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Game Recap
PIT7
DET2
PIT beat DET 7-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.97 expected goals to 1.63. PIT outshot DET 38 to 25. K. Letang led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. DeSmith stopped 23 of 25.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| DET | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 13:44PITC. Ruhwedel0.18 xG
- 1st 15:18PITS. Crosby0.19 xG
- 1st 16:36DETJ. VranaPP0.09 xG
- 2nd 0:17DETM. Rasmussen0.14 xG
- 2nd 7:44PITR. Rakell0.13 xG
- 2nd 11:37PITK. Letang0.11 xG
- 2nd 16:23PITE. MalkinPP0.58 xG
- 3rd 5:38PITD. Heinen0.10 xG
- 3rd 19:34PITE. Malkin0.06 xG
Team Stats
PITDET
38Shots on goal25
3.97Expected goals1.63
59Shot attempts38
365v5 shots on goal24
1/1Power play1/2
17Hits26
11Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes2
5Giveaways6
2Takeaways13
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 3.97 xGDET 1.63 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:57 | 0:00 |
| S. Crosby | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:13 | 0:38 |
| E. Malkin | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:38 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:07 | 0:38 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:31 | 0:00 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:00 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:30 | 0:00 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 11:41 | 0:00 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:52 | 0:38 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:00 | 0:00 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:39 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:41 | 0:38 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 18:03 | 0:00 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 | 21:31 | 0:00 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:50 | 0:00 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:46 | 0:00 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Domingue | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
DET Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Bertuzzi | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:27 | 1:49 |
| M. Rasmussen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Vrana | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:11 | 1:43 |
| J. Veleno | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:10 | 0:56 |
| L. Raymond | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:52 | 1:44 |
| S. Gagner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:00 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | 0:52 |
| A. Erne | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:00 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:54 | 0:00 |
| M. Stephens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:00 |
| T. Hirose | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:46 | 0:58 |
| R. Barber | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:02 | 0:57 |
| D. DeKeyser | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:07 | 0:00 |
| M. Seider | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:51 | 1:42 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:52 | 1:45 |
| J. Oesterle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 18:22 | 0:59 |
| M. Staal | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:44 | 0:00 |
| J. Walman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 16:07 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Greiss | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 40:00 | Loss |
| A. Nedeljkovic | 15 | 13 | 2 | .867 | 19:44 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.