NYR 2–3 PHI Final / OT · L
Rangers/Schedule/Recap Thu, Feb 26, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
New York Rangers
NYR · 22-29-7
2–3
Final / OTL
Philadelphia Flyers
PHI · 26-21-11
1ST2ND3RDOTT NYR 19150802224 PHI 051101811324 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Rangers lead the season series 2–1
NYR 22-29-7 · PHI 26-21-11 · Meeting 3 this season — the Rangers lead the season series 2–1

Rangers fell to the Flyers

The Rangers let a 2–0 lead get away: the Flyers came back with three unanswered goals — Zegras's equalizer — and won it in overtime on Michkov's goal.

Who had the better chances

The Flyers created the better chances: 2.6 expected goals to 2.1, on 24 and 24 shots on goal.

NYR 2.1 xG · 24 shots PHI 2.6 xG · 24 shots
0
1
2
1st · the swing 0.8 · 0.0
2nd 0.6 · 1.3
3rd 0.4 · 0.7
OT 0.2 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Rangers win 41.
NYR 41%PHI 59%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 10 penalties
← Rangers shoot this way Flyers shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
09:56 Sam Carrick
Taylor Raddysh, Will Borgen · wrist shot off the rush, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
1–0
PEN
16:11 Garnet Hathaway· Boarding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
16:11 Sam Carrick· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
16:11 Garnet Hathaway· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
2nd period
2
Will Cuylle, Vincent Trocheck · wrist shot, a great chance (30%)
2–0
PEN
03:29 Brennan Othmann· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:27 Conor Sheary· High-sticking
Michkov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
10:25 Matvei Michkov PP
Noah Cates, Owen Tippett · Power play (Sheary, high-sticking) · snap shot, a great chance (52%)
2–1
PEN
11:53 Trevor Zegras· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
13:17 Vincent Trocheck· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
4
Travis Konecny, Travis Sanheim · wrist shot, a great chance (37%)
2–2
PEN
07:28 Alexis Lafrenière· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
14:40 Vladislav Gavrikov· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:51 Matvei Michkov· Interference goalkeeper
Killed
2 min
Minor
Overtime
5
02:10 Matvei Michkov GWG
Sean Couturier, Nick Seeler · wrist shot, a great chance (30%)
2–3
Goaltending
−0.2
vs expected
21/24 saves · 3 GA · 2.8 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
−0.2
vs expected
22/24 saves · 2 GA · 1.8 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team NYRPHI
Shots on goal
24
24
Expected goals
2.1
2.6
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
63%
37%
Power play
0/2
1/5
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Rangers went 0-for-2 on the power play and allowed 1 on 5 Flyers power plays.