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Game Recap
PIT6
FinalMon, Dec 6, 2021Every game that night
SEA1

PIT beat SEA 6-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.35 expected goals to 1.73. J. Guentzel led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). C. DeSmith stopped 28 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
PIT3216
SEA0101
  1. 1st 1:47PITJ. Carter0.05 xG
  2. 1st 4:42PITS. Crosby0.09 xG
  3. 1st 5:07PITD. Heinen0.02 xG
  4. 2nd 3:43SEAJ. Eberle0.14 xG
  5. 2nd 18:31PITJ. Guentzel0.13 xG
  6. 2nd 18:54PITJ. Carter0.31 xG
  7. 3rd 8:29PITJ. Guentzel0.15 xG

Team Stats

PITSEA
31Shots on goal29
3.35Expected goals1.73
46Shot attempts48
305v5 shots on goal27
0/0Power play0/1
23Hits24
11Blocked shots6
2Penalty minutes0
4Giveaways11
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PIT 3.35 xGSEA 1.73 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdPIT goal, 1:47PIT goal, 4:42PIT goal, 5:07SEA goal, 3:43PIT goal, 18:31PIT goal, 18:54PIT goal, 8:29

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

PIT31 on goal, 6 scored
SEA29 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. HeinenLW123301+3015:300:00
J. GuentzelC213211+3014:270:00
E. RodriguesC022111+3016:560:00
J. CarterC202400+3016:530:00
S. CrosbyC112300+3014:460:00
J. ZuckerLW011230+3015:550:00
T. BluegerC0001000018:240:00
B. McGinnLW0001110017:460:00
K. KapanenRW0001000015:210:00
Z. Aston-ReeseLW000241-1012:030:00
D. O'ConnorLW000000-1010:150:00
D. SimonC000400-109:390:00
B. DumoulinD022202+4020:400:00
K. LetangD011240+4021:160:00
J. MarinoD0112120019:250:00
M. PetterssonD0111510018:010:00
C. RuhwedelD000021+1020:340:00
M. MathesonD000010+1220:090:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith29281.96660:00Win
T. Jarry000–0:00

SEA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. EberleRW101210-1020:001:39
J. SchwartzLW011210-1016:200:21
A. WennbergC0112100015:551:39
Y. GourdeC000010-2017:090:07
M. GeekieC000300-1017:050:21
J. McCannLW000100-1016:220:14
M. AppletonC000020-1015:180:00
M. JohanssonLW000200-1015:171:39
B. TanevLW000341-1014:240:00
J. DonskoiRW000200-2012:491:39
R. DonatoC000101-2011:270:21
R. SheahanC000000-209:580:00
V. DunnD0002000025:241:53
A. LarssonD000451-1023:330:00
C. SoucyD000120-2018:090:07
J. OleksiakD000120-2017:290:00
J. LauzonD000130-3016:510:00
W. BorgenD000223-2016:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
P. Grubauer413.2505:07Loss
J. Daccord27243.88954:53