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Game Recap
FLA5
PIT2
FLA beat PIT 5-2, with the chances close: 2.64 expected goals to 2.95. M. Tkachuk led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). S. Bobrovsky stopped 25 of 27.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- 2nd 4:28FLAM. Tkachuk0.15 xG
- 2nd 5:02FLAJ. Gadjovich0.08 xG
- 2nd 8:27FLAA. EkbladPP0.06 xG
- 2nd 13:02FLAA. Lundell0.18 xG
- 2nd 15:24PITB. Rust0.43 xG
- 3rd 5:35FLAA. Lundell0.07 xG
- 3rd 6:07PITJ. Ludvig0.06 xG
Team Stats
FLAPIT
23Shots on goal27
2.64Expected goals2.95
51Shot attempts57
185v5 shots on goal18
1/2Power play0/4
20Hits20
15Blocked shots16
8Penalty minutes6
1Giveaways6
2Takeaways1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
FLA 2.64 xGPIT 2.95 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
FLA Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:48 | 3:42 |
| A. Lundell | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 15:05 | 0:00 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 13:48 | 0:51 |
| E. Luostarinen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:57 | 0:00 |
| N. Cousins | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:28 | 0:00 |
| K. Stenlund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:50 | 0:00 |
| J. Gadjovich | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:08 | 0:00 |
| S. Reinhart | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:43 | 2:51 |
| A. Barkov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:22 | 2:52 |
| C. Verhaeghe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:10 | 2:34 |
| S. Bennett | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 | 0:50 |
| R. Lomberg | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:28 | 0:00 |
| G. Forsling | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 24:00 | 0:00 |
| B. Montour | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 23:59 | 3:08 |
| A. Ekblad | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:04 | 1:08 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:19 | 0:00 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 13:56 | 0:34 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Bobrovsky | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 60:00 | Win |
| A. Stolarz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Rust | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:31 | 3:59 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:42 | 3:49 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:30 | 4:03 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:31 | 0:09 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:23 | 3:51 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 17:57 | 3:56 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:39 | 4:00 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:47 | 3:49 |
| J. Puljujarvi | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:38 | 0:12 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:10 | 3:49 |
| C. White | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:11 |
| J. Ludvig | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 0:00 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:14 | 4:12 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 21:38 | 3:48 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 16:40 | 0:12 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:20 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 59:58 | Loss |
| A. Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.