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Game Recap
TBL3
PIT7
PIT beat TBL 7-3, with the chances close: 3.22 expected goals to 2.91. N. Kucherov led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. DeSmith stopped 26 of 29.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| PIT | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
- 1st 3:20PITD. O'Connor0.12 xG
- 1st 16:06TBLA. Cirelli0.14 xG
- 1st 18:05TBLN. Kucherov0.18 xG
- 2nd 6:17PITE. Malkin0.25 xG
- 2nd 15:28PITS. CrosbyPP0.21 xG
- 2nd 16:20PITT. Blueger0.10 xG
- 2nd 17:50PITJ. Carter0.09 xG
- 2nd 18:37PITJ. Zucker0.10 xG
- 2nd 19:55PITB. Dumoulin0.07 xG
- 3rd 7:57TBLB. PointPP0.17 xG
Team Stats
TBLPIT
29Shots on goal36
2.91Expected goals3.22
61Shot attempts56
245v5 shots on goal31
1/3Power play1/2
28Hits32
15Blocked shots16
4Penalty minutes6
13Giveaways9
6Takeaways16
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
TBL 2.91 xGPIT 3.22 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:10 | 1:46 |
| B. Point | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:52 | 1:50 |
| A. Cirelli | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:32 | 0:28 |
| B. Hagel | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 18:21 | 2:01 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 15:43 | 1:26 |
| N. Paul | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:10 | 1:52 |
| A. Killorn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | 1:01 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:21 | 1:46 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:55 | 0:08 |
| C. Perry | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:47 | 1:46 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:49 | 0:00 |
| P. Bellemare | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:00 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:06 | 1:30 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:30 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:14 | 0:00 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:32 | 2:08 |
| N. Perbix | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 17:28 | 0:00 |
| H. Fleury | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 16:53 | 0:23 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Elliott | 36 | 29 | 7 | .806 | 60:00 | Loss |
| A. Vasilevskiy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Malkin | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 17:53 | 0:45 |
| S. Crosby | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 0:45 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:45 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:00 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:00 |
| J. Carter | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 | 0:00 |
| T. Blueger | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:00 | 0:00 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:42 | 0:00 |
| J. Archibald | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 9:14 | 0:00 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 | 0:00 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 16:48 | 0:45 |
| B. McGinn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:38 | 0:00 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:38 | 0:00 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:31 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:42 | 0:45 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 19:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:26 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:56 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 60:00 | Win |
| T. Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.