New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins — January 31, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Rangers 6-5 on January 31, 2026. The Pittsburgh Penguins controlled play with 53.8% Corsi and generated 8.70 expected goals compared to 3.75 from the New York Rangers at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Pittsburgh Penguins created 8 high-danger scoring chances compared to 5 from the New York Rangers at 5-on-5. Alexis Lafrenière scored 2 goals. Noel Acciari scored 2 goals. Anthony Mantha scored 2 goals. Rickard Rakell was the most dangerous skater with 1.43 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Pittsburgh Penguins outshot the New York Rangers 34-20 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins progressed on Jan 31, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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NYR5 - 6PIT

Jan 31, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
PIT	P1	19	21	47.5	15	13	53.6	11	9	55.0	15	18	45.5	3	4	42.9	3.33	2.41	58.0	2	0	100.0
	P2	24	6	80.0	17	4	81.0	10	2	83.3	17	1	94.4	4	0	100.0	2.92	0.72	80.3	1	1	50.0
	P3	25	17	59.5	24	13	64.9	13	9	59.1	15	13	53.6	8	4	66.7	6.45	2.72	70.3	3	4	42.9
	Total	68	44	60.7	56	30	65.1	34	20	63.0	47	32	59.5	15	8	65.2	12.71	5.85	68.5	6	5	54.5
NYR	P1	21	19	52.5	13	15	46.4	9	11	45.0	18	15	54.5	4	3	57.1	2.41	3.33	42.0	0	2	0.0
	P2	6	24	20.0	4	17	19.0	2	10	16.7	1	17	5.6	0	4	0.0	0.72	2.92	19.7	1	1	50.0
	P3	17	25	40.5	13	24	35.1	9	13	40.9	13	15	46.4	4	8	33.3	2.72	6.45	29.7	4	3	57.1
	Total	44	68	39.3	30	56	34.9	20	34	37.0	32	47	40.5	8	15	34.8	5.85	12.71	31.5	5	6	45.5

Win Probability

PIT Favored

NYR Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

PIT

NYR

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

NYR Attempts

PIT Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

NYR ShootPIT Shoot

Goal

Shot on Net

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (PIT) performed against every skater on the away team (NYR) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = PIT players, Columns = NYR players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the PIT player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

PIT ↓ / NYR →	Miller	Zibanejad	Trocheck	Carrick	Brodzinski	Rempe	Laba	Lafrenière	Cuylle	Othmann	Perreault	Raddysh	Gavrikov	Robertson	Schneider	Borgen	Morrow	Vaakanainen
Crosby	63	59	40	100	100	100	—	11	47	100	64	100	56	68	73	68	100	75
Malkin	65	70	60	75	60	0	100	50	69	100	64	100	71	82	72	88	44	42
Lizotte	72	62	60	38	30	38	0	55	56	43	71	29	60	73	50	60	48	41
Dewar	71	58	60	57	38	57	0	50	56	43	69	29	60	75	43	80	50	47
Acciari	71	61	60	38	30	38	0	56	60	40	73	29	67	83	50	75	43	41
Novak	46	50	50	67	50	0	100	50	54	100	55	100	56	69	56	73	33	50
Kindel	50	57	44	92	100	100	100	46	47	88	100	90	60	60	75	55	100	83
Rakell	63	59	40	100	100	100	—	11	47	—	64	100	53	70	71	68	100	67
Mantha	92	86	70	83	71	67	100	57	75	86	100	90	80	82	79	87	83	70
Chinakhov	47	56	50	60	50	0	100	50	62	100	62	100	64	69	67	70	33	50
Brazeau	62	55	44	100	100	100	—	25	44	—	56	100	57	60	57	50	67	57
McGroarty	75	67	20	91	67	67	100	25	25	86	67	89	71	57	60	57	88	86
Karlsson	57	57	45	83	50	57	—	40	52	100	50	100	55	68	65	67	67	50
Shea	65	65	53	100	100	100	50	45	58	63	72	80	62	64	67	60	72	71
Wotherspoon	43	43	31	86	33	71	—	41	36	100	42	100	44	50	54	42	63	50
Clifton	69	60	42	57	36	38	100	50	45	67	70	50	73	75	67	80	35	21
Kulak	63	61	50	71	60	50	50	38	56	67	69	75	60	62	57	55	65	65
Solovyov	100	75	50	57	40	43	100	50	50	71	100	50	89	100	78	100	38	25