New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Recap
written from the game dataThe Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-2. The Rangers scored first; the Penguins answered. The Rangers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jake Guentzel's goal at 18:29 of the third period, which took the Penguins' chances from 52% to 94%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.0 to 2.2; shots on goal were NYR 26, PIT 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 16 of 19 (.842), 1.4 goals below expected; Tristan Jarry stopped 24 of 26 (.923), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jake Guentzel (1 G), 2. Bryan Rust (1 G), 3. Colin Blackwell (1 G).
Three stars
- ★J. Guentzel1 G

- ★★B. Rust1 G

- ★★★C. Blackwell1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-016:36
2nd period
1-111:24
2-117:17
3rd period
2-22:26
2-318:29
Penalties
1st
- 4:10
Chad Ruhwedel · Interferencedrawn by Filip Chytil2 min
3rd
- 6:56
Cody Ceci · Hookingdrawn by Ryan Strome2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Jake Guentzel, 3rd 18:29 — 52% → 94%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.02 G
- All situations
- 3 G2.2
- 2.62 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.6
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.86 – 1.53
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
- 26
- Shots on goal
- 19
- 51%
- Faceoffs
- 49%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/0
- 0
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 32
- Hits
- 33
- 14
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 4
- Giveaways
- 10
- 7
- Takeaways
- 9
Box score
every player line
Season series
PIT leads 6-2
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
