker Wotherspoon · Trippingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
  • 14:22NYRVladislav Gavrikov · Hookingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min
  • 16:33PITserved by Ben Kindel · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 19:40PITHarrison Brunicke · Roughingdrawn by Noah Laba2 min

3rd

  • 9:32NYRUrho Vaakanainen · Slashingdrawn by Ben Kindel2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Adam Fox, 2nd 6:06 — NYR 47% → 64%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
F. Hallander · On goal · xG 0.29S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.24F. Hallander · On goal · xG 0.21C. Dewar · Missed · xG 0.16B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.15B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.14J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.13T. Novak · Missed · xG 0.12K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.10R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.10J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.09F. Hallander · On goal · xG 0.09R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.08J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.07S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.07C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.05J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.05R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.04C. Dewar · Missed · xG 0.04C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.03S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.03B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.03B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.03B. Kindel · Goal · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.02R. Shea · Missed · xG 0.02C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02H. Brunicke · Missed · xG 0.02H. Brunicke · Missed · xG 0.02T. Novak · On goal · xG 0.02E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.02C. Jones · Missed · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.01P. Wotherspoon · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT1 G · 2.5 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsPIT
3.06 G
All situations
1 G2.5
2.23 G
Even strength
1 G1.8
0.72 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR58%42%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.96 – 2.48

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

NYRvsPIT
30
Shots on goal
19
48%
Faceoffs
52%
2/4
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
30
Hits
14
12
Blocked shots
18
19
Giveaways
18
8
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44V. GavrikovD000010.01034—25:34
23A. FoxD213+340.12000—23:41
93M. ZibanejadC101+140.402105320:12
4B. SchneiderD000+110.04530—20:08
18U. VaakanainenD000+200.03012—19:31
8J. MillerC011-120.223106019:02
17W. BorgenD000010.05100—18:54
10A. PanarinL011010.09000—18:24
13A. LafrenièreL000010.33100—16:59
50W. CuylleL101-130.46500—16:19
39S. CarrickC022+340.393103015:36
43C. ShearyL011-110.05010—14:41
14T. RaddyshR101+120.21200—12:46
42N. LabaC022+110.082006012:43
84A. EdstromC022+220.22100011:18
73M. RempeC101+220.29200010:33
71J. ParssinenC011+100.002122009:24
24C. SoucyD000000.00100—06:35
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)19181.9472.52+1.5259:40

Season series

Tied 2-2

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