Game Recap: PIT 6, NJD 3, April 2, 2024

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Game Recap

PIT6

FinalTue, Apr 2, 2024Every game that night

NJD3

PIT beat NJD 6-3 despite fewer good chances: 1.92 expected goals to 2.97. E. Malkin led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). A. Nedeljkovic stopped 23 of 26.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
PIT	1	0	5	6
NJD	1	2	0	3

1st 7:54PITE. Karlsson0.02 xG
1st 19:43NJDT. MeierPP0.09 xG
2nd 9:42NJDC. Lazar0.21 xG
2nd 17:47NJDJ. Bratt0.17 xG
3rd 6:48PITS. CrosbyPP0.15 xG
3rd 7:55PITE. Malkin0.08 xG
3rd 16:16PITR. Rakell0.06 xG
3rd 16:38PITE. Malkin0.07 xG
3rd 17:07PITS. CrosbyEN0.55 xG

Team Stats

PITNJD

21Shots on goal26

1.92Expected goals2.97

50Shot attempts55

145v5 shots on goal21

1/3Power play1/4

16Hits13

17Blocked shots18

8Penalty minutes6

4Giveaways8

3Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PIT 1.92 xGNJD 2.97 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

PIT20 on goal, 6 scored

NJD26 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PIT Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
E. Malkin	C	2	1	3	2	0	1	+4	2	16:44	2:45
B. Rust	RW	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	18:33	2:33
S. Crosby	C	2	0	2	2	1	0	-1	0	16:09	2:27
M. Bunting	LW	0	2	2	1	0	0	+4	0	15:25	2:46
R. Rakell	RW	1	0	1	3	1	1	+4	0	16:19	1:49
L. Eller	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	18:02	1:36
R. Smith	RW	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	4	16:51	1:48
D. O'Connor	LW	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	16:31	0:09
J. Carter	C	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	14:29	1:30
E. Bemstrom	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	10:45	0:06
V. Puustinen	RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	9:14	0:00
J. Puljujarvi	RW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	8:35	0:04
M. Pettersson	D	0	1	1	2	1	1	+3	0	23:10	0:11
K. Letang	D	0	1	1	0	1	2	+2	0	22:33	1:45
E. Karlsson	D	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	21:54	2:41
J. St. Ivany	D	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	15:45	0:00
P. Joseph	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	16:44	0:00
R. Shea	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0	15:55	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
A. Nedeljkovic	26	23	3	.885	60:00	Win
J. Blomqvist	0	0	0	–	0:00

NJD Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Hischier	C	0	2	2	1	1	0	-1	0	19:15	4:25
T. Meier	RW	1	0	1	4	4	2	-1	2	20:15	4:33
J. Bratt	LW	1	0	1	3	0	0	-1	2	19:10	4:08
T. Nosek	LW	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	17:07	0:00
C. Lazar	C	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	11:33	0:00
J. Hughes	C	0	0	0	4	0	0	-2	0	21:39	4:34
O. Palat	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	17:35	1:54
E. Haula	LW	0	0	0	2	1	1	-2	0	17:03	1:59
D. Mercer	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	14:53	2:12
C. Tierney	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8:43	0:00
A. Holtz	RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	8:28	1:45
M. Willman	C	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	7:23	0:00
J. Marino	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	19:38	0:24
L. Hughes	D	0	1	1	1	0	2	-3	0	20:38	4:25
B. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	-1	0	19:35	0:00
S. Nemec	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	-2	0	18:15	1:31
J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	2	0	2	-1	0	17:52	0:00
K. Bahl	D	0	0	0	3	0	2	+2	2	17:17	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Allen	20	15	5	.750	59:15	Loss
K. Kahkonen	0	0	0	–	0:00