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Game Recap
VGK0
PIT3
PIT beat VGK 3-0, with the chances close: 3.93 expected goals to 3.96. A. Nedeljkovic stopped 38 of 38.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 2:13PITR. Graves0.16 xG
- 2nd 11:39PITN. Acciari0.14 xG
- 3rd 18:42PITE. MalkinEN0.67 xG
Team Stats
VGKPIT
38Shots on goal32
3.96Expected goals3.93
75Shot attempts70
335v5 shots on goal27
0/3Power play0/2
20Hits19
21Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes4
3Giveaways6
3Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VGK 3.96 xGPIT 3.93 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
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:16 | 5:35 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:46 | 4:15 |
| M. Stone | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:21 | 4:37 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:28 | 4:31 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 16:29 | 1:33 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:03 | 1:23 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:49 | 0:22 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:00 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 13:03 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | 0:09 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 1:20 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 23:17 | 1:24 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:19 | 4:41 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 18:38 | 0:10 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:53 | 0:00 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:59 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 16:35 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Hill | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 59:54 | Loss |
| L. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Malkin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:23 | 2:51 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:03 | 2:43 |
| N. Acciari | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:00 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:09 |
| R. Zohorna | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:56 | 0:44 |
| M. Nieto | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:18 | 0:00 |
| B. Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 2:22 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:22 | 2:57 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 | 1:06 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 1:17 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:06 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 9:55 | 1:26 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 24:26 | 1:22 |
| R. Graves | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 23:09 | 0:00 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:22 | 2:38 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:22 | 0:19 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 0:00 |
| R. Shea | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:23 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Nedeljkovic | 38 | 38 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| T. Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |