"As Nick mentioned this morning, the Caps and Oilers both relied on their goalies to steal those games. The Rangers did a great job in both games, creating a lot of pressure in the offensive zone and attacking at every opportunity. The issue is that they just aren't getting the bounces right now. It's not often that we say the Rangers deserve better, but they do."
"Looking under the hood ( via Natural Stat Trick) of the Caps game, the Rangers had a 56.07 CF%, a 2.67 xGF and an xGF% of 58.13%. These numbers back up the fact that they had the better nights in terms of puck possession and shot share. Stephen Valiquette and his data from Clear Sight Analytics also back up the Rangers domination of the Caps."
The New York Rangers opened the season 2-3-0 and have not scored at Madison Square Garden since Mika Zibanejad's goal in last season's finale, creating the longest home goalless streak to start a season. The Penguins, Capitals and Oilers visited MSG; only the Penguins clearly deserved their win while the Caps and Oilers relied on their goalies. Advanced metrics show strong Rangers play: a 56.07 CF%, 2.67 xGF and a 58.13% xGF share against the Capitals. Clear Sight Analytics shows six high-danger chances to three and 11 mid-danger chances to two, but the Rangers failed to convert those chances. Igor Shesterkin and the opposition goalies masked the Rangers' strong offensive control in those losses.
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