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New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks

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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-1. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Artemi Panarin's goal at 16:55 of the first period, which took the Rangers' chances from 61% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 2.8 to 2.3; shots on goal were NYR 26, CHI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Arvid Soderblom stopped 19 of 26 (.731), 4.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 2 A), 2. Adam Fox (3 A), 3. Kaapo Kakko (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    A. Panarin1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    A. Fox3 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    K. Kakko1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR3821127726
CHICHI01019011130

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    snapxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    13:04
  2. NYR
    A. Fox (26), V. Trocheck (14)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    16:55
  3. NYR
    snapxG 0.08win prob +11 pts
    3-0
    19:03

2nd period

  1. CHI
    Unassisted
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +11 pts
    3-1
    1:33
  2. NYR
    slapxG 0.02win prob +10 pts
    4-1
    10:28
  3. NYR
    A. Fox (27), M. Zibanejad (22)
    deflectedxG 0.12win prob +2 pts
    5-1
    19:44

3rd period

  1. NYR
    wristxG 0.16
    6-1
    8:56
  2. NYR
    deflectedxG 0.14
    7-1
    13:37

Penalties

NYR 2 PIM·CHI 2 PIM

1st

  • 13:23NYRRyan Lindgren · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

2nd

  • 19:36CHIMax Domi · Slashingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Artemi Panarin, 1st 16:55 — NYR 61% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.22J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.20P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.15S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.12A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.11S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.09M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.09T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.09P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.09S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.07P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.07J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.07T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.06R. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06P. Kurashev · Goal · xG 0.06P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.05P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.05J. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.04P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.04M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.04M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.03J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.03S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.03P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.03J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.02J. Tinordi · Missed · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02R. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.01M. Entwistle · Missed · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.01M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01R. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.00J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI1 G · 2.3 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsCHI
2.87 G
All situations
1 G2.3
2.76 G
Even strength
1 G2.1
0.11 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR60%40%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.82 – 2.26

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

NYRvsCHI
26
Shots on goal
30
40%
Faceoffs
60%
1/1
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
15
Hits
24
15
Blocked shots
7
5
Giveaways
12
7
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
79K. MillerD000010.31300—21:15
8J. TroubaD101+130.08230—20:38
23A. FoxD033+400.00020—20:32
55R. LindgrenD011+300.00022—20:19
16V. TrocheckC112020.452005020:03
5B. HarpurD000010.05120—19:00
26J. VeseyL000010.16110—18:34
4B. SchneiderD011+210.01110—18:23
10A. PanarinL123+340.43100—17:42
20C. KreiderL000-100.15000—17:14
93M. ZibanejadC022+200.060003316:59
21B. GoodrowC000+120.120004016:43
24K. KakkoR112+330.37010—13:44
13A. LafrenièreL022+200.000005013:37
91S. BlaisL000+110.00310—13:31
76J. BrodzinskiC101+140.231104012:43
74V. KravtsovR101+110.16000—12:15
72F. ChytilC112+220.24010004:48
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)30291.9672.26+1.2660:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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