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Game Recap
PIT2
VGK3
VGK beat PIT 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.62 expected goals to 1.50. I. Barbashev led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). L. Thompson stopped 23 of 25.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| VGK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- 2nd 9:02PITR. Graves0.05 xG
- 2nd 14:01PITJ. Guentzel0.07 xG
- 3rd 5:18VGKJ. Marchessault0.29 xG
- 3rd 6:52VGKP. Dorofeyev0.24 xG
- 3rd 9:40VGKB. Brisson0.10 xG
Team Stats
PITVGK
25Shots on goal29
1.50Expected goals3.62
58Shot attempts56
215v5 shots on goal24
0/1Power play0/4
22Hits18
14Blocked shots18
8Penalty minutes2
6Giveaways2
8Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 1.50 xGVGK 3.62 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:22 | 1:03 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 19:52 | 1:02 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:47 | 1:06 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:52 | 0:48 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:21 | 1:12 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:57 | 0:00 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0:58 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:21 | 0:00 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | 0:54 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:21 | 0:00 |
| C. White | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:03 | 0:00 |
| V. Puustinen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:35 | 0:57 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:10 | 1:12 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 22:23 | 0:00 |
| R. Graves | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:26 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 25:43 | 0:48 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:20 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 58:50 | Loss |
| A. Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:28 | 2:19 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:22 | 4:49 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:23 | 4:35 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 | 3:55 |
| P. Dorofeyev | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:03 | 2:55 |
| B. Brisson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:12 | 1:31 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:30 | 1:01 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:58 | 2:40 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:41 | 1:50 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:58 | 0:00 |
| J. Rondbjerg | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:53 | 0:00 |
| B. Froese | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:39 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:21 | 3:32 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 24:04 | 3:54 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:16 | 0:19 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:37 | 0:15 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:00 |
| K. Korczak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:30 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 59:56 | Win |
| I. Saville | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |