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New York Rangers vs Chicago Blackhawks — Sunday, January 5, 2025 Game Analysis

New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks at United Center. Final.

Game Analysis

United Center

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CHI

  • Tyler Bertuzzi (14)1st 5:37 · Snap ShotAssists: Connor Bedard (25)
  • Wyatt Kaiser (1)2nd 18:00 · Wrist ShotAssists: Frank Nazar (2), TJ Brodie (7)

NYR

  • Jonny Brodzinski (3)1st 15:12 · Wrist ShotAssists: Adam Fox (28), Ryan Lindgren (5)
  • Will Borgen (2)1st 18:22 · Wrist ShotAssists: none
  • Filip Chytil (9)2nd 3:28 · Wrist ShotAssists: Adam Fox (29), Brett Berard (3)
  • Reilly Smith (8)2nd 9:54 · BackhandAssists: Mika Zibanejad (16), Ryan Lindgren (6)
  • Vincent Trocheck (11)2nd 15:16 · Tip-InAssists: Artemi Panarin (24), Alexis Lafrenière (13)
  • Filip Chytil (10)3rd 8:36 · DeflectedAssists: K'Andre Miller (5), Brett Berard (4)

New York Rangers vs Chicago Blackhawks Game Summary — Sunday, January 5, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

New York Rangers defeated Chicago Blackhawks 6–2. The game was played at United Center.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

New York Rangers vs Chicago Blackhawks Game Analysis — Sunday, January 5, 2025

By Hockey in 60

New York Rangers paired the victory with a 34–27 advantage in shots on goal, accounting for 55.7% of the two teams’ combined shots. That gives the result support beyond the scoreline: the winning side also put more attempts on target. Shot totals alone do not show the quality of those chances or how the balance changed while either team was protecting a lead.

New York Rangers had no power-play opportunities; Chicago Blackhawks converted 0 of 1 power plays (0.0%). Neither team added a power-play goal, so neither gained a scoring edge from converting its man advantages.

New York Rangers won 57.1% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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New York Rangers vs Chicago Blackhawks Game Statistics — Sunday, January 5, 2025

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticNew York RangersChicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal3427
Power-play goals00
Power-play opportunities01
Power-play conversion (%)0.00.0
Faceoffs won (%)57.142.9
Hits2117
Blocked shots118
Takeaways14
Giveaways417
Penalty minutes42

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

New York Rangers won 6–2 at United Center.

Who scored

  • Tyler Bertuzzi Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Bedard (25)
  • Jonny Brodzinski Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fox (28), Ryan Lindgren (5)
  • Will Borgen Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Filip Chytil Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fox (29), Brett Berard (3)
  • Reilly Smith Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Mika Zibanejad (16), Ryan Lindgren (6)
  • Vincent Trocheck Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Artemi Panarin (24), Alexis Lafrenière (13)
  • Wyatt Kaiser Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Frank Nazar (2), TJ Brodie (7)
  • Filip Chytil Goal (10) Deflected, assists: K'Andre Miller (5), Brett Berard (4)

Goalies

  • Louis Domingue stopped 25 of 27 for New York Rangers.
  • Arvid Soderblom stopped 28 of 34 for Chicago Blackhawks.

Will Borgen Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none That made the score 2–1 in the 1st, and New York Rangers stayed ahead.

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