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New York Rangers at Boston Bruins

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New York Rangers
▸6
Boston Bruins
2
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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 6-2. The Rangers scored first and never trailed. The Rangers led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Carson Soucy's goal at 12:02 of the first period, which took the Rangers' chances from 60% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.7 to 2.1; shots on goal were NYR 37, BOS 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 19 of 21 (.905); Joonas Korpisalo stopped 31 of 36 (.861), 1.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 3 A), 2. Mika Zibanejad (2 G), 3. Elias Lindholm (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    A. Panarin1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    NYR
    M. Zibanejad2 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    E. Lindholm2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYRNYR21221728637
BOSBOS070529221

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. NYR
    A. Panarin(8)
    W. Cuylle (8)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:28
  2. NYR
    C. Soucy(2)
    V. Trocheck (5), A. Panarin (16)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-0
    12:02

2nd period

  1. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(8)PPG
    A. Panarin (17), A. Fox (20)
    slapxG 0.12win prob +6 ptsVideo
    3-0
    14:22
  2. NYR
    M. Zibanejad(9)PPG
    A. Panarin (18), A. Fox (21)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +2 ptsVideo
    4-0
    15:07

3rd period

  1. BOS
    C. Mittelstadt(5)
    E. Lindholm (6)
    snapxG 0.23win prob +2 ptsVideo
    4-1
    4:07
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(18)
    H. Jokiharju (6), E. Lindholm (7)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +5 ptsVideo
    4-2
    5:49
  3. NYR
    A. Lafrenière(6)EN
    S. Morrow (1)
    wristxG 0.59win prob +1 ptsVideo
    5-2
    16:36
  4. NYR
    V. Gavrikov(4)
    V. Trocheck (6), A. Fox (22)
    tip-inxG 0.17Video
    6-2
    17:02

Penalties

NYR 4 PIM·BOS 6 PIM

1st

  • 19:19NYRWill Cuylle · Trippingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min

2nd

  • 12:21BOSMarat Khusnutdinov · High stickingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
  • 14:15BOSHampus Lindholm · High sticking double minordrawn by Jonny Brodzinski4 min

3rd

  • 18:51NYRMatthew Robertson · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Carson Soucy, 1st 12:02 — NYR 60% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Mittelstadt · Goal · xG 0.23M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.15M. Khusnutdinov · Missed · xG 0.14A. Steeves · On goal · xG 0.13S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.13M. Eyssimont · On goal · xG 0.12F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.11M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.10C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.09M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.09M. Eyssimont · On goal · xG 0.07M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.07H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.07E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.07M. Kastelic · Missed · xG 0.06S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.06H. Jokiharju · Missed · xG 0.06A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.04M. Khusnutdinov · On goal · xG 0.04F. Minten · Missed · xG 0.04H. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.03T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.03M. Eyssimont · Missed · xG 0.02F. Minten · On goal · xG 0.02E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.02G. Merkulov · Missed · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01H. Jokiharju · Missed · xG 0.01H. Jokiharju · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01M. Eyssimont · Missed · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01J. Aspirot · Missed · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · Missed · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.00M. Lohrei · On goal · xG 0.00E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS2 G · 2.1 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsBOS
3.75 G
All situations
2 G2.1
2.13 G
Even strength
2 G1.9
0.92 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR68%32%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.08 – 2.04

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

NYRvsBOS
37
Shots on goal
21
55%
Faceoffs
45%
2/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
34
Hits
25
16
Blocked shots
9
15
Giveaways
16
2
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44V. GavrikovD101020.18130—23:24
23A. FoxD033010.10000—22:24
24C. SoucyD101+230.12020—20:58
4B. SchneiderD000+210.03220—20:33
93M. ZibanejadC202+270.863004318:24
10A. PanarinL134+120.17010—17:45
8J. MillerC000000.001106717:33
16V. TrocheckC022030.187205617:32
13A. LafrenièreL101+130.86300—16:34
29M. RobertsonD000010.01212—15:24
60S. MorrowD011000.00010—14:52
50W. CuylleL011+130.2640210014:14
84A. EdstromC000+120.20400014:08
39S. CarrickC000030.153004413:52
22J. BrodzinskiC000040.2421010013:15
14T. RaddyshR000000.00100—13:00
42N. LabaC000000.150005012:38
65B. BerardL000020.19120—10:21
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)21192.9052.08+0.0860:00

Season series

NYR leads 2-1

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