New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Recap
written from the game dataThe Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 7-4. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 4-4 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Danton Heinen's goal at 11:02 of the third period, which took the Penguins' chances from 52% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 5.2 to 4.0; shots on goal were NYR 36, PIT 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 19 of 20 (.950), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Louis Domingue stopped 32 of 36 (.889). Three stars: 1. Danton Heinen (1 G), 2. Evan Rodrigues (2 G, 1 A), 3. Jeff Carter (2 G).
Three stars
- ★D. Heinen1 G

- ★★E. Rodrigues2 G, 1 A

- ★★★J. Carter2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
11 goals1st period
0-11:57
1-15:08
1-28:18
1-310:31
1-415:15
2nd period
2-46:51
3-47:58
4-415:59
3rd period
4-511:02
4-617:46
4-718:53
Penalties
1st
- 6:29
Justin Braun · Holdingdrawn by Danton Heinen2 min
- 8:58
Andrew Copp · High stickingdrawn by Jason Zucker2 min
2nd
- 15:14
Braden Schneider · Hookingdrawn by Evan Rodrigues2 min
- 18:35
Danton Heinen · Hookingdrawn by Adam Fox2 min
3rd
- 2:19
Evgeni Malkin · Trippingdrawn by Braden Schneider2 min
- 6:29
Danton Heinen · Slashingdrawn by Patrik Nemeth2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Danton Heinen, 3rd 11:02 — 52% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 4.04 G
- All situations
- 5 G5.2
- 3.13 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.7
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.6
- 0.51 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 106 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.97 – 3.21
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
- 36
- Shots on goal
- 37
- 41%
- Faceoffs
- 59%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 2/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 34
- Hits
- 33
- 9
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 5
- Giveaways
- 7
- 9
- Takeaways
- 16
Box score
every player line
Series
NYR leads 4-3
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
