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Game Recap
PIT3
Final/OTSat, Feb 25, 2023Every game that night
STL2

PIT beat STL 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 5.06 expected goals to 2.38. PIT outshot STL 48 to 27. E. Malkin led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). T. Jarry stopped 25 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
PIT01113
STL01102
  1. 2nd 0:23STLP. Buchnevich0.05 xG
  2. 2nd 6:59PITE. Malkin0.12 xG
  3. 3rd 14:32PITM. Pettersson0.10 xG
  4. 3rd 17:33STLJ. Faulk0.05 xG
  5. OT 1:16PITB. Rust0.07 xG

Team Stats

PITSTL
48Shots on goal27
5.06Expected goals2.38
81Shot attempts51
395v5 shots on goal21
0/2Power play0/3
26Hits39
14Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes4
3Giveaways10
7Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

PIT 5.06 xGSTL 2.38 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTSTL goal, 0:23PIT goal, 6:59PIT goal, 14:32STL goal, 17:33PIT goal, 1:16

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

PIT46 on goal, 3 scored
STL27 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. MalkinC112611+2017:353:27
B. RustRW112201+2015:220:36
T. BluegerC011021-1013:380:00
D. O'ConnorLW011330+108:280:00
J. GuentzelC0006100019:093:23
R. RakellRW0002210018:533:22
S. CrosbyC0004100018:423:25
B. McGinnLW000210-1016:060:00
J. ZuckerLW000320-1414:150:36
J. CarterC0002200013:450:38
D. HeinenLW0003000212:320:00
J. ArchibaldRW0001100011:170:00
M. PetterssonD112324+2022:130:33
J. PetryD011250+2023:021:18
K. LetangD000101-1024:252:42
B. DumoulinD000514-2023:540:00
J. RuttaD0001100013:000:00
P. JosephD0002110011:320:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Jarry27252.92661:16Win
C. DeSmith000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. BuchnevichLW101220+1022:353:50
R. ThomasC011411+1020:183:54
S. BlaisLW0112500015:092:10
A. ToropchenkoRW0112300012:430:00
B. SchennC000140-2024:113:38
J. KyrouRW000200-2220:583:39
I. BarbashevLW000481+1019:432:23
B. SaadLW000101-1016:322:05
L. BrownC0001100011:420:00
N. WalkerLW0000310010:000:00
T. PitlickC000020008:020:00
J. FaulkD112310+2223:452:21
T. KrugD0001010019:133:39
C. ParaykoD000023-2018:580:00
N. LeddyD000212+1018:542:21
M. ScandellaD000220-1014:300:00
R. BortuzzoD0000310012:150:00
T. TuckerD000012-1010:200:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington48453.93861:16OT loss
T. Greiss000–0:00