NYR
4–3
MIN
Final / SO · W
New York Rangers
NYR · 23-12-7
4–3
Final / SOW
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 22-14-4
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT
NYR
01122016061443
MIN
21301017020332
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the Rangers lead the season series 2–0
NYR 23-12-7 · MIN 22-14-4 · Meeting 2 this season — the Rangers lead the season series 2–0
Rangers beat the Wild
Down 0–2 in the 1st period, the Rangers erased the deficit with three unanswered goals — Chytil's equalizer — and won it in a shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
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: 4.8 expected goals to 2.8, on 43 and 32 shots on goal.
NYR 4.8 xG · 43 shots
MIN 2.8 xG · 32 shots
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1
2
3
4
5
1st
1.3 · 1.1
2nd
1.7 · 0.8
3rd
0.7 · 0.6
OT · the swing
1.1 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Jon Merrill · 1st 12:36 · 0–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2
Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 17:43 · 0–2 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
3
K'Andre Miller · 2nd 02:37 · 1–2 · snap shot, a good chance (16%)
4
Adam Fox · 2nd 15:50 · 2–2 · wrist shot off the rush, a good chance (13%)
5
Mats Zuccarello · 3rd 04:33 · 2–3 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
6
Filip Chytil · 3rd 13:35 · 3–3 · wrist shot, a great chance (31%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Rangers win 76.
NYR 76%MIN 24%
Goals and penalties
6 goals · 0 penalties← Rangers shoot this way
Wild shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Jon Merrill · 1st 12:36 · 0–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2
Kirill Kaprizov · 1st 17:43 · 0–2
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
3
K'Andre Miller · 2nd 02:37 · 1–2
Snap shot, a good chance (16%)
4
Adam Fox · 2nd 15:50 · 2–2
Wrist shot off the rush, a good chance (13%)
5
Mats Zuccarello · 3rd 04:33 · 2–3
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
6
Filip Chytil · 3rd 13:35 · 3–3
Wrist shot, a great chance (31%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Shootout
Decided in a shootout — Rangers
Goaltending
29/32 saves · 3 GA · 2.8 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
40/43 saves · 3 GA · 4.8 xGA
Stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
