St. Louis Blues at New York Rangers
Recap
written from the game dataThe New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 4-0. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jimmy Vesey's goal at 19:37 of the first period, which took the Rangers' chances from 69% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 4.0 to 1.6; shots on goal were STL 26, NYR 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 85% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 35 of 39 (.897); Igor Shesterkin stopped 26 of 26 (1.000), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Igor Shesterkin (26 saves, 1.000), 2. Artemi Panarin (2 A), 3. Jimmy Vesey (1 G).
Three stars
- ★I. Shesterkin26 saves, 1.000

- ★★A. Panarin2 A

- ★★★J. Vesey1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
0-15:51
0-219:37
3rd period
0-36:23
0-411:23
Penalties
1st
- 2:00
Zachary Bolduc · Slashingdrawn by Erik Gustafsson2 min
- 4:36
Kevin Hayes · Slashingdrawn by Matt Rempe2 min
2nd
- 12:51
Erik Gustafsson · High stickingdrawn by Brayden Schenn2 min
- 13:59
Justin Faulk · Hookingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min
3rd
- 5:01
Justin Faulk · Holdingdrawn by Alexis Lafrenière2 min
- 8:53
Zac Jones · Trippingdrawn by Jake Neighbours2 min
- 9:49
Pavel Buchnevich · Trippingdrawn by Chris Kreider2 min
- 17:13
Colton Parayko · Holdingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Jimmy Vesey, 1st 19:37 — 69% → 83%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.60 G
- All situations
- 4 G4.0
- 1.30 G
- Even strength
- 1 G2.2
- 0.20 G
- Power play
- 3 G1.7
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.63 – 3.91
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
- 26
- Shots on goal
- 39
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 3/6
- 12
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 32
- Hits
- 17
- 16
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 3
- Giveaways
- 5
- 2
- Takeaways
- 11
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
2@
5Final
0@
4this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
