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Game Recap
SJS5
FinalSun, Jan 2, 2022Every game that night
PIT8

PIT beat SJS 8-5, and the chances backed it up: 5.43 expected goals to 2.22. PIT outshot SJS 39 to 27. B. Rust scored three for PIT. C. DeSmith stopped 22 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
SJS1135
PIT6028
  1. 1st 1:03PITE. Rodrigues0.17 xG
  2. 1st 3:12PITJ. Guentzel0.06 xG
  3. 1st 4:11PITE. Rodrigues0.16 xG
  4. 1st 6:09PITB. Rust0.09 xG
  5. 1st 15:33SJSA. Barabanov0.11 xG
  6. 1st 16:29PITK. Bjorkqvist0.12 xG
  7. 1st 19:32PITB. Rust0.01 xG
  8. 2nd 14:27SJSB. BurnsPP0.04 xG
  9. 3rd 0:20SJSM. Nieto0.02 xG
  10. 3rd 3:01SJSJ. Middleton0.02 xG
  11. 3rd 4:09SJSL. Couture0.14 xG
  12. 3rd 17:59PITE. RodriguesPP0.15 xG
  13. 3rd 19:49PITB. RustEN0.54 xG

Team Stats

SJSPIT
27Shots on goal39
2.22Expected goals5.43
48Shot attempts75
255v5 shots on goal32
1/2Power play1/3
51Hits32
12Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes4
2Giveaways4
4Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

SJS 2.22 xGPIT 5.43 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdPIT goal, 1:03PIT goal, 3:12PIT goal, 4:11PIT goal, 6:09SJS goal, 15:33PIT goal, 16:29PIT goal, 19:32SJS goal, 14:27SJS goal, 0:20SJS goal, 3:01SJS goal, 4:09PIT goal, 17:59PIT goal, 19:49

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

SJS27 on goal, 5 scored
PIT39 on goal, 8 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. MeierRW0332810018:451:25
L. CoutureC1013600218:321:25
N. BoninoC0111200016:350:45
N. GregorLW011051-3016:270:45
A. BarabanovLW101202-2015:290:45
M. NietoLW101341-2214:220:00
A. CoglianoC011311-1014:130:00
T. HertlC0004300019:371:25
J. DahlenC000110-3014:221:25
J. VielLW0000500010:340:00
L. PedersonC0000300010:200:45
J. GadjovichLW000060009:380:00
J. MiddletonD112321+1021:370:00
E. KarlssonD011201+1026:531:07
B. BurnsD101210-2023:491:03
M. VlasicD011002-3016:260:00
R. SimekD0000120215:360:00
N. MelocheD000130-2013:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer17116.64720:00Loss
Z. Sawchenko21201.95238:32

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. RustRW325510+3018:332:12
E. RodriguesC3036010017:522:12
J. GuentzelC112200+3020:062:26
S. CrosbyC022202+3019:392:26
D. HeinenLW0221000014:150:39
D. SimonC0111100415:320:53
S. LaffertyC011030+109:310:00
K. BjorkqvistRW101310+108:540:00
R. ZohornaLW011020+108:270:00
B. McGinnLW000111-1016:110:00
D. O'ConnorLW000410-1014:570:39
Z. Aston-ReeseLW000690-1014:390:00
K. LetangD0225310029:052:26
M. PetterssonD0220130014:270:00
B. DumoulinD0111200024:370:00
J. MarinoD011011+1018:200:53
M. MathesonD000120+3016:060:39
C. RuhwedelD000140+2015:130:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith27225.81559:40Win
L. Domingue000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamErik Karlsson PIT Faces SJS, his team until Apr 20231 A, 2 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.