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Game Recap
DET3
Final/SOFri, Jan 28, 2022Every game that night
PIT2

DET beat PIT 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.11 expected goals to 2.99. J. Guentzel led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). C. Pickard stopped 36 of 38.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
DET11013
PIT01102
  1. 1st 18:19DETG. Smith0.00 xG
  2. 2nd 5:54PITJ. GuentzelPP0.59 xG
  3. 2nd 16:31DETF. ZadinaPP0.19 xG
  4. 3rd 0:27PITJ. Guentzel0.06 xG

Team Stats

DETPIT
32Shots on goal38
3.11Expected goals2.99
57Shot attempts59
235v5 shots on goal28
1/2Power play1/3
23Hits25
10Blocked shots17
8Penalty minutes6
6Giveaways9
10Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 3.11 xGPIT 2.99 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTDET goal, 18:19PIT goal, 5:54DET goal, 16:31PIT goal, 0:27

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

DET31 on goal, 2 scored
PIT38 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. ZadinaRW101121-1014:091:37
M. RasmussenC011320-1213:331:37
J. VelenoC011010+1013:060:00
S. GagnerC011100+1011:080:00
G. SmithRW101231+127:480:00
T. BertuzziLW0003310022:211:09
P. SuterC0001020021:140:00
D. LarkinC0005100220:441:09
L. RaymondLW0003000017:581:09
R. FabbriC0002000016:451:09
V. NamestnikovC0003000014:320:00
A. ErneLW000012-1011:161:37
N. LeddyD0110210020:051:37
M. SeiderD000321+1224:451:09
F. HronekD000330-1021:351:37
J. OesterleD000220+1021:070:00
M. StaalD000011-1018:420:00
G. LindstromD0000000017:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Pickard38362.94765:00Win
A. Nedeljkovic000–0:00

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. CrosbyC022322+1222:233:49
J. GuentzelC202500+1021:243:49
E. MalkinC0116000021:154:08
B. RustRW000401+1021:584:11
J. CarterC000010-1218:011:00
E. RodriguesC000410-1015:341:00
B. McGinnLW0001310015:080:00
D. HeinenLW000130-1012:171:22
Z. Aston-ReeseLW0001300011:390:00
K. KapanenRW0001100011:011:22
D. SimonC0001100210:260:00
B. BoyleC000100009:150:00
K. LetangD000332+1027:383:49
B. DumoulinD000212+1024:000:00
J. MarinoD000200-1019:421:22
M. MathesonD000115-1018:200:03
C. RuhwedelD0002330015:570:00
M. PetterssonD0000210014:570:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith32302.93864:57OT loss
T. Jarry000–0:00