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Game Recap
PIT2
LAK6
LAK beat PIT 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.24 expected goals to 2.79. LAK outshot PIT 45 to 29. A. Kopitar led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Quick stopped 27 of 29.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| LAK | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
- 1st 4:42PITK. Letang0.01 xG
- 1st 13:48LAKA. Kopitar0.33 xG
- 2nd 14:32LAKD. BrownPP0.36 xG
- 3rd 1:37PITR. Zohorna0.18 xG
- 3rd 3:07LAKM. Anderson0.04 xG
- 3rd 3:17LAKV. Arvidsson0.10 xG
- 3rd 4:30LAKA. Kopitar0.22 xG
- 3rd 18:20LAKS. Durzi0.01 xG
Team Stats
PITLAK
29Shots on goal45
2.79Expected goals5.24
49Shot attempts70
295v5 shots on goal36
0/1Power play1/3
16Hits15
10Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes2
4Giveaways5
5Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 2.79 xGLAK 5.24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:58 | 0:00 |
| R. Zohorna | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:17 | 0:37 |
| D. Simon | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 11:05 | 0:00 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:18 | 1:23 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:39 | 1:23 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:37 | 1:23 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:50 | 0:34 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 17:03 | 1:23 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:37 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:44 | 0:37 |
| B. Boyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:32 | 0:00 |
| K. Bjorkqvist | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 9:57 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:03 | 1:18 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:46 | 0:03 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 | 0:00 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 19:44 | 0:42 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:09 | 0:00 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 16:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 45 | 39 | 6 | .867 | 60:00 | Loss |
| L. Domingue | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
LAK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kopitar | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 19:42 | 3:51 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 19:29 | 3:51 |
| T. Moore | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:18 | 1:55 |
| D. Brown | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 | 1:38 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 19:40 | 3:59 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:57 | 3:21 |
| R. Kupari | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 | 0:00 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:51 | 1:55 |
| A. Kaliyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:14 | 1:24 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:59 | 0:00 |
| S. Fagemo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:54 | 0:00 |
| A. Turcotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:22 | 0:00 |
| S. Durzi | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 1:47 |
| D. Doughty | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 23:48 | 4:08 |
| M. Anderson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:28 | 1:01 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:23 | 0:00 |
| O. Maatta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:04 | 0:00 |
| T. Bjornfot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Quick | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Petersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.