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New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

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New York Rangers
5
Pittsburgh Penguins
▸6
FinalTV NBC, SN·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 6-5. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kris Letang's goal at 4:36 of the third period, which took the Penguins' chances from 52% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.7 to 2.6; shots on goal were NYR 44, PIT 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 35 of 41 (.854), 3.4 goals below expected; Casey DeSmith stopped 39 of 44 (.886), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Evgeni Malkin (2 G), 2. Kris Letang (2 G), 3. Mats Zuccarello (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    E. Malkin2 G
  2. ★★
    PIT
    K. Letang2 G
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    M. Zuccarello2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR114216214544
PITPIT114216311641

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    K. Letang(14)
    S. Crosby (45)
    backhandxG 0.01win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    16:11
  2. NYR
    M. Zuccarello(10)PPG
    K. Hayes (28), K. Shattenkirk (15)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    19:20

2nd period

  1. PIT
    M. Pettersson(2)PPG
    N. Bjugstad (10), J. Schultz (6)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +17 pts
    1-2
    11:41
  2. PIT
    B. Dumoulin(2)
    S. Crosby (46), M. Pettersson (16)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    14:09
  3. NYR
    M. Zuccarello(11)
    M. Zibanejad (32), C. Kreider (20)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    14:35
  4. NYR
    R. Strome(8)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.12win prob +22 pts
    3-3
    17:45

3rd period

  1. PIT
    K. Letang(15)
    S. Crosby (47), J. Guentzel (26)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +26 pts
    3-4
    4:36
  2. PIT
    E. Malkin(17)
    P. Kessel (40), Z. Aston-Reese (6)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +14 pts
    3-5
    7:24
  3. PIT
    E. Malkin(18)
    Z. Aston-Reese (7), P. Kessel (41)
    backhandxG 0.04win prob +4 pts
    3-6
    9:55
  4. NYR
    K. Hayes(14)
    T. DeAngelo (13), M. Staal (10)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +2 pts
    4-6
    14:14
  5. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(26)
    K. Shattenkirk (16), T. DeAngelo (14)
    wristxG 0.30win prob +2 pts
    5-6
    19:42

Penalties

NYR 8 PIM·PIT 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:16NYRKevin Shattenkirk · Hookingdrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min
  • 18:41PITBryan Rust · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Strome2 min

2nd

  • 2:45NYRNeal Pionk · Trippingdrawn by Matt Cullen2 min
  • 5:53NYRserved by C. Kreider · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 9:55NYRMika Zibanejad · Holdingdrawn by Chad Ruhwedel2 min
  • 19:47PITSidney Crosby · High sticking double minordrawn by Neal Pionk4 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
PIT goalNYR goalFinal: PIT 100%

Biggest swing: Kris Letang, 3rd 4:36 — PIT 52% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.19E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.17B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.17E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.12K. Letang · Goal · xG 0.12P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.11E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.11P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.11J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.11J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.11J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.09M. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.08J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.08P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.07J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.07B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.07E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.06B. Dumoulin · Goal · xG 0.06K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.06E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.05E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.05N. Bjugstad · On goal · xG 0.05E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.04S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Aston-Reese · Missed · xG 0.04K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.03J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.03J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.03K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.03N. Bjugstad · On goal · xG 0.02B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.02T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.02J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02K. Letang · Goal · xG 0.01D. Simon · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.01M. Cullen · On goal · xG 0.01N. Bjugstad · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.01
PIT6 G · 2.6 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsPIT
3.75 G
All situations
6 G2.6
2.34 G
Even strength
5 G1.8
1.41 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 108 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR67%33%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.65 – 2.57

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
44
Shots on goal
41
38%
Faceoffs
62%
1/3
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
57
Hits
34
18
Blocked shots
10
7
Giveaways
12
5
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
36M. ZuccarelloR202+180.54410—24:44
93M. ZibanejadC112+150.615123222:18
77T. DeAngeloD022010.19220—22:11
20C. KreiderL011+160.78000—21:44
13K. HayesR112-150.642005321:11
22K. ShattenkirkD022040.30312—20:56
18M. StaalD011-230.07110—18:55
54A. McQuaidD000010.05740—18:24
26J. VeseyL000-120.16410—18:19
33F. ClaessonD000020.03410—17:30
16R. StromeC101010.121204015:55
90V. NamestnikovC000-120.10620015:30
44N. PionkD000010.01902—15:00
89P. BuchnevichL000-110.01110—12:35
72F. ChytilC000-120.13400009:52
42B. SmithD000000.00200—07:40
24B. NievesC000000.000102506:06
23C. BrickleyL000000.00200—05:58
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Georgiev(L)41356.8542.58-3.4257:34

Season series

PIT leads 3-1

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