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Game Recap
PIT1
TBL3
TBL beat PIT 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.16 expected goals to 2.18. N. Kucherov led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 25.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TBL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 5:56TBLA. CirelliPP0.09 xG
- 2nd 8:31TBLN. KucherovPP0.11 xG
- 2nd 17:04TBLT. Jeannot0.30 xG
- 3rd 19:07PITJ. Guentzel0.04 xG
Team Stats
PITTBL
25Shots on goal27
2.18Expected goals3.16
69Shot attempts52
205v5 shots on goal20
0/4Power play2/4
21Hits15
10Blocked shots27
8Penalty minutes8
5Giveaways9
6Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 2.18 xGTBL 3.16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Guentzel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:46 | 5:53 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:25 | 5:33 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:11 | 4:38 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:13 | 2:46 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:12 | 1:28 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 | 0:00 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 1:49 |
| A. Nylander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:56 | 2:14 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:31 |
| R. Zohorna | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:49 | 0:00 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:52 | 0:00 |
| J. Koppanen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:30 | 0:07 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:45 | 4:41 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:38 | 5:42 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | 1:25 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | 0:06 |
| R. Shea | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:31 | 0:00 |
| J. Ludvig | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 58:26 | Loss |
| A. Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
TBL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Kucherov | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:19 | 5:15 |
| A. Cirelli | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19:28 | 1:34 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:24 | 4:32 |
| T. Jeannot | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:43 | 1:23 |
| M. Eyssimont | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:16 | 0:00 |
| B. Point | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:37 | 4:21 |
| B. Hagel | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 | 1:25 |
| A. Barré-Boulet | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | 0:41 |
| N. Paul | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:47 | 4:33 |
| L. Glendening | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:59 | 0:00 |
| T. Motte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0:00 |
| A. Watson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:20 | 0:00 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 25:04 | 3:50 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24:17 | 2:06 |
| E. Cernak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:09 | 0:00 |
| C. de Haan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 | 0:00 |
| N. Perbix | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 | 0:00 |
| D. Raddysh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Vasilevskiy | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.