Game Recap: PIT 4, MTL 3 (SO), December 13, 2023

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Game Recap

PIT4

Final/SOWed, Dec 13, 2023Every game that night

MTL3

PIT beat MTL 4-3 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 2.41 expected goals to 5.00. MTL outshot PIT 42 to 30. S. Crosby led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). A. Nedeljkovic stopped 39 of 42.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	T
PIT	1	2	0	1	4
MTL	3	0	0	0	3

1st 6:24MTLD. Savard0.09 xG
1st 12:21MTLJ. Struble0.17 xG
1st 13:48PITS. Crosby0.10 xG
1st 15:20MTLS. MonahanPP0.62 xG
2nd 5:36PITJ. GuentzelPP0.12 xG
2nd 11:02PITS. CrosbyPP0.18 xG

Team Stats

PITMTL

30Shots on goal42

2.41Expected goals5.00

61Shot attempts73

215v5 shots on goal26

2/3Power play1/4

32Hits19

15Blocked shots14

8Penalty minutes4

14Giveaways15

8Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PIT 2.41 xGMTL 5.00 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

PIT29 on goal, 3 scored

MTL42 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	2	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	22:06	2:54
J. Guentzel	C	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	23:37	3:10
E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	2	19:33	3:11
D. O'Connor	LW	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	18:09	0:00
R. Smith	RW	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	19:57	1:07
L. Eller	C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	19:22	0:46
V. Puustinen	RW	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	15:36	2:49
V. Hinostroza	C	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	15:00	0:45
R. Zohorna	LW	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	12:21	0:00
J. Carter	C	0	0	0	2	0	1	-1	0	11:53	1:02
J. Gruden	LW	0	0	0	0	4	0	-1	0	7:16	0:00
J. Harkins	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0	4:24	0:00
E. Karlsson	D	0	2	2	7	1	2	0	0	27:22	3:07
K. Letang	D	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	2	25:38	0:49
M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	2	25:07	0:00
R. Graves	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21:29	0:00
J. Ludvig	D	0	0	0	0	3	2	-1	0	12:25	0:00
P. Joseph	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	11:14	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
A. Nedeljkovic	42	39	3	.929	65:00	Win
T. Jarry	0	0	0	–	0:00

MTL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Suzuki	C	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	26:25	5:02
S. Monahan	C	1	0	1	2	0	2	-1	0	21:10	5:00
J. Ylonen	RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	+2	0	7:26	1:27
M. Pezzetta	LW	0	1	1	0	5	1	+2	0	6:12	0:00
C. Caufield	RW	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	23:07	5:00
J. Slafkovský	LW	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	2	22:04	2:43
J. Anderson	RW	0	0	0	4	1	1	-1	0	17:32	1:25
J. Evans	C	0	0	0	5	1	1	-1	0	17:26	0:00
C. Dvorak	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	16:34	1:27
J. Armia	RW	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	15:30	0:00
B. Gallagher	RW	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	12:44	1:27
M. Stephens	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	+2	0	6:49	0:00
M. Matheson	D	0	1	1	5	0	0	+1	0	32:21	5:10
D. Savard	D	1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	23:27	0:17
J. Struble	D	1	0	1	3	3	1	+1	0	13:58	0:00
K. Guhle	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	-1	0	19:07	0:00
J. Barron	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	19:03	1:17
J. Kovacevic	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	+1	2	14:38	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
S. Montembeault	30	27	3	.900	64:30	OT loss
C. Primeau	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamMike Matheson MTL Faces PIT, his team until May 20221 A, 5 SOG
HometownKris Letang PIT Plays in his hometown1 SOG

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