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Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers

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Chicago Blackhawks
1
New York Rangers
▸4
FinalTV NBCSCH, MSG·Madison Square Garden

Recap

written from the game data

The New York Rangers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jacob Trouba's goal at 1:31 of the third period, which took the Rangers' chances from 76% to 92%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.3 to 2.0; shots on goal were CHI 23, NYR 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 0.7 goals below expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 1 A), 2. Vincent Trocheck (3 A), 3. Jacob Trouba (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    A. Panarin1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    V. Trocheck3 A
  3. ★★★
    NYR
    J. Trouba1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI091608123
NYRNYR11117214432

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    A. Panarin(24)
    A. Lafrenière (13), V. Trocheck (25)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    13:00

2nd period

  1. NYR
    C. Kreider(20)PPG
    V. Trocheck (26), M. Zibanejad (24)
    deflectedxG 0.33win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    7:25
  2. CHI
    C. Blackwell(1)
    B. Katchouk (3), J. Megna (1)
    wristxG 0.46win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    17:03

3rd period

  1. NYR
    J. Trouba(3)
    A. Panarin (29), V. Trocheck (27)
    snapxG 0.01win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    1:31
  2. NYR
    J. Vesey(8)
    W. Cuylle (3), B. Schneider (7)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +6 ptsVideo
    1-4
    2:41

Penalties

CHI 9 PIM·NYR 11 PIM

2nd

  • 4:31NYRAdam Fox · Interferencedrawn by Boris Katchouk2 min
  • 5:35CHIKevin Korchinski · Interferencedrawn by Jimmy Vesey2 min
  • 17:10NYRK'Andre Miller · Trippingdrawn by Colin Blackwell2 min

3rd

  • 4:05NYRBlake Wheeler · Fightingdrawn by Jarred Tinordi5 min
  • 4:05CHIJarred Tinordi · Fightingdrawn by Blake Wheeler5 min
  • 13:19CHIJason Dickinson · High stickingdrawn by Ryan Lindgren2 min
  • 13:36NYRAdam Fox · Trippingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NYR goalCHI goalFinal: NYR 100%

Biggest swing: Jacob Trouba, 3rd 1:31 — NYR 76% → 92%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.37C. Kreider · Goal · xG 0.33K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.16A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.15C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.14V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.13J. Vesey · Missed · xG 0.13N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.13B. Goodrow · Missed · xG 0.12A. Panarin · Goal · xG 0.11N. Bonino · On goal · xG 0.10J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.09A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.08V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.08A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.08C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.07A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.07M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.07B. Othmann · On goal · xG 0.06J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.06J. Vesey · Goal · xG 0.06B. Wheeler · Missed · xG 0.06J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.06K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.05A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.05B. Othmann · On goal · xG 0.04A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.04J. Vesey · Missed · xG 0.04B. Othmann · On goal · xG 0.04B. Othmann · On goal · xG 0.04E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.03A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.03K. Miller · Missed · xG 0.03B. Othmann · Missed · xG 0.03V. Trocheck · Missed · xG 0.02A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.02K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.02C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.02A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.02V. Trocheck · On goal · xG 0.02W. Cuylle · Missed · xG 0.02J. Brodzinski · Missed · xG 0.01J. Trouba · Goal · xG 0.01A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.01B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.01J. Trouba · Missed · xG 0.01C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.01B. Othmann · On goal · xG 0.01W. Cuylle · On goal · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.01B. Schneider · Missed · xG 0.00
NYR4 G · 3.3 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsNYR
2.01 G
All situations
4 G3.3
1.71 G
Even strength
3 G2.7
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.6

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI27%73%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.95 – 3.28

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

CHIvsNYR
23
Shots on goal
32
36%
Faceoffs
64%
0/3
Power play
1/2
9
Penalty minutes
11
23
Hits
19
14
Blocked shots
16
1
Giveaways
5
2
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
55K. KorchinskiD000000.06002—21:52
22N. ZaitsevD000000.00130—21:27
5C. MurphyD000-210.00200—21:11
72A. VlasicD000-100.00010—20:53
98C. BedardC000-230.251002918:54
23P. KurashevC000-210.05100018:43
8R. DonatoC000-230.100006716:51
16J. DickinsonC000040.113024316:51
25J. TinordiD000-100.00315—16:32
24J. MegnaD011010.07120—15:51
17N. FolignoL000020.292106715:50
27L. ReichelL000000.071203315:45
43C. BlackwellC101+120.60010014:39
70C. GuttmanC000020.13100014:13
58M. EntwistleR000030.152101713:01
14B. KatchoukL011000.00000—11:55
52R. JohnsonC000-110.083006711:24
62B. SeneyL000000.00220—10:18
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34P. Mrazek(L)32284.8753.34-0.6660:00

Season series

NYR leads 2-0

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