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Game Recap
NYI5
Final/OTTue, Feb 20, 2024Every game that night
PIT4

NYI beat PIT 5-4 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.42 expected goals to 3.20. PIT outshot NYI 41 to 33. B. Nelson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). I. Sorokin stopped 37 of 41.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
NYI03115
PIT11204
  1. 1st 12:48PITM. Pettersson0.14 xG
  2. 2nd 3:40NYIB. Nelson0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 6:37NYIM. Barzal0.16 xG
  4. 2nd 13:15NYIS. Holmstrom0.20 xG
  5. 2nd 16:35PITL. Eller0.04 xG
  6. 3rd 10:42NYIM. Reilly0.05 xG
  7. 3rd 12:06PITV. Puustinen0.05 xG
  8. 3rd 13:02PITD. O'Connor0.14 xG
  9. OT 0:57NYIA. Pelech0.05 xG

Team Stats

NYIPIT
33Shots on goal41
2.42Expected goals3.20
54Shot attempts65
255v5 shots on goal36
0/2Power play0/3
28Hits17
12Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes4
5Giveaways13
10Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 2.42 xGPIT 3.20 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTPIT goal, 12:48NYI goal, 3:40NYI goal, 6:37NYI goal, 13:15PIT goal, 16:35NYI goal, 10:42PIT goal, 12:06PIT goal, 13:02NYI goal, 0:57

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

NYI32 on goal, 5 scored
PIT41 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BarzalC112202+1222:063:36
B. NelsonC112800+2020:103:32
B. HorvatC011310-1024:073:36
A. LeeLW0111410018:340:45
S. HolmstromRW101300+1011:480:03
K. PalmieriC000020+1016:453:12
J. PageauC000111+1014:520:24
P. EngvallLW0003020014:370:25
O. WahlstromRW0001210011:010:03
C. ClutterbuckRW000110-109:150:00
C. CizikasC000031-108:310:00
M. MartinLW000040-107:070:00
A. PelechD112310+2023:480:03
R. PulockD011102+1022:340:24
M. ReillyD101220-1215:220:46
N. DobsonD0002010019:173:11
A. RomanovD0001500018:430:00
S. MayfieldD000121-1018:140:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin41374.90260:57Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. RakellRW011210-1220:292:52
L. EllerC1013100018:493:07
E. MalkinC011201+1017:423:27
R. SmithRW011420+2016:191:55
D. O'ConnorLW101210+1015:310:00
V. PuustinenRW101412+2012:430:00
S. CrosbyC000721-2021:403:51
B. RustRW000310-1019:292:51
J. CarterC000120-2013:453:10
M. PhillipsRW0002000013:002:46
C. WhiteC000021-108:180:00
J. HarkinsC000001-105:590:00
E. KarlssonD0115010025:222:59
K. LetangD011200-1025:013:02
M. PetterssonD101403-1223:410:00
R. GravesD0110130014:530:00
C. RuhwedelD0110210011:250:00
P. JosephD000010+1014:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Nedeljkovic33285.84860:57OT loss
T. Jarry000–0:00