TBL beat PIT 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.71 expected goals to 1.28. TBL outshot PIT 35 to 19. B. Point led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Puljujarvi had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.7. A. Vasilevskiy stopped 17 of 19.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 12:05PITJ. Puljujarvi0.09 xG
- 2nd 13:05PITR. RakellPP0.16 xG
- 3rd 5:41TBLB. Point0.04 xG
- 3rd 12:49TBLA. Cirelli0.06 xG
- OT 3:58TBLB. Point0.05 xG
Team Stats
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
TBL 3.71 xGPIT 1.28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Point | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 23:43 | 5:05 |
| A. Cirelli | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:59 | 1:20 |
| C. Geekie | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:12 | 1:40 |
| N. Kucherov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:51 | 5:06 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:52 | 5:01 |
| B. Hagel | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:27 | 3:47 |
| G. Goncalves | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:58 | 0:00 |
| M. Chaffee | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:44 | 0:52 |
| N. Paul | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:38 | 0:55 |
| M. Eyssimont | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:00 |
| L. Glendening | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:39 | 0:07 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:49 | 0:00 |
| D. Raddysh | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:07 | 2:14 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 25:47 | 3:41 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:44 | 0:12 |
| J. Moser | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:46 | 0:00 |
| E. Cernak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:00 |
| E. Lilleberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 11:48 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Vasilevskiy | 19 | 17 | 2 | .895 | 63:58 | Win |
| J. Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Rakell | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:21 | 3:03 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:30 | 3:01 |
| J. Puljujarvi | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:13 | 0:23 |
| S. Poulin | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:49 | 0:00 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:49 | 3:11 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:40 | 3:00 |
| A. Beauvillier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 | 0:25 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | 0:26 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:17 | 0:00 |
| M. Nieto | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:02 | 0:00 |
| M. Bunting | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 0:15 |
| V. Ponomarev | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:00 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:32 | 0:00 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:09 | 0:24 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 26:15 | 3:02 |
| R. Shea | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:00 |
| O. Pickering | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:39 | 0:00 |
| J. St. Ivany | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 16:45 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 63:58 | OT loss |
| A. Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | TBL 3.4, PIT 3.2 | TBL 3, PIT 2 |
| Total goals | 6.6 | 5 |
| Shots on goal | TBL 28.9, PIT 31.9 | TBL 35, PIT 19 |
| Win chance | TBL 52% | TBL won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL N. Kucherov | 3.4 | 4 | 1.64 | 0 | 36% | 0 |
| TBL J. Guentzel | 3.2 | 2 | 1.12 | 0 | 37% | 0 |
| PIT S. Crosby | 3.2 | 0 | 1.16 | 1 | 36% | 0 |
| PIT B. Rust | 2.7 | 2 | 0.75 | 0 | 29% | 0 |
| PIT R. Rakell | 2.7 | 2 | 0.70 | 1 | 27% | 1 |
| TBL B. Hagel | 2.4 | 3 | 0.99 | 0 | 31% | 0 |
| PIT E. Malkin | 2.4 | 1 | 0.93 | 0 | 29% | 0 |
| PIT E. Karlsson | 2.4 | 2 | 0.71 | 0 | 16% | 0 |
| TBL V. Hedman | 2.3 | 3 | 0.92 | 1 | 15% | 0 |
| TBL B. Point | 2.2 | 5 | 0.92 | 2 | 35% | 2 |
| PIT D. O'Connor | 2.0 | 0 | 0.43 | 0 | 19% | 0 |
| PIT M. Bunting | 1.8 | 1 | 0.56 | 0 | 20% | 0 |
| PIT A. Beauvillier | 1.8 | 2 | 0.38 | 0 | 15% | 0 |
| TBL N. Paul | 1.8 | 3 | 0.58 | 0 | 23% | 0 |
| TBL A. Cirelli | 1.7 | 2 | 0.71 | 1 | 23% | 1 |
| PIT J. Puljujarvi | 1.7 | 5 | 0.30 | 1 | 12% | 1 |
| TBL M. Eyssimont | 1.5 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| PIT N. Acciari | 1.3 | 0 | 0.26 | 0 | 14% | 0 |
| PIT M. Pettersson | 1.2 | 0 | 0.38 | 1 | 5% | 0 |
| TBL C. Geekie | 1.2 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 13% | 0 |
| TBL R. McDonagh | 1.1 | 0 | 0.38 | 1 | 4% | 0 |
| PIT M. Nieto | 1.1 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| PIT M. Grzelcyk | 1.1 | 1 | 0.29 | 1 | 5% | 0 |
| TBL J. Moser | 1.0 | 1 | 0.35 | 1 | 8% | 0 |
| TBL D. Raddysh | 1.0 | 3 | 0.31 | 2 | 6% | 0 |
| TBL M. Chaffee | 1.0 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 16% | 0 |
| TBL Z. Girgensons | 1.0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| TBL G. Goncalves | 0.9 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| PIT J. Ivany | 0.8 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| TBL E. Cernak | 0.8 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| PIT S. Poulin | 0.7 | 0 | 0.20 | 1 | 9% | 0 |
| TBL L. Glendening | 0.7 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| TBL E. Lilleberg | 0.7 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 2% | 0 |
| PIT R. Shea | 0.6 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 22 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer than projected on average.
Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.