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New York Rangers vs. Chicago BlackhawksJan 5, 2025

Final· United Center
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NYR
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CHI
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Goals123TShots123T
NYR2316NYR1411934
CHI1102CHI671427
NYR 57CHI 45
NYR 3.16CHI 1.90
PP goals
NYR 0CHI 0
Hits
NYR 21CHI 17
Blocks
NYR 11CHI 8
PIM
NYR 4CHI 2
NYR 57%CHI 43%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

New York Rangers rout Chicago Blackhawks 6–2

New York Rangers beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 at CHI. Filip Chytil (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYR scored 6 goals on 3.16 expected goals (57 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Filip Chytil had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:57.Chytil
  2. Points
    Adam Fox had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:27.Fox
  3. Points
    Brett Berard had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:39.Berard
  4. Points
    Ryan Lindgren had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:51.Lindgren
  5. Luck
    NYR scored 6 goals on 3.16 expected goals (57 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  6. Usage
    Will Borgen (NYR) played 22:18, +5:17 up on his 17:01 season average over 83 games.Borgen
  7. New line
    New look for CHI: Bertuzzi–Dach–Bedard skated 7:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (21.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.BertuzziDachBedard
  8. New line
    New look for NYR: Smith–Zibanejad–Brodzinski skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SmithZibanejadBrodzinski

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, NYR at CHI: 102 attempts, 61 on goal, 8 goals, 5.06 expected goals; best chance Ilya Mikheyev at 0.32 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NYR attacks left (bottom on phones)CHI attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CHI
  • NYR
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 102 of 102 attempts · CHI 45 · NYR 57

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NYR at CHI: expected goals 1.90 to 3.16 (NYR led the chances), shot attempts 45 to 57, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCHINYRBBBCSTKCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CHI
  • NYR
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CHINYRcontrol2nd3rdBertuzzi · 1st 5:37Brodzinski · 1st 15:12Borgen · 1st 18:22Chytil · 2nd 3:28Smith · 2nd 9:54Trocheck · 2nd 15:16Kaiser · 2nd 18:00Chytil · 3rd 8:36
  • CHI pressure
  • NYR pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYR 40% of the game, CHI 12%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, NYR at CHI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Arvid Soderblom (59:36) for CHI and Louis Domingue (60:00) for NYR, 8 goals.

CHI
NYR
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatNYRCHI
6853
3.792.19
3.712.10
118
64
2210
+0.043−0.044
40%12%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

New York Rangers

Current NYR line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:37
    CHITyler Bertuzzi (Connor Bedard)snap0.29 xG
    NYR: Smith, Zibanejad, Brodzinski, Fox, LindgrenCHI: Bertuzzi, Jones, Mikheyev, Kaiser, Bedard
    NYR 0 – 1 CHI
  2. 15:12
    NYRJonny Brodzinski (Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren)wrist0.06 xG
    NYR: Smith, Zibanejad, Brodzinski, Fox, LindgrenCHI: Teravainen, Vlasic, Crevier, Dach, Nazar
    NYR 1 – 1 CHI
  3. 18:22
    NYRWill Borgenwrist0.07 xG
    NYR: Smith, Zibanejad, Vesey, Borgen, MillerCHI: Maroon, Brodie, Smith, Donato, Allan
    NYR 2 – 1 CHI

2nd period

  1. 3:28
    NYRFilip Chytil (Adam Fox, Brett Berard)wrist0.10 xG
    NYR: Fox, Lindgren, Chytil, Berard, CuylleCHI: Brodie, Bertuzzi, Mikheyev, Allan, Bedard
    NYR 3 – 1 CHI
  2. 9:54
    NYRReilly Smith (Mika Zibanejad, Ryan Lindgren)backhand0.17 xG
    NYR: Smith, Zibanejad, Fox, Lindgren, LafrenièreCHI: Dickinson, Bertuzzi, Jones, Kaiser, Dach
    NYR 4 – 1 CHI
  3. 15:16
    NYRVincent Trocheck (Artemi Panarin, Alexis Lafrenière)tip-in0.10 xG
    NYR: Trocheck, Panarin, Vaakanainen, Schneider, LafrenièreCHI: Foligno, Hall, Dickinson, Crevier, Allan
    NYR 5 – 1 CHI
  4. 18:00
    CHIWyatt Kaiser (Frank Nazar, TJ Brodie)wrist0.07 xG
    NYR: Carrick, Vesey, Vaakanainen, Edstrom, SchneiderCHI: Teravainen, Mikheyev, Crevier, Kaiser, Nazar
    NYR 5 – 2 CHI

3rd period

  1. 8:36
    NYRFilip Chytil (K'Andre Miller, Brett Berard)deflected0.20 xG
    NYR: Borgen, Chytil, Miller, Berard, CuylleCHI: Smith, Hall, Dickinson, Kaiser, Allan
    NYR 6 – 2 CHI

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alexis Lafrenière LL1011+210.1211018:36——5350
Vincent Trocheck CL1101+140.2023218:07——5246
Artemi Panarin LL1011+120.1400017:33——5547
Sam Carrick CL2000-130.5430013:47——4679
Jimmy Vesey LL2000020.3100013:40——5986
Adam Edstrom CL2000-100.0031012:53——4679
Will Cuylle LL3000+220.0890014:06——6586
Filip Chytil CL3202+230.4700013:57——6488
Brett Berard LL3022+230.1311012:39——6087
Reilly Smith RL4101+210.4500015:34——5557
Mika Zibanejad CL4011+210.1400014:51——5955
Jonny Brodzinski CL4101020.2000012:18——5649
K'Andre Miller DD1011+220.1900024:39——6783
Will Borgen DD1101+220.0800022:18——6681
Adam Fox DD2022+210.0600020:27——5047
Ryan Lindgren DD2022+210.0112017:51——4739
Braden Schneider DD3000040.0411017:43——5469
Urho Vaakanainen DD3000000.0002216:47——5671
NYR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Louis Domingue(start)W27252.9261.9060:00

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jason Dickinson CL1000-310.1000017:39——4011
Taylor Hall LL1000-210.0400017:05——4320
Nick Foligno LL1000-110.0820017:04——6455
Ryan Donato CL2000-110.1810013:49——5232
Craig Smith CL2000-250.1441213:22——4327
Patrick Maroon LL2000-110.0020011:05——5238
Connor Bedard CL3011000.0600018:52——3133
Tyler Bertuzzi LL3101-120.3411018:11——2729
Colton Dach CL3000-200.0020013:35——2023
Ilya Mikheyev RL4000+130.4000016:26——6478
Teuvo Teravainen CL4000010.1700013:16——5464
Frank Nazar CL4011020.1121011:35——3951
Seth Jones DD1000020.0101023:35——3626
Wyatt Kaiser DD1101030.1111019:30——4947
Alex Vlasic DD2000-120.0201021:35——3416
Louis Crevier DD2000-110.0111019:02——5749
TJ Brodie DD3011-210.1100018:57——5255
Nolan Allan DD3000-400.0211015:32——3431
CHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Arvid Soderblom(start)L34286.8243.1659:36

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Tyler Bertuzzi (CHI) 1st 5:37 · assists Connor Bedard · Rebound · 9.9 mph shot.

Reilly Smith · 2nd 9:54 · NYR

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
30.9 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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Wyatt Kaiser · 2nd 18:00 · CHI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
55.1 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s

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