Sun, Jan 7, 2018·T-Mobile Arena, Paradise
New York Rangers 1, Vegas Golden Knights 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 53% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 111 | 06 | 012 | 129 |
| VGK | 110 | 014 | 110 | 234 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 13:05NYRMika ZibanejadAssists: Michael Grabner, Vinni Lettieri · Snap, 0.06 xG1–0
- P1 17:23VGKJames NealAssists: David Perron · Snap, 0.04 xG1–1
- P3 8:58VGKWilliam KarlssonGWGAssists: Reilly Smith, Jonathan Marchessault · Snap, 0.10 xG1–2
Penalties (3)
- P1 14:06VGKJames Neal: Too many men on the ice2 min
- P2 5:10NYRRyan McDonagh: Tripping2 min
- P3 0:30VGKBrad Hunt: Hooking2 min
Replay
Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Desharnais won the faceoff against Haula
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
New York Rangers
Forward lines
- bestNash – Desharnais – Vesey10:50
xG 0.29–0.16 (64%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0
- Grabner – Fast – Nieves2:03
xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
- Grabner – Nieves – Lettieri5:39
xG 0.12–0.11 (50%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0
- Carey – Zuccarello – Hayes2:47
xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 0–7goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestStaal – Kampfer14:11
xG 0.40–0.18 (69%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0
- Shattenkirk – Skjei14:12
xG 0.20–0.63 (25%)attempts 9–15goals 0–1
- McDonagh – Holden18:59
xG 0.53–0.98 (35%)attempts 13–29goals 1–1
Vegas Golden Knights
Forward lines
- bestSmith – Karlsson – Marchessault11:32
xG 0.58–0.30 (66%)attempts 15–8goals 1–0
- Carrier – Bellemare – Nosek8:12
xG 0.28–0.05 (85%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0
- Neal – Perron – Haula13:17
xG 0.44–0.42 (51%)attempts 16–11goals 1–0
- Eakin – Leipsic – Tuch8:50
xG 0.16–0.33 (32%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestEngelland – Theodore16:35
xG 0.69–0.38 (65%)attempts 18–15goals 1–0
- McNabb – Schmidt14:44
xG 0.66–0.52 (56%)attempts 21–9goals 1–1
- Miller – Schmidt2:01
xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
VGK's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line VGK is favoured, below it NYR. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 53% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (VGK − NYR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).