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New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers

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Recap

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The Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Rangers 6-2. The Oilers scored first and never trailed. The Oilers led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Darnell Nurse's goal at 19:51 of the first period, which took the Oilers' chances from 64% to 82%. Expected goals were close — NYR 2.5, EDM 2.7; shots on goal were NYR 34, EDM 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Jonathan Quick stopped 34 of 40 (.850), 3.3 goals below expected; Stuart Skinner stopped 32 of 34 (.941). Three stars: 1. Connor McDavid (2 G, 1 A), 2. Mattias Janmark (2 A), 3. Vasily Podkolzin (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    C. McDavid2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    EDM
    M. Janmark2 A
  3. ★★★
    EDM
    V. Podkolzin1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR0911619234
EDMEDM22121029640

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. EDM
    snapxG 0.05win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    17:34
  2. EDM
    D. Nurse(3)SHG
    wristxG 0.06win prob +17 ptsVideo
    0-2
    19:51

2nd period

  1. EDM
    wristxG 0.14win prob +8 ptsVideo
    0-3
    8:54
  2. EDM
    wristxG 0.08win prob +3 ptsVideo
    0-4
    11:58
  3. NYR
    A. Fox (17)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +3 ptsVideo
    1-4
    15:02

3rd period

  1. EDM
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-5
    5:49
  2. EDM
    wristxG 0.12Video
    1-6
    9:37
  3. NYR
    wristxG 0.14Video
    2-6
    16:29

Penalties

NYR 6 PIM·EDM 6 PIM

1st

  • 18:57EDMBrett Kulak · Holdingdrawn by Kaapo Kakko2 min

2nd

  • 1:36NYRJacob Trouba · Slashingdrawn by Leon Draisaitl2 min
  • 7:42EDMDerek Ryan · Slashingdrawn by Jonny Brodzinski2 min
  • 8:02NYRVincent Trocheck · Hookingdrawn by Mattias Janmark2 min

3rd

  • 10:22EDMDerek Ryan · Holdingdrawn by Adam Edstrom2 min
  • 13:13NYRRyan Lindgren · Cross checkingdrawn by Drake Caggiula2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Darnell Nurse, 1st 19:51 — EDM 64% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.16M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.15L. Draisaitl · Goal · xG 0.14A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.14C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.13M. Ekholm · Missed · xG 0.12C. McDavid · Goal · xG 0.12L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.11M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.11M. Ekholm · On goal · xG 0.10L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.10C. McDavid · Missed · xG 0.09E. Bouchard · Goal · xG 0.08J. Skinner · On goal · xG 0.08R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.06D. Nurse · Goal · xG 0.06V. Podkolzin · Missed · xG 0.06V. Podkolzin · Missed · xG 0.05L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.05R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.05R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.05V. Podkolzin · Goal · xG 0.05A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.05C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.04C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.04M. Ekholm · On goal · xG 0.04M. Ekholm · On goal · xG 0.04C. McDavid · Goal · xG 0.04E. Bouchard · Missed · xG 0.04D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.03M. Ekholm · Missed · xG 0.03K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.03M. Ekholm · Missed · xG 0.03C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.02E. Bouchard · On goal · xG 0.02R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.02J. Skinner · On goal · xG 0.02K. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.02D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.02M. Ekholm · On goal · xG 0.02D. Caggiula · On goal · xG 0.02J. Skinner · On goal · xG 0.01J. Skinner · On goal · xG 0.01E. Bouchard · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01D. Ryan · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM6 G · 2.7 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsEDM
2.52 G
All situations
6 G2.7
1.82 G
Even strength
5 G2.2
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 96 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR47%53%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.46 – 2.64

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

NYRvsEDM
34
Shots on goal
40
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
21
Hits
12
10
Blocked shots
14
23
Giveaways
27
10
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. FoxD011010.11020—22:34
79K. MillerD000-110.01100—22:19
8J. TroubaD000030.06222—19:18
10A. PanarinL202-260.38100—18:59
93M. ZibanejadC000-430.390104218:47
55R. LindgrenD000020.11102—18:30
16V. TrocheckC000-100.002026717:42
50W. CuylleL000-120.26400—17:28
4B. SchneiderD000-300.00100—17:21
20C. KreiderL000-150.39000—16:04
90V. ManciniD000-300.00010—15:57
13A. LafrenièreL011-130.1500010015:53
91R. SmithR000-220.07100—15:04
24K. KakkoR000010.011102514:29
22J. BrodzinskiC000020.170104012:58
39S. CarrickC000010.032204011:05
26J. VeseyL000010.02100—10:26
84A. EdstromC000010.30400009:59
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32J. Quick(L)40346.8502.66-3.3459:07

Season series

EDM leads 2-0

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