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Game Recap
PIT4
BOS2
PIT beat BOS 4-2, with the chances close: 3.22 expected goals to 3.55. BOS outshot PIT 45 to 25. D. Pastrnak led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). T. Jarry stopped 43 of 45.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 2:01BOSD. PastrnakPP0.13 xG
- 1st 15:34BOSD. Pastrnak0.01 xG
- 2nd 4:18PITD. Heinen0.09 xG
- 2nd 4:46PITD. Heinen0.05 xG
- 2nd 12:53PITS. CrosbyPP0.10 xG
- 3rd 18:31PITB. RustEN0.92 xG
Team Stats
PITBOS
25Shots on goal45
3.22Expected goals3.55
47Shot attempts72
165v5 shots on goal35
1/4Power play1/3
30Hits22
19Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes20
8Giveaways11
8Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 3.22 xGBOS 3.55 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
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:51 | 3:34 |
| B. Rust | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:02 | 3:34 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:55 | 1:23 |
| S. Crosby | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:27 | 3:48 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:09 | 0:00 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:56 | 3:34 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:11 | 1:23 |
| R. Zohorna | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:42 | 1:23 |
| Z. Aston-Reese | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:26 | 0:25 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:13 | 1:09 |
| B. Boyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:33 | 0:25 |
| D. Simon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:02 | 0:25 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:09 | 1:23 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:58 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:36 | 3:59 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 25:56 | 0:25 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:41 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 45 | 43 | 2 | .956 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. DeSmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:05 | 3:32 |
| T. Hall | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:37 | 3:00 |
| P. Bergeron | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:55 | 1:48 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:07 | 0:16 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | 21:48 | 3:32 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:17 | 1:45 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:31 | 1:21 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:31 | 0:49 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 |
| N. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:22 | 1:21 |
| O. Steen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:00 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:09 | 3:00 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:45 | 1:21 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:06 | 0:00 |
| M. Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:59 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:38 | 0:00 |
| D. Forbort | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:29 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 58:55 | Loss |
| L. Ullmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |