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Game Recap
PIT4
Final/OTTue, May 3, 2022PlayoffsEvery game that night
NYR3

PIT beat NYR 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 7.06 expected goals to 4.36. PIT outshot NYR 83 to 68. B. Rust led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). L. Domingue stopped 17 of 17.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOT2OT3OTT
PIT0300014
NYR1200003
  1. 1st 9:19NYRA. FoxPP0.04 xG
  2. 2nd 3:08NYRA. Copp0.13 xG
  3. 2nd 4:32PITJ. Guentzel0.01 xG
  4. 2nd 11:47PITJ. Guentzel0.20 xG
  5. 2nd 17:07NYRC. KreiderSH0.13 xG
  6. 2nd 18:30PITB. RustPP0.18 xG
  7. 3OT 5:58PITE. Malkin0.08 xG

Team Stats

PITNYR
83Shots on goal68
7.06Expected goals4.36
141Shot attempts94
715v5 shots on goal64
1/4Power play1/1
33Hits43
21Blocked shots31
2Penalty minutes8
44Giveaways71
22Takeaways25

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PIT 7.06 xGNYR 4.36 xGGoal

012345671st2nd3rdOT2OT3OTNYR goal, 9:19NYR goal, 3:08PIT goal, 4:32PIT goal, 11:47NYR goal, 17:07PIT goal, 18:30PIT goal, 5:58

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

PIT82 on goal, 4 scored
NYR64 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. RustRW123932+1035:075:26
J. GuentzelC202801+1036:235:45
E. MalkinC1126200035:426:14
S. CrosbyC0227120034:495:38
K. KapanenRW011840+1030:261:03
D. HeinenLW0002010030:031:20
J. CarterC0006200026:591:29
E. RodriguesC000731-1026:551:03
B. McGinnLW000420+1026:240:07
T. BluegerC0003300221:030:05
B. BoyleC000323-1015:590:03
R. RakellRW000200004:280:25
K. LetangD0115230046:415:40
J. MarinoD011502+1029:070:21
M. MathesonD000443+1038:221:46
B. DumoulinD0002110036:350:00
C. RuhwedelD0001220028:120:00
M. PetterssonD000120+1026:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith51483.94189:07
L. Domingue171701.00016:40Win

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZibanejadC0223300032:320:21
C. KreiderLW1126420030:530:21
A. CoppC1016000034:190:00
R. StromeC0118020030:200:21
A. PanarinLW0002010031:530:21
F. VatranoRW000612-1027:300:00
K. KakkoRW000300-1022:470:00
F. ChytilC000320-1021:520:00
A. LafrenièreLW000151-1021:480:00
B. GoodrowC0002120020:420:00
K. RooneyC0001410018:430:00
R. ReavesRW0002800016:100:00
A. FoxD101746-1044:280:21
J. TroubaD011712+1242:320:00
K. MillerD000413+1044:280:00
P. NemethD000142-1429:520:00
R. LindgrenD000335-1228:440:00
B. SchneiderD000322-1022:190:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin83794.952105:58Loss
A. Georgiev000–0:00