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Game Recap
COL1
PIT2
PIT beat COL 2-1 in overtime, with the chances close: 4.36 expected goals to 4.46. E. Malkin led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). C. DeSmith stopped 41 of 42.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- 2nd 10:21COLN. MacKinnon0.13 xG
- 3rd 16:22PITB. Rust0.02 xG
- OT 3:36PITK. Letang0.47 xG
Team Stats
COLPIT
42Shots on goal38
4.46Expected goals4.36
71Shot attempts77
335v5 shots on goal33
0/4Power play0/1
21Hits38
24Blocked shots15
2Penalty minutes8
2Giveaways12
4Takeaways14
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
COL 4.46 xGPIT 4.36 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. MacKinnon | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26:03 | 5:14 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 26:34 | 5:30 |
| J. Compher | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:44 | 1:21 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:03 | 5:37 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:50 | 2:29 |
| A. Newhook | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:18 | 1:44 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:11 | 1:31 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:00 |
| M. Nieto | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 | 0:00 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 | 0:00 |
| D. Malgin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:11 | 0:00 |
| K. MacDermid | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:12 | 0:00 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:34 | 1:44 |
| B. Byram | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 21:29 | 1:28 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 26:01 | 2:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 24:21 | 4:12 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:00 |
| B. Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:35 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Francouz | 38 | 36 | 2 | .947 | 63:27 | OT loss |
| A. Georgiev | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:07 | 0:58 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:11 | 0:58 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 0:00 |
| B. Rust | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:03 | 0:00 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:26 | 0:58 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 | 0:58 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | 0:00 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 0:00 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 | 0:00 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:53 | 0:00 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:20 | 0:00 |
| J. Archibald | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:53 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 27:21 | 0:58 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 25:11 | 0:00 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:47 | 0:00 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:04 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 42 | 41 | 1 | .976 | 63:36 | Win |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.