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Game Recap
PIT5
VGK3
PIT beat VGK 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.53 expected goals to 2.74. PIT outshot VGK 37 to 26. J. Zucker led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). T. Jarry stopped 23 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| VGK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 3:43VGKC. Stephenson0.05 xG
- 1st 12:12VGKE. Dadonov0.09 xG
- 1st 19:30VGKN. RoyPP0.06 xG
- 2nd 6:56PITJ. ZuckerPP0.03 xG
- 2nd 7:45PITT. Blueger0.02 xG
- 3rd 0:28PITJ. Zucker0.01 xG
- 3rd 2:12PITJ. Guentzel0.02 xG
- 3rd 18:52PITS. CrosbyEN0.29 xG
Team Stats
PITVGK
37Shots on goal26
3.53Expected goals2.74
57Shot attempts61
265v5 shots on goal21
1/3Power play1/2
32Hits26
17Blocked shots12
4Penalty minutes4
1Giveaways11
7Takeaways17
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 3.53 xGVGK 2.74 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. Carter | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 1:40 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 1:40 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 1:40 |
| S. Crosby | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:16 | 4:09 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:50 | 4:09 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 | 4:31 |
| T. Blueger | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:00 |
| B. Boyle | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:26 | 0:00 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:17 | 4:09 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:07 | 0:59 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 12:57 | 0:00 |
| D. Simon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:32 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 27:58 | 4:31 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:32 | 0:19 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 22:32 | 0:00 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:14 | 1:18 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:00 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Domingue | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Dadonov | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 | 2:44 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 1:31 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:30 | 2:08 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 1:55 |
| N. Roy | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:51 | 1:53 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:42 | 1:50 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:32 | 1:02 |
| M. Janmark | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:43 | 0:01 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 | 0:01 |
| N. Patrick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:05 | 1:37 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:14 | 0:06 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 24:17 | 1:35 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 23:05 | 2:26 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:11 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:56 | 0:01 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:25 | 0:00 |
| D. Coghlan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:31 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lehner | 36 | 32 | 4 | .889 | 58:39 | Loss |
| D. Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |