Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
STL2
PIT6
PIT beat STL 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.59 expected goals to 3.32. PIT outshot STL 38 to 28. B. Rust led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). T. Jarry stopped 26 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| PIT | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
- 1st 6:58PITK. Kapanen0.12 xG
- 1st 11:59PITB. Rust0.18 xG
- 1st 12:47STLP. Buchnevich0.03 xG
- 1st 16:55PITK. KapanenPP0.69 xG
- 2nd 1:51PITJ. Zucker0.19 xG
- 2nd 8:22STLV. Tarasenko0.25 xG
- 2nd 10:20PITK. KapanenPP0.19 xG
- 3rd 15:12PITS. CrosbyEN0.76 xG
Team Stats
STLPIT
28Shots on goal38
3.32Expected goals5.59
48Shot attempts68
205v5 shots on goal27
0/2Power play2/4
36Hits26
16Blocked shots12
8Penalty minutes4
3Giveaways8
4Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 3.32 xGPIT 5.59 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
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:35 | 2:40 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 2:30 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 | 2:38 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 17:34 | 1:30 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:07 | 1:20 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:06 | 1:28 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:10 | 2:32 |
| J. Leivo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:41 | 1:18 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| T. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 9:35 | 0:00 |
| W. Bitten | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 23:57 | 0:04 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 0:00 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 23:52 | 1:21 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:37 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 17:07 | 2:39 |
| C. Rosen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 17 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 21:51 | Loss |
| T. Greiss | 20 | 19 | 1 | .950 | 37:08 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Rust | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:33 | 1:57 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:06 | 5:49 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:52 | 2:04 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:01 | 2:40 |
| S. Crosby | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:27 | 5:44 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:12 | 5:03 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:48 | 2:41 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:40 | 5:03 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:15 | 0:00 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:07 | 0:00 |
| J. Archibald | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:34 | 0:00 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 17:53 | 2:44 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:26 | 5:03 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 | 0:00 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 | 0:00 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:14 | 0:02 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:38 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 59:34 | Win |
| C. DeSmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |