New York Rangers

New York Rangers CURSD Luck Score

2025-26 NHL Season · View NHL standings →

-82
CLS Score

New York Rangers have been robbed by hockey's coin flips. 77 points from 87.8 expected — the kind of gap that shows up when shootouts, OT losses, and one-goal games have all gone the wrong way. The underlying performance says they're better than the standings show.

Data last updated Oct 20, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC

Key Stats

77
Points
Expected: 87.8
238
Goals For
250
Goals Against
10.8
Points Below Expected
Unlucky gap

CLS Evolution

How the CLS has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match
Matchweek 51 · 2026-01-20 · vs Los Angeles Kings · away
3-4
Lost away against Los Angeles Kings

Lost 3-4 against Los Angeles Kings. A one-goal margin - the thinnest of margins.

3
Goals
4
Opp. Goals
-0.9
Pts Lost

Individual Games

☠ Unluckiest Matches

MW51 · 2026-01-20 · vs Los Angeles Kings · Away-0.9 pts
Lost 3-4 against Los Angeles Kings. A one-goal margin - the thinnest of margins.
Score: 3-4
MW56 · 2026-01-31 · vs Pittsburgh Penguins · Away-0.9 pts
Lost 5-6 against Pittsburgh Penguins. A one-goal margin - the thinnest of margins.
Score: 5-6
MW72 · 2026-03-25 · vs Toronto Maple Leafs · Away-0.9 pts
Lost 3-4 against Toronto Maple Leafs. A one-goal margin - the thinnest of margins.
Score: 3-4

✦ Luckiest Matches

MW53 · 2026-01-26 · vs Boston Bruins · Home+0.9 pts
Edged Boston Bruins 4-3 in OT/SO. Close game that could have gone either way.
Score: 4-3
MW37 · 2025-12-20 · vs Philadelphia Flyers · Home+0.9 pts
Edged Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in OT/SO. Close game that could have gone either way.
Score: 5-4
MW33 · 2025-12-13 · vs Montréal Canadiens · Home+0.9 pts
Edged Montréal Canadiens 5-4 in OT/SO. Close game that could have gone either way.
Score: 5-4

Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

Each factor's contribution to the CLS score. These add up to the total.

Pythagorean Delta
11 fewer points than their goal differential predicts
-54.9
Close Games
11-21 in one-goal games (34% win rate vs expected 50%)
-19
Injury Burden
High injury burden (373 player-games missed) - key absences hurting
-9.9
Shootout Record
3-1 in shootouts (net +2)
+7.9
OT Loss Rate
9 OT losses earning loser points - collecting free points
-6.1
Total CLS-82

Rank Per Signal

Where New York Rangers ranks among NHL teams on each signal. #1 = most cursed.

1
Pythagorean Delta
1
32
-54.9
1
Injury Burden
1
32
-9.9
2
Close Games
1
32
-19
8
OT Loss Rate
1
32
-6.1
24
Shootout Record
1
32
+7.9

Future Outlook

Regression Outlook
Results Expected to Improve
Last 5: stable

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

New York Rangers are deeply cursed at -82. This level of underperformance almost never persists. The data they're generating - the chances created, the shots taken, the defensive work - all point to a team better than their record. Regression to the mean is one of the most reliable forces in sports.

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