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Game Recap
PIT4
OTT5
OTT beat PIT 5-4 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.87 expected goals to 3.16. PIT outshot OTT 34 to 26. B. Tkachuk led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). A. Forsberg stopped 30 of 34.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| OTT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 11:07OTTJ. Chychrun0.23 xG
- 1st 14:31PITL. EllerPP0.10 xG
- 1st 15:01OTTJ. Norris0.15 xG
- 2nd 2:10OTTB. Tkachuk0.11 xG
- 2nd 4:59PITR. Rakell0.09 xG
- 2nd 7:30OTTE. Brannstrom0.13 xG
- 3rd 1:51PITD. O'Connor0.09 xG
- 3rd 17:34PITK. Letang0.02 xG
- OT 1:10OTTT. Stützle0.23 xG
Team Stats
PITOTT
34Shots on goal26
3.16Expected goals2.87
76Shot attempts47
265v5 shots on goal17
1/7Power play0/4
16Hits16
11Blocked shots28
6Penalty minutes12
10Giveaways12
3Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 3.16 xGOTT 2.87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:06 | 3:51 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:35 | 7:20 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:23 | 5:16 |
| L. Eller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:54 | 4:10 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:52 | 7:18 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:29 | 0:03 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:24 | 7:25 |
| V. Puustinen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 5:33 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 12:11 | 0:10 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:22 | 4:11 |
| R. Zohorna | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:26 | 0:00 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:33 | 0:01 |
| K. Letang | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 26:39 | 4:07 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 23:54 | 0:46 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:17 | 7:36 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:47 | 0:03 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Ludvig | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 8:32 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Nedeljkovic | 26 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 61:10 | OT loss |
| T. Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
OTT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 18:34 | 3:58 |
| C. Giroux | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 21:52 | 3:25 |
| J. Norris | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:24 | 4:03 |
| T. Stützle | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:21 | 3:51 |
| D. Batherson | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:53 | 3:47 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 | 0:08 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 | 3:22 |
| R. Greig | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:27 | 0:08 |
| D. Kubalik | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:01 | 3:15 |
| J. Smejkal | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:37 | 3:29 |
| A. Crookshank | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5:11 | 0:08 |
| M. Kastelic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Chychrun | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 22:35 | 3:48 |
| E. Brannstrom | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 13:13 | 0:20 |
| J. Sanderson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 24:41 | 4:10 |
| A. Zub | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24:07 | 0:08 |
| T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 17:34 | 0:00 |
| J. Bernard-Docker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Forsberg | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 61:05 | Win |
| J. Korpisalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |