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New York Rangers at Montréal Canadiens

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New York Rangers
▸6
Montréal Canadiens
5
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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Montréal Canadiens 6-5. The Rangers came back from 4 goals down. The Canadiens led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jacob Trouba's goal at 12:10 of the third period, which took the Rangers' chances from 48% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.4 to 3.0; shots on goal were NYR 34, MTL 43. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 38 of 43 (.884), 1.6 goals below expected; Carey Price stopped 28 of 34 (.824), 3.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brendan Lemieux (2 G), 2. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 1 A), 3. Max Domi (2 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    B. Lemieux2 G
  2. ★★
    NYR
    A. Panarin1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    M. Domi2 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR01231339634
MTLMTL318114111543

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    M. Domi(5)
    N. Suzuki (5), A. Lehkonen (6)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    2:03
  2. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(4)
    J. Armia (5), M. Reilly (3)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    10:00
  3. MTL
    M. Domi(6)
    N. Suzuki (6), B. Chiarot (6)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    19:26

2nd period

  1. MTL
    S. Weber(7)
    B. Chiarot (7), C. Hudon (1)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +5 pts
    0-4
    2:51
  2. NYR
    F. Chytil(7)
    A. Panarin (15), B. Skjei (5)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +4 pts
    1-4
    6:10
  3. NYR
    P. Buchnevich(4)
    B. Howden (3)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +8 pts
    2-4
    7:06
  4. NYR
    B. Lemieux(2)
    A. Fox (7), J. Trouba (7)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +14 pts
    3-4
    9:30

3rd period

  1. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(5)
    M. Domi (10)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    3-5
    5:20
  2. NYR
    A. Panarin(12)
    C. Kreider (7), R. Strome (14)
    backhandxG 0.09win prob +14 pts
    4-5
    5:51
  3. NYR
    B. Lemieux(3)SHG
    B. Howden (4), B. Skjei (6)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +30 pts
    5-5
    8:40
  4. NYR
    J. Trouba(3)
    R. Strome (15)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +35 pts
    6-5
    12:10

Penalties

NYR 10 PIM·MTL 6 PIM

1st

  • 3:00NYRJacob Trouba · Holdingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min

2nd

  • 3:49NYRJacob Trouba · High stickingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 7:28MTLPhillip Danault · Holdingdrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min
  • 13:21MTLJeff Petry · Holdingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min
  • 14:48MTLBen Chiarot · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 16:47NYRJacob Trouba · Hookingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min

3rd

  • 7:09NYRArtemi Panarin · Interferencedrawn by Mike Reilly2 min
  • 13:37NYRserved by P. Buchnevich · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jacob Trouba, 3rd 12:10 — NYR 48% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Domi · Goal · xG 0.26A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.21J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.19J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.18S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.16B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.15A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.14J. Weal · Missed · xG 0.12J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.09N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.08N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.08J. Kotkaniemi · Missed · xG 0.08J. Weal · On goal · xG 0.08P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.08T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.07M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.07B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.07M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.07B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.07J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.06M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.06B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.06S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.06S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.05J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.04M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.04M. Domi · Goal · xG 0.04N. Thompson · Missed · xG 0.04S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.04S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.04A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.03J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.03M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.03M. Reilly · Missed · xG 0.03N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.03J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.02C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · Goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.02M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.02M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.02P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.02V. Mete · On goal · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.02M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.01V. Mete · Missed · xG 0.01N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.01T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.01N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.01V. Mete · On goal · xG 0.01T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.00J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.00J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL5 G · 3.4 xG · 63 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsMTL
3.06 G
All situations
5 G3.4
1.65 G
Even strength
5 G1.9
0.80 G
Power play
0 G1.3
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 106 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR35%65%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.48 – 3.39

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

NYRvsMTL
34
Shots on goal
43
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/3
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
6
29
Hits
19
27
Blocked shots
12
9
Giveaways
8
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8J. TroubaD112+220.10406—24:03
76B. SkjeiD022+110.16520—23:21
16R. StromeC022-100.000105722:26
10A. PanarinL112+110.18112—21:29
55R. LindgrenD000010.04350—20:26
23A. FoxD011+330.02230—20:16
17J. FastR000-120.12100—18:23
20C. KreiderL011+230.36330—17:42
72F. ChytilC101+260.490204417:26
48B. LemieuxL202060.82210—17:02
21B. HowdenC022+100.000105715:50
89P. BuchnevichL101+230.30100—15:23
24K. KakkoR000-310.21030—13:49
25L. HajekD000-310.01120—13:01
42B. SmithD000+120.13210—11:02
77T. DeAngeloD000-210.05010—10:13
14G. McKeggC000-100.002002504:32
38M. HaleyL000010.05210—03:58
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Georgiev(W)43385.8843.39-1.6159:43

Season series

NYR leads 2-1

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