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New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

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New York Rangers
▸7
Washington Capitals
3
FinalTV MSG 2, MNMT2·Capital One Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 7-3. The lead changed hands 3 times. The Capitals led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alexis Lafrenière's goal at 9:18 of the third period, which took the Rangers' chances from 48% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.3 to 2.9; shots on goal were NYR 21, WSH 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Capitals win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 of 32 (.906); Logan Thompson stopped 14 of 20 (.700), 3.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Vincent Trocheck (2 G, 1 A), 2. Taylor Raddysh (2 G, 1 A), 3. Aliaksei Protas (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    V. Trocheck2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    T. Raddysh2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    A. Protas1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR1515511721
WSHWSH06315011332

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    T. Raddysh(6)
    J. Brodzinski (4), B. Schneider (6)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-0
    14:57

2nd period

  1. WSH
    J. Carlson(8)
    A. Protas (11), R. Leonard (12)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-1
    0:23
  2. WSH
    D. Strome(7)PPG
    C. McMichael (14), R. Leonard (13)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-2
    8:40
  3. NYR
    W. Cuylle(10)PPG
    M. Zibanejad (16), V. Trocheck (12)
    tip-inxG 0.22win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-2
    11:14
  4. WSH
    A. Protas(13)
    S. Milano (3), H. Lapierre (6)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +19 ptsVideo
    2-3
    12:11

3rd period

  1. NYR
    T. Raddysh(7)
    W. Cuylle (12), N. Laba (7)
    backhandxG 0.07win prob +29 ptsVideo
    3-3
    8:10
  2. NYR
    A. Lafrenière(8)
    A. Panarin (24), S. Morrow (3)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +32 ptsVideo
    4-3
    9:18
  3. NYR
    V. Trocheck(7)
    J. Brodzinski (5), G. Perreault (3)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +13 ptsVideo
    5-3
    13:43
  4. NYR
    A. Panarin(14)EN
    M. Zibanejad (17), A. Lafrenière (12)
    snapxG 0.79win prob +1 ptsVideo
    6-3
    17:44
  5. NYR
    V. Trocheck(8)
    W. Cuylle (13), T. Raddysh (4)
    backhandxG 0.11Video
    7-3
    18:09

Penalties

NYR 6 PIM·WSH 8 PIM

1st

  • 7:49WSHRyan Leonard · High sticking double minordrawn by Jonny Brodzinski4 min

2nd

  • 3:57NYRMatthew Robertson · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Leonard2 min
  • 8:29NYRCarson Soucy · Holdingdrawn by Nic Dowd2 min
  • 10:54WSHConnor McMichael · Trippingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min

3rd

  • 2:23WSHAlex Ovechkin · Cross checkingdrawn by Brennan Othmann2 min
  • 19:31NYRNoah Laba · Trippingdrawn by Matt Roy2 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: Alexis Lafrenière, 3rd 9:18 — NYR 48% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.19J. Sourdif · On goal · xG 0.18A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.14T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.13D. Strome · Goal · xG 0.12C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.12B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.12S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.11A. Protas · Goal · xG 0.10R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.10A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.09B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.09B. Duhaime · Missed · xG 0.08J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.08R. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.07E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.07R. Leonard · Missed · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.06A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.06E. Frank · On goal · xG 0.06J. Carlson · Goal · xG 0.05H. Lapierre · On goal · xG 0.05J. Sourdif · On goal · xG 0.05A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.05D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.05C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.04C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.04B. Duhaime · Missed · xG 0.04C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.04A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03D. Chisholm · On goal · xG 0.03C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.03J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.03D. Chisholm · On goal · xG 0.02A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.02D. Chisholm · On goal · xG 0.02J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.02A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.01D. Chisholm · On goal · xG 0.01A. Protas · Missed · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · Missed · xG 0.01A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.01T. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.00D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.00J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.00M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH3 G · 2.9 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsWSH
3.36 G
All situations
3 G2.9
1.85 G
Even strength
2 G1.7
0.71 G
Power play
1 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR45%55%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.51 – 2.79

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
21
Shots on goal
32
54%
Faceoffs
46%
1/4
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
18
Hits
13
18
Blocked shots
17
14
Giveaways
11
3
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
10A. PanarinL112+141.23100—21:22
17W. BorgenD000+120.03110—20:45
93M. ZibanejadC022+100.202102520:41
4B. SchneiderD011+110.04100—19:58
16V. TrocheckC213+220.230106219:54
44V. GavrikovD000+110.05140—19:46
60S. MorrowD011+200.00030—19:14
24C. SoucyD000+100.00202—19:10
50W. CuylleL123+210.23400—18:56
13A. LafrenièreL112+120.57000—18:22
14T. RaddyshR213+330.40030—15:24
42N. LabaC011+100.003327015:16
94G. PerreaultR011+100.00010—14:56
29M. RobertsonD000+200.01002—14:44
22J. BrodzinskiC022+230.18000013:10
39S. CarrickC000000.050005009:46
73M. RempeC000-100.04200008:01
78B. OthmannL000-120.05110—07:55
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)32293.9062.85-0.1560:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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