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New York Rangers at Boston Bruins

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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 4-0. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Chris Kreider's goal at 5:42 of the second period, which took the Rangers' chances from 64% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 2.6 to 1.1; shots on goal were NYR 33, BOS 18. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Keith Kinkaid stopped 18 of 18 (1.000), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 of 33 (.879), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mika Zibanejad (2 A), 2. Chris Kreider (1 G, 1 A), 3. Keith Kinkaid (18 saves, 1.000).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    M. Zibanejad2 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    C. Kreider1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    K. Kinkaid18 saves, 1.000

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR110111212433
BOSBOS060507018

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    wristxG 0.01win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    3:06

2nd period

  1. NYR
    wristxG 0.08win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    5:42

3rd period

  1. NYR
    wristxG 0.20win prob +5 pts
    3-0
    8:03
  2. NYR
    wristxG 0.06
    4-0
    16:12

Penalties

NYR 20 PIM·BOS 20 PIM

1st

  • 7:41NYRBrendan Smith · Holdingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min
  • 11:16BOSAnders Bjork · High stickingdrawn by Kevin Rooney2 min
  • 14:09BOSJakub Zboril · Trippingdrawn by Chris Kreider2 min
  • 15:24NYRAlexis Lafrenière · Hookingdrawn by Urho Vaakanainen2 min

2nd

  • 0:53NYRBrendan Lemieux · Boardingdrawn by Trent Frederic2 min
  • 6:47BOSBrad Marchand · High stickingdrawn by Alexis Lafrenière2 min
  • 10:19NYRAdam Fox · Hookingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min

3rd

  • 0:09NYRRyan Lindgren · Holdingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 4:25BOSPatrice Bergeron · Interferencedrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min
  • 12:30BOSBrad Marchand · Slashingdrawn by K'Andre Miller2 min
  • 18:47BOSTrent Frederic · Misconductdrawn by Brendan Lemieux10 min
  • 18:47NYRBrendan Lemieux · Misconductdrawn by Trent Frederic10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Chris Kreider, 2nd 5:42 — NYR 64% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.16D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.16D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.07P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.07C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.06D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.06T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.06J. Zboril · On goal · xG 0.05C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.04C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.04N. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.03M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.03A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.03P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.02M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.02D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.01T. Frederic · On goal · xG 0.01J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.00M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS0 G · 1.1 xG · 24 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsBOS
2.64 G
All situations
0 G1.1
1.34 G
Even strength
0 G0.7
1.20 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 69 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR79%21%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.57 – 1.10

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

NYRvsBOS
33
Shots on goal
18
42%
Faceoffs
58%
0/5
Power play
0/5
20
Penalty minutes
20
23
Hits
24
13
Blocked shots
15
10
Giveaways
5
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD000+110.01022—23:37
79K. MillerD101+220.03420—23:36
8J. TroubaD011+200.10430—23:24
93M. ZibanejadC022+320.402004820:48
10A. PanarinL011+110.11000—18:45
16R. StromeC101+160.640003318:10
55R. LindgrenD000+120.06302—17:38
20C. KreiderL112+330.30010—16:44
89P. BuchnevichL112+330.19100—16:23
24K. KakkoR000010.18110—15:07
42B. SmithD000+120.04202—14:07
13A. LafrenièreL000020.16102—14:01
72F. ChytilC000010.070006213:59
17K. RooneyC000020.170002212:58
25L. HajekD000+120.02000—11:48
43C. BlackwellC011+120.09000011:21
33P. Di GiuseppeL000010.03420—10:08
48B. LemieuxL000000.001212—07:26
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
71K. Kinkaid(W)181801.0001.10+1.1060:00

Season series

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