Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3. The Hurricanes scored first; the Rangers answered. The Rangers led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Chris Kreider's goal at 1:27 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 4.0 to 2.8; shots on goal were CAR 42, NYR 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. James Reimer stopped 19 of 24 (.792), 2.2 goals below expected; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 39 of 42 (.929), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 2 A), 2. Mika Zibanejad (2 G, 1 A), 3. Chris Kreider (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★A. Panarin1 G, 2 A

- ★★M. Zibanejad2 G, 1 A

- ★★★C. Kreider1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-05:15
1-116:31
2nd period
1-21:27
1-37:29
1-413:14
2-417:11
3rd period
3-41:40
3-513:49
Penalties
1st
- 10:09
Chris Kreider · Trippingdrawn by Nino Niederreiter2 min
- 14:01
Adam Fox · Delaying game puck over glassdrawn by Teuvo Teravainen2 min
- 16:24
Warren Foegele · Interferencedrawn by Chris Kreider2 min
2nd
- 2:39
Ryan Strome · Hookingdrawn by Jaccob Slavin2 min
- 4:37
Brendan Lemieux · Trippingdrawn by James Reimer2 min
- 9:36
Joel Edmundson · Slashingdrawn by Chris Kreider2 min
- 12:18
Jake Gardiner · Interferencedrawn by Pavel Buchnevich2 min
3rd
- 4:12
Sebastian Aho · Slashingdrawn by Jesper Fast2 min
- 16:54
Chris Kreider · Illegal check to headdrawn by Dougie Hamilton2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Chris Kreider, 2nd 1:27 — 53% → 69%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 4.03 G
- All situations
- 5 G2.8
- 2.53 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.1
- 1.50 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.7
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.94 – 2.74
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
- 42
- Shots on goal
- 24
- 54%
- Faceoffs
- 46%
- 0/5
- Power play
- 2/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 17
- Hits
- 14
- 6
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 11
- Giveaways
- 20
- 11
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
