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New York Rangers at St. Louis Blues

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Recap

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The New York Rangers beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in overtime, J.T. Miller scoring at 2:21. The Blues scored first; the Rangers answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was J.T. Miller's goal at 2:21 of overtime, which took the Rangers' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.0 to 2.6; shots on goal were NYR 31, STL 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Igor Shesterkin stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 29 of 31 (.935), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Igor Shesterkin (26 saves, .963), 2. J.T. Miller (1 G), 3. Jordan Binnington (29 saves, .935).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYR
    I. Shesterkin26 saves, .963
  2. ★★
    NYR
    J. Miller1 G
  3. ★★★
    STL
    J. Binnington29 saves, .935

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
NYRNYR0101150511231
STLSTL1501001101127

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    18:58

2nd period

  1. NYR
    W. Cuylle (10), N. Laba (6)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-1
    6:02

Overtime

  1. NYR
    wristxG 0.06win prob +51 ptsVideo
    2-1
    2:21

Penalties

NYR 8 PIM·STL 6 PIM

2nd

  • 1:43STLJake Neighbours · Roughingdrawn by Will Borgen2 min
  • 1:43NYRGabe Perreault · Trippingdrawn by Brayden Schenn2 min
  • 1:43NYRWill Borgen · Roughingdrawn by Jake Neighbours2 min
  • 4:07STLJustin Faulk · Trippingdrawn by Sam Carrick2 min
  • 8:22STLPavel Buchnevich · Interferencedrawn by Alexis Lafrenière2 min
  • 14:24NYRBrennan Othmann · Hookingdrawn by Cam Fowler2 min
  • 17:57NYRAlexis Lafrenière · Slashingdrawn by Jonatan Berggren2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: J.T. Miller, OT 2:21 — NYR 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Berggren · Missed · xG 0.19R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.17B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.16R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.16P. Suter · On goal · xG 0.15P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.15P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.12J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.11C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.10P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.10J. Neighbours · On goal · xG 0.10R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.09J. Faulk · Missed · xG 0.09R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.08P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.07R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.06A. Toropchenko · On goal · xG 0.05R. Thomas · Missed · xG 0.05P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.05P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.05C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.05J. Berggren · Goal · xG 0.04A. Toropchenko · On goal · xG 0.04C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.03P. Broberg · Missed · xG 0.03L. Mailloux · On goal · xG 0.03R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.03C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.03A. Toropchenko · On goal · xG 0.02P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.02C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.02L. Mailloux · On goal · xG 0.02J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.02J. Faulk · Missed · xG 0.02T. Tucker · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.01A. Toropchenko · On goal · xG 0.01T. Tucker · Missed · xG 0.00D. Dvorsky · On goal · xG 0.00
STL1 G · 2.6 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYRvsSTL
3.02 G
All situations
1 G2.6
2.11 G
Even strength
1 G1.9
0.91 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYR56%44%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.92 – 2.56

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

NYRvsSTL
31
Shots on goal
27
47%
Faceoffs
53%
1/2
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
13
17
Blocked shots
7
15
Giveaways
13
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New York Rangers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44V. GavrikovD011030.08110—26:36
4B. SchneiderD000-110.02340—24:02
16V. TrocheckC011040.383104622:49
93M. ZibanejadC000030.351005621:26
8J. MillerC101040.451105320:57
13A. LafrenièreL000000.35022—19:17
29M. RobertsonD000010.02200—17:58
50W. CuylleL011000.012205017:52
60S. MorrowD000020.04100—17:06
17W. BorgenD000030.11112—16:53
24C. SoucyD000010.04110—16:09
43C. ShearyL000-110.36010—15:36
42N. LabaC011010.002004613:29
94G. PerreaultR101010.10012—13:09
39S. CarrickC000030.430102511:41
14T. RaddyshR000010.01200—10:47
73M. RempeC000010.06200008:02
78B. OthmannL000010.20212—07:14
New York Rangers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31I. Shesterkin(W)27261.9632.58+1.5862:21

Season series

NYR leads 2-0

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