Game Recap: PIT 2, DAL 3, March 23, 2023

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Game Recap

PIT2

FinalThu, Mar 23, 2023Every game that night

DAL3

DAL beat PIT 3-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.89 expected goals to 4.03. PIT outshot DAL 42 to 33. J. Robertson led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). J. Oettinger stopped 40 of 42.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
PIT	0	1	1	2
DAL	1	0	2	3

1st 8:45DALR. Hintz0.10 xG
2nd 4:00PITS. Crosby0.25 xG
3rd 9:49DALJ. PavelskiPP0.09 xG
3rd 11:25DALJ. Benn0.26 xG
3rd 13:43PITP. Joseph0.06 xG

Team Stats

PITDAL

42Shots on goal33

4.03Expected goals2.89

81Shot attempts58

375v5 shots on goal27

0/2Power play1/3

21Hits15

16Blocked shots21

6Penalty minutes4

12Giveaways17

8Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PIT 4.03 xGDAL 2.89 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

PIT41 on goal, 2 scored

DAL33 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PIT Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
S. Crosby	C	1	0	1	7	1	0	+1	0	19:10	2:07
J. Guentzel	C	0	1	1	2	1	1	+1	0	19:00	2:07
R. Poehling	C	0	1	1	2	0	1	+1	0	14:40	0:00
D. Heinen	LW	0	1	1	1	1	1	+1	0	13:26	0:00
B. Rust	RW	0	0	0	5	1	0	+1	0	21:25	2:12
E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	3	1	1	-1	0	18:20	2:04
R. Rakell	RW	0	0	0	3	0	1	-1	0	16:32	2:07
J. Zucker	LW	0	0	0	3	2	1	-1	2	15:53	1:01
M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	3	1	+1	0	15:08	1:01
J. Archibald	RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	9:22	0:00
D. O'Connor	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	8:50	0:00
J. Carter	C	0	0	0	4	1	0	-1	0	8:33	1:01
P. Joseph	D	1	0	1	2	0	1	+1	2	21:56	1:01
M. Friedman	D	0	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	12:55	0:00
K. Letang	D	0	0	0	3	4	1	+1	0	27:58	2:07
B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	-1	0	22:38	0:00
C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1	2	20:11	0:00
T. Fedun	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	10:51	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. DeSmith	33	30	3	.909	58:18	Loss
D. Tokarski	0	0	0	–	0:00

DAL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
J. Robertson	LW	0	2	2	2	0	1	+1	0	18:14	3:30
J. Pavelski	C	1	0	1	3	3	0	+1	0	19:11	3:30
R. Hintz	C	1	0	1	1	1	0	+1	2	18:21	3:01
J. Benn	LW	1	0	1	5	2	0	+1	0	16:36	3:00
M. Domi	C	0	1	1	2	0	1	-1	0	13:54	1:24
E. Dadonov	LW	0	1	1	1	0	0	+1	0	12:49	0:41
W. Johnston	C	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	16:50	1:53
T. Dellandrea	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	0	14:48	0:00
T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	3	1	1	-1	0	13:56	1:54
L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	13:01	0:00
J. Kiviranta	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	12:02	0:00
F. Olofsson	LW	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	11:11	0:00
M. Heiskanen	D	0	1	1	4	0	3	0	0	26:01	4:19
C. Miller	D	0	1	1	0	1	1	+1	0	21:00	0:35
E. Lindell	D	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	20:05	0:02
J. Hakanpää	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2	19:02	0:00
R. Suter	D	0	0	0	1	1	3	-1	0	18:26	0:33
N. Lundkvist	D	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	11:25	0:08

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Oettinger	42	40	2	.952	60:00	Win
R. Poirier	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamCasey DeSmith DAL Faces PIT, his team until Apr 202330 saves on 33
BirthdayJoel Kiviranta DAL Turns 27 that day1 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.