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New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers

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New Jersey Devils
▸4
New York Rangers
3
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-3. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jack Hughes's goal at 8:38 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 65% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 4.2 to 2.1; shots on goal were NJD 28, NYR 50. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 80% of the time. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 47 of 50 (.940), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 16 of 20 (.800), 2.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jack Hughes (2 G, 1 A), 2. Mackenzie Blackwood (47 saves, .940), 3. Adam Fox (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Hughes2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    M. Blackwood47 saves, .940
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    A. Fox2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD11031008428
NYRNYR07222121350

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    T. Zajac(1)
    M. Wood (1), P. Subban (1)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    0:32

2nd period

  1. NYR
    C. Kreider(1)PPG
    A. Panarin (1), A. Fox (2)
    deflectedxG 0.12win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    2:50
  2. NJD
    J. Hughes(1)
    T. Smith (2), Y. Sharangovich (1)
    backhandxG 0.17win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    4:13
  3. NJD
    J. Hughes(2)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.20win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    8:38
  4. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(1)PPG
    A. Fox (3), A. Panarin (2)
    slapxG 0.16win prob +14 pts
    3-2
    12:09
  5. NJD
    M. Wood(3)PPG
    J. Hughes (4), K. Palmieri (2)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +13 pts
    4-2
    16:00

3rd period

  1. NYR
    F. Chytil(1)
    P. Di Giuseppe (2), P. Buchnevich (2)
    wristxG 0.32win prob +15 pts
    4-3
    7:00

Penalties

NJD 12 PIM·NYR 4 PIM

1st

  • 1:02NYRChris Kreider · Trippingdrawn by Yegor Sharangovich2 min

2nd

  • 1:56NJDMichael McLeod · Roughingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min
  • 6:02NJDP.K. Subban · Holdingdrawn by Brett Howden2 min
  • 11:20NJDDamon Severson · Trippingdrawn by Filip Chytil2 min
  • 15:38NYRJacob Trouba · High stickingdrawn by Jack Hughes2 min

3rd

  • 4:03NJDserved by J. Hughes · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 10:45NJDTy Smith · Holdingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux2 min
  • 16:36NJDNathan Bastian · Hookingdrawn by Brendan Lemieux2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jack Hughes, 2nd 8:38 — NJD 65% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
F. Chytil · Goal · xG 0.32B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.23B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.17A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.17C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.17M. Zibanejad · Goal · xG 0.16B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.15J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.15M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.14C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.14C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.12P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.12C. Kreider · Goal · xG 0.12R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.11R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.10A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.09C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.09A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.09B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.09R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.08A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.08C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.08M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.08R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.07F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.07K. Kakko · Missed · xG 0.07M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.06P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.06J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.06A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.06M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.05J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.04A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.04A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.04A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.04P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.03P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.03B. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.03C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.03R. Strome · Missed · xG 0.03F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.02J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.02B. Lemieux · Missed · xG 0.02J. Gauthier · On goal · xG 0.01K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.01K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01J. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.01F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.01A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.01F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.01K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.01J. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.01R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.01J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.01
NYR3 G · 4.2 xG · 63 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsNYR
2.14 G
All situations
3 G4.2
2.03 G
Even strength
1 G2.5
0.11 G
Power play
2 G1.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 99 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD20%80%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.12 – 4.14

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

NJDvsNYR
28
Shots on goal
50
51%
Faceoffs
49%
1/2
Power play
2/6
12
Penalty minutes
4
21
Hits
25
18
Blocked shots
10
10
Giveaways
19
7
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
28D. SeversonD000020.04252—26:15
76P. SubbanD011030.10222—23:45
22R. MurrayD000+110.06110—22:52
70D. KulikovD000+130.04430—21:55
17Y. SharangovichC011000.001103818:30
21K. PalmieriC011+200.15110017:33
19T. ZajacC101+120.371105917:29
44M. WoodL112+240.21000—17:18
86J. HughesC213+120.431003015:22
90J. BoqvistC000-110.0100010015:19
37P. ZachaC000020.230204514:21
20M. McLeodC000010.010027513:04
14N. BastianR000+120.33402—12:41
24T. SmithD011030.08102—12:33
7M. TennysonD000+210.01310—11:54
59J. KuokkanenC000000.00000011:05
97N. GusevL000010.05000—09:44
11A. JohnssonL000000.0001010008:37
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Blackwood(W)50473.9404.22+1.2260:00

Season series

NYR leads 6-2

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