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Game Recap
PIT5
TBL1
PIT beat TBL 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.74 expected goals to 2.41. PIT outshot TBL 40 to 21. E. Malkin led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). T. Jarry stopped 20 of 21.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| TBL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 1st 3:46PITD. Heinen0.02 xG
- 1st 6:27PITS. CrosbyPP0.07 xG
- 2nd 6:20TBLP. Bellemare0.19 xG
- 2nd 17:08PITB. McGinn0.15 xG
- 3rd 5:14PITE. Malkin0.17 xG
- 3rd 14:00PITJ. GuentzelEN0.94 xG
Team Stats
PITTBL
40Shots on goal21
4.74Expected goals2.41
74Shot attempts45
325v5 shots on goal20
1/3Power play0/1
15Hits29
12Blocked shots16
21Penalty minutes23
4Giveaways17
7Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 4.74 xGTBL 2.41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Malkin | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:06 | 3:00 |
| S. Crosby | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:34 | 3:00 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:25 | 3:00 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 14:42 | 0:00 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:49 | 0:00 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:54 | 1:06 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:53 | 0:00 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:37 | 1:00 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:19 | 0:54 |
| B. Boyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 | 0:00 |
| Z. Aston-Reese | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:09 | 0:00 |
| D. Simon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9:31 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23:36 | 3:00 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:35 | 0:00 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:50 | 0:00 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:34 | 0:00 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:00 |
| M. Friedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 13:57 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 21 | 20 | 1 | .952 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. DeSmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
TBL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Bellemare | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:31 | 0:00 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 0:52 |
| N. Kucherov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:18 | 1:08 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:35 | 1:08 |
| B. Point | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 17:32 | 1:08 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:11 | 0:52 |
| A. Killorn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:29 | 1:08 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 0:52 |
| A. Cirelli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14:43 | 0:00 |
| C. Perry | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 11:58 | 0:52 |
| T. Raddysh | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 | 0:00 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 23:51 | 1:08 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 23:26 | 0:52 |
| E. Cernak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:56 | 0:00 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:00 |
| A. Sustr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Vasilevskiy | 39 | 35 | 4 | .897 | 58:43 | Loss |
| B. Elliott | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.