New York Rangers
NYR · 10-9-4
3–5
FinalL
New Jersey Devils
NJD · 19-4-0
1ST2ND3RDT
NYR
211010117338
NJD
21322015538
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Rangers trail the season series 0–1
NYR 10-9-4 · NJD 19-4-0 · First meeting this season — the Rangers trail the season series 0–1
Rangers fell to the Devils
The Rangers let a 2–0 lead get away: the Devils came back with five unanswered goals — Sharangovich's equalizer — and won 3–5. Igor Shesterkin allowed 1.2 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 Rangers created the better chances: 3.5 expected goals to 2.8, on 38 and 38 shots on goal.
NYR 3.5 xG · 38 shots
NJD 2.8 xG · 38 shots
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1
2
3
1st
0.9 · 0.7
2nd
0.9 · 1.6
3rd · the swing
1.7 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Artemi Panarin · 1st 01:20 · 1–0 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2
Mika Zibanejad · 1st 03:01 · 2–0 · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
3
Tomas Tatar · 1st 07:33 · 2–1 · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
4
Yegor Sharangovich · 1st 13:25 · 2–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (21%)
5
Jack Hughes · 2nd 05:44 · 2–3 · wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
6
Michael McLeod · 2nd 09:40 · 2–4 · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
7
Vincent Trocheck · 3rd 13:18 · 3–4 · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
8
Yegor Sharangovich · 3rd 19:44 · 3–5 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Rangers win 61.
NYR 61%NJD 39%
Goals and penalties
8 goals · 0 penalties
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Artemi Panarin · 1st 01:20 · 1–0
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2
Mika Zibanejad · 1st 03:01 · 2–0
Wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
3
Tomas Tatar · 1st 07:33 · 2–1
Backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
4
Yegor Sharangovich · 1st 13:25 · 2–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (21%)
5
Jack Hughes · 2nd 05:44 · 2–3
Wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
6
Michael McLeod · 2nd 09:40 · GWG · 2–4
Wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
7
Vincent Trocheck · 3rd 13:18 · PP · 3–4
Wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
8
Yegor Sharangovich · 3rd 19:44 · EN · 3–5
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
33/37 saves · 4 GA · 2.8 xGA
Allowed 1.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
35/38 saves · 3 GA · 3.5 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.