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Game Recap
PIT1
CAR2
CAR beat PIT 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.61 expected goals to 2.95. F. Andersen stopped 34 of 35.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CAR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 17:02CARB. Skjei0.10 xG
- 2nd 9:14CARJ. Chatfield0.07 xG
- 3rd 7:48PITR. RakellPP0.14 xG
Team Stats
PITCAR
35Shots on goal36
2.95Expected goals4.61
62Shot attempts63
235v5 shots on goal27
1/6Power play0/2
33Hits24
9Blocked shots15
2Penalty minutes12
14Giveaways7
6Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 2.95 xGCAR 4.61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Rakell | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:49 | 5:30 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:55 | 7:03 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:34 | 6:49 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:22 | 7:11 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | 3:43 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 1:06 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:08 | 1:25 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 | 1:11 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 | 0:00 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:31 | 0:03 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 10:42 | 0:03 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5:27 | 0:03 |
| T. Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:09 | 6:39 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:58 | 0:03 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:50 | 1:35 |
| M. Friedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:57 | 0:03 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 58:38 | Loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
CAR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Aho | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:10 | 2:45 |
| J. Martinook | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 15:47 | 0:03 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 2:45 |
| J. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 15:57 | 0:03 |
| M. Necas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 | 1:12 |
| A. Svechnikov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:23 | 1:12 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 2:45 |
| P. Stastny | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:05 | 0:00 |
| J. Fast | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:03 |
| J. Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 | 1:12 |
| S. Noesen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 1:01 |
| D. Stepan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:26 | 0:00 |
| B. Pesce | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 24:41 | 2:45 |
| B. Skjei | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:54 | 2:45 |
| J. Chatfield | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 14:30 | 0:00 |
| J. Slavin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23:01 | 0:14 |
| B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:26 | 1:15 |
| C. de Haan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 13:56 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Andersen | 35 | 34 | 1 | .971 | 60:00 | Win |
| P. Kochetkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |