NYR
5–3
PIT
Final · W
New York Rangers
NYR · 2-3
5–3
FinalW
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 3-2
1ST2ND3RDT
NYR
011312211534
PIT
11027015332
goals · shots on goal
Game 5 — the Rangers trail the series 2–3
NYR 2-3 · PIT 3-2 · Game 5 — the Rangers trail the series 2–3
Rangers beat the Penguins
Down 0–2 in the 2nd period, the Rangers erased the deficit with five unanswered goals — Lafrenière's equalizer — and won 5–3. Louis Domingue allowed 1.1 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Penguins created the better chances: 3.9 expected goals to 2.9, on 32 and 34 shots on goal.
NYR 2.9 xG · 34 shots
PIT 3.9 xG · 32 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st
0.6 · 1.1
2nd
1.3 · 1.1
3rd
1.0 · 1.7
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Jake Guentzel · 1st 10:28 · 0–1 · backhand shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
2
Kris Letang · 2nd 07:58 · 0–2 · slap shot, a good chance (14%)
3
Adam Fox · 2nd 15:11 · 1–2 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
4
Alexis Lafrenière · 2nd 16:41 · 2–2 · slap shot, a good chance (20%)
5
Jacob Trouba · 2nd 17:53 · 3–2 · backhand shot, a good chance (14%)
6
Jake Guentzel · 2nd 18:06 · 3–3 · snap shot, a good chance (14%)
7
Filip Chytil · 3rd 02:53 · 4–3 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
8
Ryan Lindgren · 3rd 19:44 · 5–3 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Rangers win 36.
NYR 36%PIT 64%
Goals and penalties
8 goals · 0 penalties← Rangers shoot this way
Penguins shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Jake Guentzel · 1st 10:28 · 0–1
Backhand shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
2
Kris Letang · 2nd 07:58 · 0–2
Slap shot, a good chance (14%)
3
Adam Fox · 2nd 15:11 · 1–2
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
4
Alexis Lafrenière · 2nd 16:41 · 2–2
Slap shot, a good chance (20%)
5
Jacob Trouba · 2nd 17:53 · 3–2
Backhand shot, a good chance (14%)
6
Jake Guentzel · 2nd 18:06 · 3–3
Snap shot, a good chance (14%)
7
Filip Chytil · 3rd 02:53 · PP · GWG · 4–3
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
8
Ryan Lindgren · 3rd 19:44 · EN · 5–3
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
1
Bryan Rust, Mike Matheson · backhand shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
0–1
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
29/32 saves · 3 GA · 3.9 xGA
Stopped 0.9 more goals than an average goalie would have.
29/33 saves · 4 GA · 2.9 xGA
Allowed 1.1 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
