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New York Rangers

2017–18·34–39–9·77 points·8th in the Metropolitan, 12th in the Eastern

Points
77#24
Goal differential
−35#25
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
47.0%#25
Power play
21.2%#13
Penalty kill
81.4%#12
GSAx
+14.9#6

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4121–16–4460.5612412549.6%
Away4113–23–5310.3810413844.4%
October134–7–2100.38404648.8%
November129–3–0180.75413048.6%
December137–3–3170.65372748.9%
January125–7–0100.42324446.7%
February143–10–170.25305546.3%
March156–6–3150.50454945.2%
April30–3–000.0031239.3%
Division rivals2810–14–4240.43789146.8%
Rest of conference2410–11–3230.48687947.5%
Other conference3014–14–2300.50829347.0%
CAR44–0–081.0019647.2%
BUF33–0–061.0012655.1%
PIT42–1–150.63141645.1%
ARI22–0–041.006357.0%
BOS32–1–040.6781049.4%
EDM22–0–041.007454.8%
DET31–0–240.676655.2%
VAN22–0–041.009841.6%
CGY22–0–041.007459.5%
NJD41–2–130.38121348.7%

On the road

60,439 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2017-10-07: to Toronto, 548 km (L)2017-10-08: to New York, 548 km (W)2017-10-13: to Columbus, 768 km (L)2017-10-14: to New York, 768 km (L)2017-10-28: to Montreal, 529 km (L)2017-10-31: to New York, 529 km (W)2017-11-02: to Tampa, 1,620 km (OTW)2017-11-04: to Sunrise, 289 km (OTW)2017-11-06: to New York, 1,724 km (W)2017-11-15: to Chicago, 1,148 km (L)2017-11-17: to Columbus, 446 km (L)2017-11-19: to New York, 768 km (W)2017-11-22: to Raleigh, 687 km (W)2017-11-24: to New York, 687 km (OTW)2017-12-05: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (W)2017-12-08: to Washington, 306 km (L)2017-12-09: to New York, 331 km (W)2017-12-13: to Ottawa, 529 km (L)2017-12-15: to New York, 529 km (W)2017-12-16: to Boston, 303 km (OTW)2017-12-19: to New York, 303 km (W)2017-12-21: to Newark, 15 km (SOL)2017-12-23: to New York, 15 km (L)2017-12-29: to Detroit, 774 km (SOL)2018-01-01: to New York, 786 km (OTW)2018-01-03: to New York, 12 km (L)2018-01-06: to Glendale, 3,457 km (SOW)2018-01-07: to Paradise, 391 km (L)2018-01-13: to New York, 3,591 km (L)2018-01-14: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (L)2018-01-16: to New York, 507 km (W)2018-01-20: to Denver, 2,621 km (L)2018-01-21: to Los Angeles, 1,337 km (L)2018-01-23: to Anaheim, 45 km (L)2018-01-25: to San Jose, 535 km (W)2018-02-01: to New York, 4,104 km (L)2018-02-03: to Nashville, 1,223 km (L)2018-02-05: to Dallas, 992 km (L)2018-02-07: to New York, 2,208 km (L)2018-02-11: to Winnipeg, 2,064 km (W)2018-02-13: to St. Paul, 628 km (L)2018-02-15: to Brooklyn, 1,626 km (L)2018-02-17: to Ottawa, 537 km (L)2018-02-18: to New York, 529 km (L)2018-02-22: to Montreal, 529 km (L)2018-02-23: to New York, 529 km (L)2018-02-28: to Vancouver, 3,902 km (OTW)2018-03-02: to Calgary, 674 km (W)2018-03-03: to Edmonton, 282 km (W)2018-03-06: to New York, 3,254 km (L)2018-03-08: to Tampa, 1,620 km (L)2018-03-10: to Sunrise, 289 km (SOL)2018-03-12: to New York, 1,724 km (W)2018-03-17: to St. Louis, 1,405 km (OTL)2018-03-20: to New York, 1,405 km (L)2018-03-22: to Philadelphia, 137 km (L)2018-03-24: to New York, 137 km (W)2018-03-28: to Washington, 331 km (OTL)2018-03-30: to New York, 331 km (L)2018-03-31: to Raleigh, 687 km (W)2018-04-03: to Newark, 677 km (L)2018-04-05: to Brooklyn, 17 km (L)2018-04-07: to Philadelphia, 134 km (L)New YorkTorontoColumbusMontrealTampaSunriseChicagoRaleighPittsburghWashingtonOttawaBostonNewarkDetroitNew YorkGlendaleParadiseDenverLos AngelesAnaheimSan JoseNashvilleDallasWinnipegSt. PaulBrooklynVancouverCalgaryEdmontonSt. LouisPhiladelphia
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
11 GP · 5–6–0 · 5 vs fresher opponent
45.5%
46.9%
1 day
48 GP · 18–23–7 · 13 vs fresher opponent
44.8%
46.6%
2 days
16 GP · 9–5–2 · 0 vs fresher opponent
62.5%
47.7%
3+ days
6 GP · 2–4–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
33.3%
49.1%

Pulling the goalie

42 times this season the Rangers were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Rangers in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
47.4%
48.3%
Goals share
46.4%
47.3%
Shooting %
9.0%
9.6%
Save %
.914
.917