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Game Recap
VAN4
FinalTue, Jan 10, 2023Every game that night
PIT5

PIT beat VAN 5-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.30 expected goals to 3.09. PIT outshot VAN 36 to 24. E. Malkin led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). D. Tokarski stopped 18 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN3014
PIT3205
  1. 1st 4:46VANC. Garland0.11 xG
  2. 1st 6:40VANB. Boeser0.13 xG
  3. 1st 7:05VANQ. Hughes0.01 xG
  4. 1st 8:57PITE. MalkinPP0.18 xG
  5. 1st 14:25PITS. Crosby0.06 xG
  6. 1st 16:30PITJ. Zucker0.01 xG
  7. 2nd 7:58PITE. Malkin0.06 xG
  8. 2nd 14:31PITR. RakellPP0.19 xG
  9. 3rd 12:52VANT. Dermott0.01 xG

Team Stats

VANPIT
24Shots on goal36
3.09Expected goals4.30
47Shot attempts66
185v5 shots on goal22
0/5Power play2/5
20Hits25
17Blocked shots9
12Penalty minutes8
5Giveaways9
10Takeaways12

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 3.09 xGPIT 4.30 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdVAN goal, 4:46VAN goal, 6:40VAN goal, 7:05PIT goal, 8:57PIT goal, 14:25PIT goal, 16:30PIT goal, 7:58PIT goal, 14:31VAN goal, 12:52

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

VAN24 on goal, 4 scored
PIT36 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. BoeserRW112201+2018:012:18
E. PetterssonC0116010221:444:59
B. HorvatC011010+2020:524:50
I. MikheyevRW0111000015:381:57
C. GarlandRW101100+1015:032:53
J. MillerC000141-1220:475:18
A. KuzmenkoLW0001000015:075:06
D. JoshuaC0001400212:200:00
J. StudnickaC0002010012:190:06
C. LazarC0001010410:470:00
S. DriesC0000100210:221:58
W. LockwoodRW000130-108:470:00
Q. HughesD112212+3023:395:15
L. SchennD022042+3014:540:08
O. Ekman-LarssonD011203-2019:152:09
T. DermottD101102+1014:010:00
T. MyersD000111-2020:560:03
E. BearD0001120017:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Martin36315.86158:01Loss
C. Delia000–0:00

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. MalkinC224600+1020:225:50
B. RustRW0222010016:541:41
J. ZuckerLW112110+1014:561:44
S. CrosbyC1012010222:045:45
R. RakellRW1017200015:225:35
J. GuentzelC0006100020:575:49
J. CarterC0001300014:361:40
T. BluegerC000202-2013:070:00
B. McGinnLW000100-2211:590:00
K. KapanenRW0004200011:581:38
D. O'ConnorLW000040008:070:00
D. HeinenLW000010-207:270:00
T. SmithD022120+2019:455:48
B. DumoulinD011100+3021:370:00
J. RuttaD000130-3022:260:01
M. PetterssonD000014-3022:160:06
C. RuhwedelD0000210016:410:00
P. JosephD000130-1410:101:38
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. DeSmith523.4007:05
D. Tokarski19181.94752:11Win

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamDrew O'Connor VAN Faces PIT, his team until Jan 20250 SOG

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