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Game Recap
PIT4
OTT5
OTT beat PIT 5-4 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.80 expected goals to 2.60. OTT outshot PIT 40 to 19. B. Tkachuk led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). C. Talbot stopped 15 of 19.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| OTT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 6:36PITJ. Zucker0.35 xG
- 1st 7:44OTTA. DeBrincatPP0.10 xG
- 1st 9:44OTTT. StützlePP0.13 xG
- 1st 15:23PITE. MalkinPP0.14 xG
- 2nd 3:07PITM. Friedman0.03 xG
- 2nd 9:19OTTD. BathersonPP0.31 xG
- 3rd 10:58OTTS. PintoPP0.15 xG
- 3rd 12:33PITR. RakellPP0.17 xG
- OT 0:25OTTB. Tkachuk0.11 xG
Team Stats
PITOTT
19Shots on goal40
2.60Expected goals4.80
41Shot attempts68
95v5 shots on goal25
2/5Power play4/9
34Hits23
9Blocked shots8
18Penalty minutes8
10Giveaways17
4Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 2.60 xGOTT 4.80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 | 5:19 |
| E. Malkin | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:12 | 5:21 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:34 | 4:03 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:58 | 1:39 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 5:15 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 17:12 | 2:51 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:42 | 1:25 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:56 | 0:08 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | 0:00 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:16 | 1:26 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:03 | 0:00 |
| J. Gruden | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:20 | 0:00 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:44 | 0:09 |
| M. Friedman | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 17:31 | 0:00 |
| T. Smith | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 | 5:15 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:13 | 0:00 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:27 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:16 | 1:39 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 40 | 35 | 5 | .875 | 60:25 | OT loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
OTT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | 10:14 |
| T. Stützle | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:29 | 9:34 |
| D. Batherson | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:02 | 9:08 |
| C. Giroux | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:27 | 7:15 |
| A. DeBrincat | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:34 | 8:11 |
| S. Pinto | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 5:48 |
| J. Norris | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:14 | 5:49 |
| D. Brassard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:55 | 5:26 |
| D. Gambrell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:55 | 0:00 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:39 | 0:02 |
| A. Watson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 6:26 | 0:00 |
| M. Kastelic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5:36 | 0:04 |
| T. Chabot | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:20 | 9:50 |
| J. Sanderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:24 | 5:40 |
| T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 18:34 | 0:00 |
| J. Bernard-Docker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:36 | 0:05 |
| N. Holden | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:32 | 0:00 |
| E. Brannstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:04 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 19 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 59:34 | Win |
| A. Forsberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |