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Game Recap
PIT2
FinalThu, Mar 16, 2023Every game that night
NYR4

NYR beat PIT 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.91 expected goals to 2.63. C. Kreider led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). I. Shesterkin stopped 30 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PIT0112
NYR1124
  1. 1st 2:51NYRM. Zibanejad0.14 xG
  2. 2nd 14:40PITR. Rakell0.18 xG
  3. 2nd 16:53NYRT. Motte0.19 xG
  4. 3rd 9:09PITJ. Guentzel0.13 xG
  5. 3rd 11:45NYRC. Kreider0.17 xG
  6. 3rd 19:10NYRC. KreiderEN0.89 xG

Team Stats

PITNYR
32Shots on goal35
2.63Expected goals3.91
59Shot attempts62
295v5 shots on goal32
0/0Power play0/2
21Hits20
16Blocked shots16
4Penalty minutes0
14Giveaways24
11Takeaways17

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PIT 2.63 xGNYR 3.91 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdNYR goal, 2:51PIT goal, 14:40NYR goal, 16:53PIT goal, 9:09NYR goal, 11:45NYR goal, 19:10

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

PIT30 on goal, 2 scored
NYR35 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. RakellRW1123400018:170:00
S. CrosbyC022300-1018:070:00
J. GuentzelC101602-1018:080:00
B. RustRW000110-2020:180:00
E. MalkinC000032-1019:300:00
J. ZuckerLW0004120018:450:00
M. GranlundC0002010014:440:00
A. NylanderLW0000000013:250:00
D. O'ConnorLW0001000012:550:00
R. PoehlingC000100-108:430:00
J. CarterC000102-108:210:00
J. ArchibaldRW000220-107:010:00
K. LetangD000121-1029:040:00
M. PetterssonD000222+2423:290:00
B. DumoulinD000121-1022:380:00
J. RuttaD000102-1021:470:00
P. JosephD000331-1020:320:00
J. PetryD000010-101:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Jarry34313.91258:42Loss
C. DeSmith000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZibanejadC112100+1017:541:44
V. TrocheckC022110+2017:352:24
C. KreiderLW202420+2015:441:38
A. PanarinLW0112000018:172:16
V. TarasenkoRW0113310016:441:35
T. MotteC1013400013:110:00
P. KaneRW000201+1017:112:21
A. LafrenièreLW0002200014:252:06
J. VeseyLW0000100013:540:00
F. ChytilC0004020013:461:36
B. GoodrowC0001010013:250:00
K. KakkoRW0002000011:290:00
A. FoxD011103+1021:112:34
K. MillerD000140+1023:030:20
J. TroubaD000326+1022:351:26
N. MikkolaD000201+1018:580:00
B. SchneiderD0001110016:070:00
B. HarpurD0002000014:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin32302.93859:57Win
J. Halak000–0:00