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Game Recap
PIT3
CBJ4
CBJ beat PIT 4-3 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 3.87 expected goals to 2.33. B. Rust led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). E. Merzlikins stopped 30 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| CBJ | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 7:47CBJM. OlivierSH0.72 xG
- 2nd 13:29PITD. O'Connor0.15 xG
- 2nd 18:55PITB. Rust0.16 xG
- 3rd 8:59PITR. Rakell0.09 xG
- 3rd 9:08CBJK. Marchenko0.13 xG
- 3rd 11:47CBJZ. Werenski0.10 xG
Team Stats
PITCBJ
33Shots on goal37
2.33Expected goals3.87
60Shot attempts78
255v5 shots on goal26
0/2Power play0/4
8Hits19
23Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes4
3Giveaways3
5Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 2.33 xGCBJ 3.87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Rust | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:37 | 1:51 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:31 | 1:57 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:21 | 0:06 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:33 | 1:54 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 | 1:00 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:50 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:36 | 1:01 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 | 1:00 |
| V. Puustinen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | 1:03 |
| M. Bunting | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:54 | 1:00 |
| J. Puljujarvi | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:34 | 0:03 |
| S. Poulin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:10 | 0:07 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 26:59 | 1:51 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 26:18 | 0:10 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 25:40 | 1:07 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 19:07 | 0:00 |
| J. Ludvig | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:02 | 0:00 |
| J. St. Ivany | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Nedeljkovic | 37 | 34 | 3 | .919 | 65:00 | OT loss |
| T. Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
CBJ Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Gaudreau | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:28 | 5:23 |
| C. Sillinger | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 23:47 | 1:37 |
| K. Marchenko | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:33 | 5:19 |
| M. Olivier | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:00 |
| A. Nylander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:16 | 5:23 |
| A. Texier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:14 | 1:39 |
| D. Voronkov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 19:49 | 5:23 |
| B. Gaunce | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:54 | 0:00 |
| M. Pyyhtia | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:20 | 0:00 |
| J. Malatesta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:29 | 1:37 |
| C. Meyer | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:37 | 0:00 |
| C. Butler | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:54 | 0:00 |
| Z. Werenski | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 27:24 | 5:21 |
| D. Severson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 26:38 | 1:37 |
| I. Provorov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:09 | 1:41 |
| E. Gudbranson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Bean | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:00 |
| J. Christiansen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:31 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Merzlikins | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 64:26 | Win |
| D. Tarasov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |