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Game Recap
NYI1
FinalSun, Dec 31, 2023Every game that night
PIT3

PIT beat NYI 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 5.10 expected goals to 3.43. L. Eller led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Nedeljkovic stopped 37 of 38.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI0011
PIT1113
  1. 1st 2:18PITL. Eller0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 2:20PITN. Acciari0.11 xG
  3. 3rd 13:51NYIS. Bolduc0.10 xG
  4. 3rd 19:17PITL. EllerEN0.82 xG

Team Stats

NYIPIT
38Shots on goal38
3.43Expected goals5.10
70Shot attempts86
345v5 shots on goal30
0/2Power play0/4
27Hits14
25Blocked shots18
21Penalty minutes11
0Giveaways7
6Takeaways11

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 3.43 xGPIT 5.10 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdPIT goal, 2:18PIT goal, 2:20NYI goal, 13:51PIT goal, 19:17

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

NYI38 on goal, 1 scored
PIT37 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. HorvatC00021101219:582:39
B. NelsonC000631-2018:462:41
M. BarzalC0006010018:392:34
K. PalmieriC000200-2017:052:37
A. LeeLW0004410016:301:23
H. FaschingRW000201-2015:111:21
J. PageauC0000500015:011:19
S. HolmstromRW0001020212:580:00
C. ClutterbuckRW000132-1012:500:00
C. CizikasC000330-1011:410:00
J. GauthierRW0001110011:060:00
M. MartinLW000310058:420:00
S. BolducD1011120012:220:00
N. DobsonD000122-2027:192:36
A. RomanovD000105-1222:170:03
S. AhoD0000120020:191:19
S. MayfieldD0001210017:580:05
M. ReillyD0003030015:411:23
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin37352.94659:02Loss
S. Varlamov000–0:00

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. EllerC202221+1014:411:13
D. O'ConnorLW011210+2218:040:00
N. AcciariC101213+1012:460:00
J. HarkinsC011211+108:190:00
V. PuustinenRW011100+107:341:14
J. GuentzelC000511+1021:564:29
E. MalkinC0006000020:124:35
R. RakellRW0001000219:413:53
S. CrosbyC0003100218:103:31
R. SmithRW000400+1018:001:12
J. CarterC000111-1012:461:07
V. HinostrozaC000000-107:580:00
K. LetangD000502+2025:181:48
E. KarlssonD000000+1025:045:17
M. PetterssonD000121+2024:350:11
R. GravesD000305+1019:300:00
C. RuhwedelD000041-1012:010:00
J. LudvigD000002-159:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Nedeljkovic38371.97460:00Win
T. Jarry000–0:00