New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, NHL forecast
Win probability
Starts from the pregame forecast, then moves with every score and the time left. Above the line favors FLA; hover for each play.
Game center
From the ESPN box score.
Top performers
- Barclay GoodrowGoals2
- Ryan LindgrenAssists2
- Barclay GoodrowPoints2
- Sam ReinhartGoals2
- Carter VerhaegheAssists2
- Sam ReinhartPoints2
Scoring summary
- OT5:35
Alexander Wennberg Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Ryan Lindgren (3), Jack Roslovic (6)5–4 - P36:58
Gustav Forsling Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (13), Evan Rodrigues (4)4–4 - P35:04
Aleksander Barkov Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (8), Niko Mikkola (2)4–3 - P218:14
Barclay Goodrow Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (11), Ryan Lindgren (2)4–2 - P215:23
Alexis Lafrenière Goal (6) Backhand, assists: K'Andre Miller (3), Jacob Trouba (6)3–2 - P114:46
Sam Reinhart Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (7)2–2 - P17:42
Barclay Goodrow Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Braden Schneider (2), Will Cuylle (1)2–1 - P17:17
Alexis Lafrenière Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Vincent Trocheck (10), Jacob Trouba (5)1–1 - P12:50
Sam Reinhart Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Aleksander Barkov (9), Matthew Tkachuk (12)0–1
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.
- P215:23
Alexis Lafrenière Goal (6) Backhand, assists: K'Andre Miller (3), Jacob Trouba (6)NYR 3 – 2 FLA · NYR 47% → 69% +22NYR 47% → 69%+22 pts - P218:14
Barclay Goodrow Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (11), Ryan Lindgren (2)NYR 4 – 2 FLA · NYR 70% → 87% +17NYR 70% → 87%+17 pts - P35:04
Aleksander Barkov Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (8), Niko Mikkola (2)NYR 4 – 3 FLA · FLA 8% → 25% +17FLA 8% → 25%+17 pts - P36:58
Gustav Forsling Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (13), Evan Rodrigues (4)NYR 4 – 4 FLA · FLA 24% → 53% +29FLA 24% → 53%+29 pts - OT5:35
Alexander Wennberg Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Ryan Lindgren (3), Jack Roslovic (6)NYR 5 – 4 FLA · NYR 48% → 100% +52NYR 48% → 100%+52 pts
The pick
Reconstructed from what was known before the game: the ratings at that point.
Panthers 55%
Forecast Elo ratings alone
How often that comes true: NHL favorites the forecast gave 55–60% have won 56.4% of 1,035 graded games.
- Market
- No line yet
- Pre-line forecast
- FLA 55%
- Elo + market-implied
- Elo ratings
- FLA 57%
- Fair odds
- FLA -124
- NYR +124 · the forecast as odds, no margin
- Pregame projection
- NYR 2.9 – 3.2 FLA
- 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 | NYR | FLA | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team rating | 1565 | 1575 | Elo entering the game; 1500 is league average |
| Home field | — | +35 | Worth 35 Elo in the NHL |
| Starting goalies | +1 | +3 | NYR: Igor Shesterkin: team allows 0.03 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈37 weighted starts) · FLA: Sergei Bobrovsky: team allows 0.09 fewer goals than with its usual starter (≈38 weighted starts) |
| Elo ratings | FLA +47 Elo | FLA 56.8% | |
| Market-implied ratings | FLA 55.0% | Team strength as past closing lines priced it, same game context | |
| Pre-line forecast | FLA 55.4% | 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.
| NYR | Stat | |
|---|---|---|
| 8th of 313.4 | Goals scored | 3.214th of 31 |
| 7th of 312.8 | Goals allowed | 2.52nd of 31 |
| 8th of 31+0.6 | Margin | +0.81st of 31 |
| 14th of 3150.7% | Shot share | 54.7%3rd of 31 |
| 5th of 3191.3% | Save percentage | 91.7%2nd of 31 |
| 4th of 317–3 | Last 10 | 6–46th of 31 |
| 5th of 3123–16 | Road vs home | 25–158th 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
NYR 2–3 FLA in their last 5 meetings; the forecast called 3 of 5.



