New York Rangers at Anaheim Ducks
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Rangers beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2. The Rangers came back from two goals down. The Ducks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Will Cuylle's goal at 10:10 of the third period, which took the Rangers' chances from 17% to 48%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.2 to 1.0; shots on goal were NYR 33, ANA 18. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 82% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 16 of 18 (.889), 1.0 goals below expected; Lukas Dostal stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Artemi Panarin (1 G), 2. Adam Henrique (2 G), 3. Alexis Lafrenière.
Three stars
- ★A. Panarin1 G

- ★★A. Henrique2 G

- ★★★A. Lafrenière

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
0-10:51
0-215:37
2nd period
1-217:58
3rd period
2-210:10
3-214:23
4-216:07
5-219:24
Penalties
2nd
- 0:37
K'Andre Miller · High stickingdrawn by Troy Terry2 min
- 5:59
Cam Fowler · Slashingdrawn by Artemi Panarin2 min
- 7:13
Vincent Trocheck · Illegal check to headdrawn by Robert Hagg2 min
- 10:33
Mason McTavish · Holdingdrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min
- 17:36
Urho Vaakanainen · Hookingdrawn by Alexis Lafrenière2 min
- 19:09
Chris Kreider · Cross checkingdrawn by Radko Gudas2 min
3rd
- 14:09
Mason McTavish · Trippingdrawn by Will Cuylle2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Will Cuylle, 3rd 10:10 — 17% → 48%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.24 G
- All situations
- 2 G1.0
- 2.12 G
- Even strength
- 2 G0.9
- 0.72 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.1
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.80 – 1.03
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
- 33
- Shots on goal
- 18
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 2/4
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 21
- Hits
- 23
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 24
- 5
- Giveaways
- 5
- 3
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
NYR leads 2-0
1@
5Final
5@
2this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
