Tuesday, October 6, 2026
- Expected goals, NYI–NYR
- 2.4–3.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- NYR share of xG
- 58.9%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 19–24
- NYI–NYR
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Rangers won 5-2 and earned it, out-chancing the Islanders 3.3 to 2.3 in expected goals. The Rangers scored three straight at one stage. Both power plays scored, one for the Rangers and one for the Islanders. Two of the goals went into an empty net. Hat trick for Alexis Lafrenière, plus one assist. Matthew Schaefer had 12 shot attempts.
- Alexis LafrenièreHat trick
Hat trick for Alexis Lafrenière, plus one assist. His 1.7 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. He has 3 goals this season. It finished 5-2 for the Rangers.
- Matthew SchaeferVolume
Matthew Schaefer had 12 shot attempts. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 6.5. The Islanders lost 5-2 to the Rangers.
- Oliver BjorkstrandTwo goals
Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 2 goals this season. He played 8:58 and had three shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Rangers.
- Will CuylleVolume
Will Cuylle had 9 shot attempts. Four reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.2 attempts a game. The Rangers beat the Islanders 5-2.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
7 goals from 71 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
New York Islanders
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Schaefer D | 25:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Adam Pelech D | 20:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Logan Stanley D | 19:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
| Tony DeAngelo D | 18:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Bo Horvat C | 17:49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Emil Heineman L | 16:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 4 | 0 | 44 |
| Kyle Palmieri C | 16:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Ryan Pulock D | 16:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Brayden Schenn C | 16:16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | 56 |
| Simon Holmstrom R | 15:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Victor Eklund R | 15:01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau C | 14:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Anthony Duclair L | 14:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Matias Maccelli L | 14:32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| Calum Ritchie C | 14:27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Casey Cizikas C | 13:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Alexander Romanov D | 13:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 79 |
| Ondrej Palat L | 11:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.41 | 2 | 3 | 85 |
New York Rangers
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | 24:10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Adam Fox D | 23:49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Mika Zibanejad C | 20:05 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.24 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| Alexis Lafrenière L | 18:54 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.74 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Marcus Pettersson D | 17:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Will Cuylle L | 17:44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.13 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Braden Schneider D | 17:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
| Sean Durzi D | 17:34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| J.T. Miller C | 16:29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.78 | 3 | 1 | 62 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 16:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| Alberts Smits D | 15:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Tye Kartye L | 15:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 3 | 1 | 65 |
| Noah Laba C | 14:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Eeli Tolvanen R | 13:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Gabe Perreault R | 13:45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.38 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| Cole Beaudoin C | 9:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 37 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | 8:58 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 1 | 1 | 81 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar R | 8:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 73 |
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