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Game Recap
CBJ1
FinalTue, Mar 22, 2022Every game that night
PIT5

PIT beat CBJ 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.70 expected goals to 2.15. PIT outshot CBJ 37 to 27. S. Crosby led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). T. Jarry stopped 26 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ1001
PIT0415
  1. 1st 8:37CBJG. NyquistPP0.02 xG
  2. 2nd 2:40PITR. Zohorna0.34 xG
  3. 2nd 3:16PITJ. Guentzel0.04 xG
  4. 2nd 7:28PITB. Rust0.21 xG
  5. 2nd 14:06PITJ. Guentzel0.19 xG
  6. 3rd 8:54PITE. MalkinPP0.17 xG

Team Stats

CBJPIT
27Shots on goal37
2.15Expected goals3.70
47Shot attempts57
175v5 shots on goal29
1/4Power play1/4
26Hits9
14Blocked shots10
8Penalty minutes8
2Giveaways7
6Takeaways10

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 2.15 xGPIT 3.70 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 8:37PIT goal, 2:40PIT goal, 3:16PIT goal, 7:28PIT goal, 14:06PIT goal, 8:54

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

CBJ26 on goal, 1 scored
PIT36 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. VoracekRW011201-3017:094:18
G. NyquistRW101300-1017:063:49
S. KuralyC0001500017:410:29
J. RoslovicC000200-1017:233:07
O. BjorkstrandRW000200-2016:443:59
C. SillingerC000440-3016:172:52
P. LaineLW000010-1015:514:15
E. RobinsonLW0000200015:220:00
E. ChinakhovRW0001100013:402:52
E. BemstromC0001000013:002:55
J. DanforthRW000121-1211:160:00
B. GaunceC000340008:190:00
Z. WerenskiD011223-1021:394:26
V. GavrikovD000025-2022:550:00
A. PeekeD000223-1222:510:00
J. BeanD000200-2219:532:44
D. KukanD000010-1012:550:00
G. CarlssonD000101-1212:510:04
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo37325.86560:00Loss
J. Berube000–0:00

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. CrosbyC033100+2018:224:03
J. GuentzelC202400+2018:495:08
B. RustRW112400+1018:005:09
E. MalkinC101401+1220:055:11
E. RodriguesC011222+2017:322:47
B. BoyleC011201+1012:150:00
R. ZohornaLW101200+128:050:01
J. CarterC0001000015:071:38
R. RakellRW0002100014:081:21
K. KapanenRW0002010013:401:45
T. BluegerC000200+1012:220:11
D. HeinenLW000110+1010:360:34
M. MathesonD011102+2418:572:08
C. RuhwedelD011320+1016:190:00
K. LetangD0002100022:314:58
B. DumoulinD000211+3020:070:00
J. MarinoD000200+1019:100:36
M. PetterssonD000012+1016:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Jarry27261.96360:00Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.