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New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsJan 31, 2026

Final· PPG Paints Arena
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NYR
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PIT
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Goals123TShots123T
NYR0145NYR92920
PIT2136PIT11101334
NYR 44PIT 68
NYR 2.59PIT 5.86
PP goals
NYR 1PIT 1
Hits
NYR 26PIT 16
Blocks
NYR 10PIT 12
PIM
NYR 12PIT 6
NYR 61%PIT 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge New York Rangers 6–5

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Rangers 6–5 at home. Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT won it by committee.

  1. Points
    Alexis Lafrenière had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:59.Lafrenière
  2. Points
    Vincent Trocheck had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:40.Trocheck
  3. Points
    Anthony Mantha had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:37.Mantha
  4. Points
    Noel Acciari had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 11:40.Acciari
  5. Points
    Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:55.Rakell
  6. Points
    Vladislav Gavrikov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:29.Gavrikov
  7. Points
    Blake Lizotte had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:00.Lizotte
  8. Points
    Connor Dewar had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:04.Dewar

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 PIT: 112 attempts, 54 on goal, 11 goals, 8.45 expected goals; best chance Ben Kindel at 0.78 xG.

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

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · PIT 68 · NYR 44

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NYR at PIT: expected goals 5.86 to 2.59 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 68 to 44, 11 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdPITNYRMAMLRATGKLCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PIT
  • NYR
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITNYRcontrol2nd3rdMantha · 1st 2:37Acciari · 1st 6:05Mantha · 2nd 12:59Lafrenière · 2nd 18:28Rakell · 3rd 1:20Acciari · 3rd 1:40Trocheck · 3rd 9:12Gavrikov · 3rd 15:15Kindel · 3rd 17:28Lafrenière · 3rd 18:53Cuylle · 3rd 19:49
  • PIT 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 15% of the game, PIT 63%.

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 PIT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Stuart Skinner (59:45) for PIT and Jonathan Quick (58:44) for NYR, 11 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

PIT skaters (rows) against NYR skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the PIT side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, PIT rows versus NYR columns: 250 matchups; most common Clifton vs Carrick, 8:00 at 86% xGF.

PIT ↓ · NYR →ZibanejadMillerPerreaultTrocheckCuylleLafrenièreCarrickBrodzinskiRempeRaddyshOthmannLabaRobertsonBorgenGavrikovSchneiderMorrowVaakanainenL1 MalkinL1 ChinakhovL1 NovakL2 LizotteL2 DewarL2 AcciariL3 CrosbyL3 RakellL3 BrazeauL4 ManthaL4 KindelL4 McGroartyD1 SheaD1 KulakD2 KarlssonD2 WotherspoonD3 CliftonD3 Solovyov
PIT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatNYRPIT
4452
1.753.77
1.683.57
714
11
1419
+0.066−0.067
15%63%

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 →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:37
    PITAnthony Mantha (Rutger McGroarty)tip-in0.10 xG
    NYR: Vaakanainen, Rempe, Morrow, Othmann, LabaPIT: Clifton, Mantha, Solovyov, McGroarty, Kindel
    NYR 0 – 1 PIT
  2. 6:05
    PITNoel Acciari (Blake Lizotte, Connor Dewar)snap0.16 xG
    NYR: Carrick, Brodzinski, Borgen, Robertson, RempePIT: Clifton, Acciari, Dewar, Lizotte, Solovyov
    NYR 0 – 2 PIT

2nd period

  1. 12:59
    PITAnthony Mantha (Rickard Rakell, Evgeni Malkin)wrist0.37 xG
    NYR: Carrick, Brodzinski, Borgen, Robertson, CuyllePIT: Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell, Mantha
    NYR 0 – 3 PIT
  2. 18:28
    NYRAlexis LafrenièrePP (J.T. Miller, Mika Zibanejad)wrist0.12 xG
    NYR: Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, LafrenièrePIT: Kulak, Shea, Lizotte
    NYR 1 – 3 PIT

3rd period

  1. 1:20
    PITRickard RakellPP (Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson)wrist0.24 xG
    NYR: Trocheck, Borgen, Raddysh, RobertsonPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell, Mantha
    NYR 1 – 4 PIT
  2. 1:40
    PITNoel Acciari (Blake Lizotte, Brett Kulak)wrist0.33 xG
    NYR: Zibanejad, Miller, Vaakanainen, Morrow, PerreaultPIT: Kulak, Acciari, Shea, Dewar, Lizotte
    NYR 1 – 5 PIT
  3. 9:12
    NYRVincent TrocheckSH (Vladislav Gavrikov)wrist0.46 xG
    NYR: Trocheck, Gavrikov, Schneider, CuyllePIT: Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell, Mantha
    NYR 2 – 5 PIT
  4. 15:15
    NYRVladislav Gavrikov (Braden Schneider, Jonny Brodzinski)slap0.09 xG
    NYR: Trocheck, Brodzinski, Gavrikov, Schneider, RempePIT: Clifton, Wotherspoon, Acciari, Lizotte, McGroarty
    NYR 3 – 5 PIT
  5. 17:28
    PITBen KindelEN (Connor Dewar, Stuart Skinner)wrist0.78 xG
    NYR: Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Gavrikov, Lafrenière, CuyllePIT: Kulak, Shea, Dewar, Lizotte, Kindel
    NYR 3 – 6 PIT
  6. 18:53
    NYRAlexis Lafrenière (Vincent Trocheck, Matthew Robertson)wrist0.16 xG
    NYR: Trocheck, Borgen, Robertson, Lafrenière, CuyllePIT: Malkin, Kulak, Novak, Shea, Chinakhov
    NYR 4 – 6 PIT
  7. 19:49
    NYRWill Cuylle (Vincent Trocheck, Alexis Lafrenière)wrist0.29 xG
    NYR: Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Gavrikov, Lafrenière, CuyllePIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell, Wotherspoon, Kindel
    NYR 5 – 6 PIT

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
Mika Zibanejad CL1011-100.0512022:47——3939
J.T. Miller CL1011-120.3320022:09——3434
Gabe Perreault RL1000-120.2700014:58——3731
Vincent Trocheck CL2123+310.6130022:40——7049
Will Cuylle LL2101+130.4151220:02——5722
Alexis Lafrenière LL2213+140.3510017:59——6245
Sam Carrick CL3000-210.0010214:34——387
Jonny Brodzinski CL3011-100.001029:37——6941
Matt Rempe CL3000-100.004007:46——5018
Taylor Raddysh RL4000000.3410011:09——3951
Brennan Othmann LL4000-110.063009:16——3317
Noah Laba CL4000-100.000002:34——4018
Matthew Robertson DD1011-100.0012222:41——3719
Will Borgen DD1000-110.0112220:24——4421
Vladislav Gavrikov DD2112+210.1011022:29——4134
Braden Schneider DD2011+210.0511020:24——4440
Scott Morrow DD3000-210.0001214:49——5043
Urho Vaakanainen DD3000-220.0200013:38——6139
NYR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jonathan Quick(start)L33285.8484.8458:44

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Evgeni Malkin CL1011-120.3810019:03——5879
Egor Chinakhov RL1000-140.5312015:57——5669
Tommy Novak CL1000-100.0000015:07——5062
Blake Lizotte CL2022+200.0200014:00——4648
Connor Dewar CL2022+300.2540013:04——5050
Noel Acciari CL2202+120.5010011:40——4447
Sidney Crosby CL3011-130.4521021:05——5886
Rickard Rakell RL3112-150.9711019:55——5885
Justin Brazeau RL3000010.1011012:34——5066
Anthony Mantha RL4202+120.4800216:37——6399
Ben Kindel CL4101+151.6700014:49——71100
Rutger McGroarty RL4011010.010029:31——5879
Ryan Shea DD1000+110.0200020:13——6275
Brett Kulak DD1011+130.1601017:08——5664
Erik Karlsson DD2011-130.1900023:53——5273
Parker Wotherspoon DD2000-220.1310018:33——5255
Connor Clifton DD3000+100.0034017:26——4661
Ilya Solovyov DD3000+200.0012213:27——5069
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Stuart Skinner(start)W20155.7502.5959:45

Goal anatomy

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

Anthony Mantha (PIT) 1st 2:37 · assists Rutger McGroarty · Deflection · 7.0 mph shot.

Noel Acciari · 1st 6:05 · PIT

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
40.9 mph
Distance
23 ft
Type
one-timer

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Noel Acciari · 3rd 1:40 · PIT

Play
rebound
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
21.2 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
4.8 s
Type
rebound

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Vincent Trocheck · 3rd 9:12 · NYR SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
27.5 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Ben Kindel · 3rd 17:28 · PIT EN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
35.7 mph
Distance
51 ft
Entry to goal
1.4 s

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Alexis Lafrenière · 3rd 18:53 · NYR

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
30.5 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
4.1 s
Type
one-timer

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Will Cuylle · 3rd 19:49 · NYR

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-3
Passes
2
Shot
7.8 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
5.9 s
Type
rebound

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