Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Rangers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pavel Buchnevich's goal at 9:23 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.5 to 1.2; shots on goal were DET 25, NYR 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 81% of the time. Jimmy Howard stopped 35 of 39 (.897), 1.0 goals below expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 23 of 25 (.920), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mika Zibanejad (1 G, 2 A), 2. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 1 A), 3. Chris Kreider (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★M. Zibanejad1 G, 2 A

- ★★A. Panarin1 G, 1 A

- ★★★C. Kreider1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals2nd period
0-19:23
0-211:56
0-319:18
3rd period
0-45:02
1-45:59
2-410:59
Penalties
1st
- 8:12
Valtteri Filppula · Hookingdrawn by Filip Chytil2 min
3rd
- 4:37
Justin Abdelkader · Roughingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux2 min
- 6:23
Valtteri Filppula · Hookingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Pavel Buchnevich, 2nd 9:23 — 53% → 71%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.22 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.5
- 1.22 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.7
- 0.00 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.25 – 3.02
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
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 39
- 64%
- Faceoffs
- 36%
- 0/0
- Power play
- 1/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 0
- 19
- Hits
- 17
- 20
- Blocked shots
- 18
- 1
- Giveaways
- 9
- 4
- Takeaways
- 12
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
