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New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils

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New York Rangers
▸6
New Jersey Devils
3
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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Libor Hajek's goal at 1:05 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 63% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.1 to 2.2; shots on goal were NYR 28, NJD 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 24 of 27 (.889), 0.8 goals below expected; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 of 27 (.815), 2.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Filip Chytil (1 G, 1 A), 2. Adam Fox (1 G, 1 A), 3. Kevin Rooney (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    F. Chytil1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    A. Fox1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    K. Rooney1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR3141925628
NJDNJD25012110327

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    A. Fox(2)PPG
    A. Georgiev (1)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +6 pts
    1-0
    2:06
  2. NYR
    R. Strome(7)
    C. Kreider (3), K. Kakko (2)
    snapxG 0.34win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    7:15
  3. NJD
    P. Subban(2)
    P. Zacha (9), J. Bratt (6)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    14:54
  4. NJD
    M. Maltsev(3)
    N. Bastian (4), Y. Sharangovich (3)
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +15 pts
    2-2
    15:11
  5. NYR
    K. Rooney(4)
    F. Chytil (3), J. Gauthier (2)
    snapxG 0.23win prob +15 pts
    3-2
    17:06

2nd period

  1. NYR
    L. Hajek(1)
    P. Buchnevich (11), K. Miller (5)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +16 pts
    4-2
    1:05

3rd period

  1. NYR
    F. Chytil(3)
    J. Gauthier (3)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +5 pts
    5-2
    8:38
  2. NJD
    N. Bastian(2)
    T. Zajac (2), J. Bratt (7)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +1 pts
    5-3
    17:48
  3. NYR
    R. Strome(8)EN
    A. Fox (12)
    snapxG 0.54win prob +1 pts
    6-3
    18:47

Penalties

NYR 2 PIM·NJD 10 PIM

1st

  • 1:33NJDSami Vatanen · High sticking double minordrawn by Brendan Lemieux4 min

2nd

  • 1:29NJDDmitry Kulikov · Holdingdrawn by Filip Chytil2 min
  • 7:25NJDTy Smith · Trippingdrawn by Adam Fox2 min
  • 11:33NYRK'Andre Miller · Trippingdrawn by Pavel Zacha2 min

3rd

  • 0:39NJDAndreas Johnsson · Holdingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Libor Hajek, 2nd 1:05 — NYR 63% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.15Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.14N. Bastian · Goal · xG 0.13N. Gusev · On goal · xG 0.13T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.12J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.10J. Kuokkanen · Missed · xG 0.10J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.10Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.09T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.09J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.09K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.08M. Maltsev · On goal · xG 0.08M. Maltsev · Missed · xG 0.08A. Johnsson · On goal · xG 0.06M. Maltsev · Goal · xG 0.05Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.04Y. Sharangovich · Missed · xG 0.04P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.04Y. Sharangovich · Missed · xG 0.03K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.03P. Subban · On goal · xG 0.03P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.03D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.03D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.03K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.03D. Kulikov · On goal · xG 0.02W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.02W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.02P. Subban · Missed · xG 0.02T. Smith · On goal · xG 0.02P. Subban · Goal · xG 0.02K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.02S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.02N. Gusev · On goal · xG 0.02T. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.01P. Subban · Missed · xG 0.01D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.01W. Butcher · Missed · xG 0.01M. Maltsev · On goal · xG 0.01
NJD3 G · 2.2 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsNJD
3.15 G
All situations
3 G2.2
1.74 G
Even strength
3 G1.9
0.91 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR57%43%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.53 – 2.18

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

NYRvsNJD
28
Shots on goal
27
46%
Faceoffs
54%
1/5
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
10
17
Hits
23
9
Blocked shots
5
24
Giveaways
26
12
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD112+120.18000—22:57
79K. MillerD011+200.00202—20:57
16R. StromeC202+231.120004020:02
93M. ZibanejadC000-110.330104019:00
20C. KreiderL011+220.132106718:47
42B. SmithD000+140.08010—18:26
89P. BuchnevichL011-110.14010—18:08
24K. KakkoR011+220.13100—17:56
55R. LindgrenD000+110.02100—17:02
27J. JohnsonD000-110.01520—16:52
25L. HajekD101020.03120—15:28
43C. BlackwellC000010.11000015:25
13A. LafrenièreL000-110.10000—14:29
72F. ChytilC112+120.32200014:25
48B. LemieuxL000030.13000—13:11
21B. HowdenC000000.000106412:55
17K. RooneyC101+110.233003812:24
12J. GauthierR022+110.0300010009:38
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Georgiev(W)27243.8892.18-0.8259:58

Season series

NYR leads 6-2

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