Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, NHL forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors NYR; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
- Carter VerhaegheGoals1
- Carter VerhaegheAssists1
- Carter VerhaeghePoints2
- Artemi PanarinGoals2
- Vincent TrocheckAssists3
- Vincent TrocheckPoints3
Scoring summary
- SO0:00
Artemi Panarin Goal Snap Shot1–2 - SO0:00
Sam Reinhart Goal Snap Shot1–2 - SO0:00
Mika Zibanejad Goal Poke1–2 - P316:35
Artemi Panarin Goal (43) Deflected, assists: Zac Jones (7), Vincent Trocheck (45)3–3 - P315:52
Carter Verhaeghe Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Montour (22), Matthew Tkachuk (55)3–2 - P28:23
Artemi Panarin Goal (42) Slap Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (44), Adam Fox (47)2–2 - P26:22
Adam Fox Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (43), Mika Zibanejad (38)2–1 - P20:21
Eetu Luostarinen Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (32), Uvis Balinskis (2)2–0 - P18:18
Matthew Tkachuk Goal (23) Tip-In, assists: Josh Mahura (8), Carter Verhaeghe (37)1–0
Turning points
The 5 plays that swung the win chance most, each judged at its own moment: the chance with the score just before it against just after.
- P18:18
Matthew Tkachuk Goal (23) Tip-In, assists: Josh Mahura (8), Carter Verhaeghe (37)FLA 1 – 0 NYR · FLA 45% → 61% +16FLA 45% → 61%+16 pts - P26:22
Adam Fox Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (43), Mika Zibanejad (38)FLA 2 – 1 NYR · NYR 19% → 35% +16NYR 19% → 35%+16 pts - P28:23
Artemi Panarin Goal (42) Slap Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (44), Adam Fox (47)FLA 2 – 2 NYR · NYR 34% → 54% +20NYR 34% → 54%+20 pts - P315:52
Carter Verhaeghe Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Montour (22), Matthew Tkachuk (55)FLA 3 – 2 NYR · FLA 49% → 91% +43FLA 49% → 91%+43 pts - P316:35
Artemi Panarin Goal (43) Deflected, assists: Zac Jones (7), Vincent Trocheck (45)FLA 3 – 3 NYR · NYR 7% → 51% +45NYR 7% → 51%+45 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
Rangers 55%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 50–55% have won 51.2% of 926 graded games.
- Market
- No line yet
- Pre-line forecast
- NYR 55%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- NYR 55%
- Fair odds
- NYR -122
- FLA +122 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- FLA 3.0 – 3.2 NYR
- Margin from the forecast, total from team scoring ratings
How the number is built
Elo inputs in rating points (higher favors that team; 25–28 Elo is about a point of spread in football and basketball), then how the pieces combine.
| Factor | FLA | NYR | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1555 | 1553 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | −2 | −1 | FLA: Sergei Bobrovsky: team allows 0.05 more goals than with its usual starter (≈31 weighted starts) · NYR: Igor Shesterkin: team allows 0.02 more goals than with its usual starter (≈30 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | NYR +34 Elo | NYR 54.9% | |
| Market-implied ratings | NYR 55.0% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | NYR 55.0% | 20% Elo, 80% market-implied (log-odds blend) | |
Tale of the tape
This season coming into the game, regular season, each number with its league rank (the longer the bar, the higher). Home and road: the host's record at home against the visitor's on the road. Overtime and shootout losses count as losses in these records. Shot share is a team's share of the shots on goal in its games. PDO adds shooting and save percentages: far from 100 tends to even out.
| FLA | Stat | |
|---|---|---|
| 14th of 313.2 | Goals scored | 3.49th of 31 |
| 2nd of 312.5 | Goals allowed | 2.85th of 31 |
| 3rd of 31+0.7 | Margin | +0.66th of 31 |
| 2nd of 3154.9% | Shot share | 50.4%16th of 31 |
| 2nd of 3191.7% | Save percentage | 91.3%6th of 31 |
| 7th of 316–4 | Last 10 | 6–47th of 31 |
| 1st of 3123–11 | Road vs home | 23–92nd of 31 |
Rating history
Each team's Elo over the last two seasons. Hover or drag to compare on any date.
Recent form
Last five results, and whether the forecast hit.
Head to head
FLA 2–0 NYR in their last 2 meetings; the forecast called 1 of 2.



