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Game Recap
TBL2
PIT6
PIT beat TBL 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.74 expected goals to 2.60. PIT outshot TBL 45 to 36. S. Crosby led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). T. Jarry stopped 34 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
- 1st 4:10TBLS. StamkosPP0.07 xG
- 1st 17:00PITS. Crosby0.07 xG
- 2nd 4:11PITD. HeinenPP0.08 xG
- 3rd 2:28PITJ. Guentzel0.06 xG
- 3rd 3:50PITJ. Carter0.11 xG
- 3rd 13:31PITB. RustPP0.12 xG
- 3rd 14:03TBLB. Point0.18 xG
- 3rd 15:55PITR. RakellEN0.85 xG
Team Stats
TBLPIT
36Shots on goal45
2.60Expected goals5.74
55Shot attempts77
255v5 shots on goal33
1/4Power play2/4
21Hits41
14Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes6
10Giveaways12
4Takeaways13
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
TBL 2.60 xGPIT 5.74 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
TBL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Kucherov | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:07 | 4:48 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:18 | 4:56 |
| B. Point | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:31 | 5:06 |
| A. Killorn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:36 | 4:51 |
| N. Paul | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | 1:21 |
| B. Hagel | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:09 | 0:00 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12:15 | 1:27 |
| P. Bellemare | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:00 |
| C. Perry | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 11:00 | 1:28 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:22 | 1:36 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:06 | 0:00 |
| G. Fortier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 | 0:00 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 24:27 | 5:05 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 24:16 | 1:17 |
| E. Cernak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:45 | 0:00 |
| C. Foote | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:25 | 0:00 |
| P. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:21 | 0:00 |
| H. Fleury | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Elliott | 44 | 39 | 5 | .886 | 59:26 | Loss |
| A. Vasilevskiy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Crosby | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:17 | 4:13 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:36 | 4:19 |
| J. Carter | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | 1:54 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 19:27 | 4:17 |
| B. Rust | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:53 | 4:03 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 1:46 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 15:38 | 1:28 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 1:32 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 | 0:00 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:15 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:09 |
| J. Archibald | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:11 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 24:08 | 4:30 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 19:02 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:47 | 0:16 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 22:04 | 1:24 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:24 | 0:00 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:09 | 0:09 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 59:43 | Win |
| C. DeSmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.