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Game Recap
NYI4
FinalTue, Mar 18, 2025Every game that night
PIT2

NYI beat PIT 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.34 expected goals to 2.14. NYI outshot PIT 38 to 21. K. Palmieri led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). A. Pelech had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. I. Sorokin stopped 19 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI0044
PIT2002
  1. 1st 4:40PITJ. Koppanen0.06 xG
  2. 1st 19:45PITS. Crosby0.07 xG
  3. 3rd 0:17NYIK. Palmieri0.19 xG
  4. 3rd 5:34NYIN. Dobson0.29 xG
  5. 3rd 13:08NYIP. Engvall0.05 xG
  6. 3rd 18:28NYIS. HolmstromEN0.46 xG

Team Stats

NYIPIT
38Shots on goal21
3.34Expected goals2.14
70Shot attempts65
345v5 shots on goal18
0/1Power play0/3
19Hits18
23Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes2
14Giveaways16
2Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 3.34 xGPIT 2.14 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdPIT goal, 4:40PIT goal, 19:45NYI goal, 0:17NYI goal, 5:34NYI goal, 13:08NYI goal, 18:28

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, 4 scored
PIT21 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. PalmieriC123210+2018:571:35
S. HolmstromRW101301+2020:381:38
B. HorvatC011310+2219:271:31
H. FaschingRW0110020014:100:00
P. EngvallLW1013110013:000:00
J. PageauC0000000017:570:29
A. LeeLW0005110013:370:25
C. CizikasC0001420013:000:00
A. DuclairLW0000020012:280:22
K. MacLeanC0000010010:300:00
M. TsyplakovRW0003200010:280:00
M. GatcombC000120009:490:00
N. DobsonD112414+2024:031:45
A. PelechD000501+1026:000:00
T. DeAngeloD000102+1024:051:30
R. PulockD000152+2222:380:30
S. MayfieldD000212-1012:270:00
M. ReillyD000402-1010:540:15
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin21192.90559:52Win
M. Hogberg000–0:00

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. CrosbyC101501-2021:094:05
J. KoppanenLW101230+1012:560:00
B. RustRW000111-2020:473:45
E. MalkinC000010-2019:452:46
R. RakellRW000200-2019:433:17
P. TomasinoRW000121-1017:431:55
C. DewarC000020-1015:520:00
N. AcciariC0000100012:440:00
K. HayesRW0001000012:343:51
D. HeinenLW0001210012:012:07
B. LizotteC0000100011:370:00
B. ImamaLW000130+106:060:00
K. LetangD0111040021:342:15
C. TimminsD0112100019:260:00
R. GravesD0112030019:000:00
V. KolyachonokD0110120013:530:00
M. GrzelcykD000001-1221:263:38
E. KarlssonD000201-2020:292:21
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Jarry37343.91959:15Loss
A. Nedeljkovic000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNYI 3.1, PIT 3.0NYI 4, PIT 2
Total goals6.06
Shots on goalNYI 29.2, PIT 29.6NYI 38, PIT 21
Win chanceNYI 51%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat3.030.83134%0
PIT S. Crosby2.751.10133%1
PIT B. Rust2.710.86031%0
PIT R. Rakell2.520.79030%0
NYI N. Dobson2.440.64212%1
PIT E. Karlsson2.420.78014%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.320.73329%1
NYI A. Lee2.350.61026%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.110.61012%0
PIT K. Letang2.110.56111%0
PIT E. Malkin1.800.76025%0
PIT P. Tomasino1.810.50018%0
PIT K. Hayes1.610.37015%0
NYI M. Reilly1.640.2706%0
NYI A. Duclair1.600.53023%0
NYI A. Pelech1.550.3504%0
NYI J. Pageau1.500.55017%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.430.61124%1
NYI R. Pulock1.210.3107%0
PIT D. Heinen1.210.38016%0
PIT M. Grzelcyk1.200.4004%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.210.27011%0
NYI P. Engvall1.230.29113%1
PIT N. Acciari1.100.21012%0
PIT B. Lizotte1.100.37015%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.130.39012%0
PIT C. Dewar1.100.23010%0
PIT C. Timmins0.920.2815%0
NYI H. Fasching0.900.25110%0
PIT R. Graves0.820.1614%0
NYI K. MacLean0.800.1808%0
PIT J. Koppanen0.720.1818%1
NYI M. Gatcomb0.710.24012%0
PIT V. Kolyachonok0.700.2115%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.720.1504%0
PIT B. Imama0.410.0705%0

Shots on goal: 14 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.