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New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils

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New York Rangers
2
New Jersey Devils
▸5
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 5-2. The Rangers scored first; the Devils answered. The Devils led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Miles Wood's goal at 12:25 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 72% to 88%. Expected goals were close — NYR 2.6, NJD 2.8; shots on goal were NYR 31, NJD 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 33 of 37 (.892), 1.6 goals below expected; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 29 of 31 (.935), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Mackenzie Blackwood (29 saves, .935), 2. Jack Hughes (1 A), 3. Matt Tennyson (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    M. Blackwood29 saves, .935
  2. ★★
    NJD
    J. Hughes1 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    M. Tennyson2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR11001516231
NJDNJD11429215538

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    T. DeAngelo(1)
    P. Buchnevich (3), B. Skjei (2)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    6:02
  2. NJD
    B. Coleman(3)
    T. Zajac (3), M. Tennyson (1)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    12:58

2nd period

  1. NJD
    K. Palmieri(3)PPG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.07win prob +12 pts
    1-2
    2:18
  2. NJD
    M. Wood(1)
    J. Hughes (1), M. Tennyson (2)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    12:25

3rd period

  1. NYR
    J. Fast(1)
    R. Strome (2), B. Smith (2)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    2:22
  2. NJD
    N. Gusev(3)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.06win prob +11 pts
    2-4
    12:21
  3. NJD
    P. Subban(1)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.46
    2-5
    19:12

Penalties

NYR 18 PIM·NJD 16 PIM

1st

  • 2:55NYRMarc Staal · Interferencedrawn by Miles Wood2 min
  • 2:55NYRMicheal Haley · Roughingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
  • 2:55NJDMiles Wood · Roughingdrawn by Micheal Haley2 min
  • 14:26NJDKyle Palmieri · Hookingdrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min
  • 17:12NYRRyan Strome · Trippingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
  • 17:48NJDTaylor Hall · Interferencedrawn by Brendan Smith2 min

2nd

  • 2:13NYRBrady Skjei · Interferencedrawn by John Hayden2 min
  • 3:07NYRArtemi Panarin · Holdingdrawn by P.K. Subban2 min
  • 6:49NJDTaylor Hall · Elbowingdrawn by Adam Fox2 min
  • 6:49NJDTaylor Hall · Roughingdrawn by Brady Skjei2 min
  • 6:49NYRBrady Skjei · Roughingdrawn by Taylor Hall2 min
  • 14:31NJDJesper Bratt · Trippingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min

3rd

  • 3:57NYRTony DeAngelo · Cross checkingdrawn by Wayne Simmonds2 min
  • 7:08NJDserved by T. Hall · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 10:14NYRJesper Fast · Boardingdrawn by Matt Tennyson2 min
  • 16:20NJDWayne Simmonds · Hookingdrawn by Chris Kreider2 min
  • 19:52NYRTony DeAngelo · Slashingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Miles Wood, 2nd 12:25 — NJD 72% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Subban · Goal · xG 0.46T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.18N. Gusev · On goal · xG 0.13W. Simmonds · On goal · xG 0.13B. Coleman · Goal · xG 0.11K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.11W. Simmonds · Missed · xG 0.09K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.09T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.08J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.07K. Palmieri · Goal · xG 0.07M. Wood · Goal · xG 0.07P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.07J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.07T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.06P. Subban · On goal · xG 0.06N. Gusev · Goal · xG 0.06W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.05T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.05S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.05P. Subban · On goal · xG 0.05J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.05S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.04S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.04K. Rooney · Missed · xG 0.04M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.04K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.04P. Subban · On goal · xG 0.04P. Subban · On goal · xG 0.04T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.04T. Zajac · Missed · xG 0.03K. Rooney · Missed · xG 0.03P. Subban · On goal · xG 0.03P. Subban · On goal · xG 0.03K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.03W. Simmonds · On goal · xG 0.02T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.02D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.02W. Simmonds · On goal · xG 0.02T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.02B. Coleman · On goal · xG 0.02M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.02W. Simmonds · On goal · xG 0.01P. Subban · On goal · xG 0.01P. Subban · On goal · xG 0.01M. Mueller · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD5 G · 2.8 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsNJD
2.62 G
All situations
4 G2.8
1.72 G
Even strength
3 G1.4
0.70 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR55%45%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.63 – 2.37

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

NYRvsNJD
31
Shots on goal
38
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/6
Power play
1/7
18
Penalty minutes
16
11
Hits
17
9
Blocked shots
6
7
Giveaways
8
7
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8J. TroubaD000050.22200—27:14
93M. ZibanejadC000060.551104425:31
10A. PanarinL000-120.13102—22:03
89P. BuchnevichL011+120.19110—19:14
76B. SkjeiD011010.04004—18:20
20C. KreiderL000020.3711010017:56
77T. DeAngeloD101020.13004—17:35
24K. KakkoR000-120.15000—16:13
18M. StaalD000000.00112—16:02
23A. FoxD000-110.10020—15:47
21B. HowdenC000-110.040006915:30
16R. StromeC011020.260027115:08
42B. SmithD011-200.02300—13:43
17J. FastR101-220.26012—13:35
28L. AnderssonC000-100.001206712:46
25L. HajekD000-110.04000—11:55
14G. McKeggC000-110.11000008:08
38M. HaleyL000-110.0200210005:39
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Georgiev(L)37334.8922.37-1.6357:18

Season series

Tied 2-2

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