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Game Recap
PIT1
FinalSat, Mar 4, 2023Every game that night
FLA4

FLA beat PIT 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.62 expected goals to 2.33. FLA outshot PIT 42 to 32. C. Verhaeghe led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). S. Bobrovsky stopped 31 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PIT0101
FLA1214
  1. 1st 19:38FLAS. Bennett0.27 xG
  2. 2nd 4:11FLAA. EkbladPP0.16 xG
  3. 2nd 8:51PITK. LetangPP0.09 xG
  4. 2nd 19:50FLAE. Luostarinen0.39 xG
  5. 3rd 9:53FLAC. Verhaeghe0.05 xG

Team Stats

PITFLA
32Shots on goal42
2.33Expected goals4.62
53Shot attempts67
255v5 shots on goal28
1/5Power play1/5
14Hits23
13Blocked shots12
32Penalty minutes32
10Giveaways7
5Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PIT 2.33 xGFLA 4.62 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdFLA goal, 19:38FLA goal, 4:11PIT goal, 8:51FLA goal, 19:50FLA goal, 9:53

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

PIT32 on goal, 1 scored
FLA42 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. GuentzelC011401-1019:184:15
E. MalkinC011301-1217:294:31
R. RakellRW000210-2019:234:09
S. CrosbyC000500-1019:134:13
B. RustRW0002110217:392:55
M. GranlundC000000-1017:030:19
J. ZuckerLW000200-1214:112:45
J. CarterC000200-1013:302:47
N. BoninoC0001120011:520:19
D. HeinenLW000200-1211:212:07
D. O'ConnorLW000011029:030:24
J. ArchibaldRW0001100107:520:00
K. LetangD101301-1223:214:10
J. PetryD000013-2023:423:00
B. DumoulinD000221-1020:520:00
M. PetterssonD000141-21018:040:00
J. RuttaD0000010015:060:08
P. JosephD0002200011:540:37
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith42384.90559:46Loss
T. Jarry000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. BarkovC022510+1419:555:58
M. TkachukLW022400+21017:438:08
C. VerhaegheC112602+2014:332:12
S. BennettC101730+2014:592:03
E. LuostarinenC101201+1014:480:00
S. ReinhartC0002110020:136:05
A. DuclairLW000211+1215:362:10
A. LundellC0001000014:090:00
E. StaalC0001200211:340:00
R. LombergLW00013001011:200:00
N. CousinsC0001110010:080:00
C. WhiteC000000007:330:00
B. MontourD022311+2222:346:39
A. EkbladD101400+1226:405:56
G. ForslingD000200+1025:161:29
M. StaalD000012+2016:110:00
R. GudasD0000510014:470:00
J. MahuraD0001420012:400:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky32311.96960:00Win
A. Lyon000–0:00