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Game Recap
WPG4
FinalFri, Jan 13, 2023Every game that night
PIT1

WPG beat PIT 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.20 expected goals to 1.52. WPG outshot PIT 40 to 23. C. Perfetti led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). D. Rittich stopped 22 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WPG1214
PIT1001
  1. 1st 11:19WPGB. WheelerPP0.23 xG
  2. 1st 16:42PITD. O'Connor0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 17:58WPGM. Scheifele0.18 xG
  4. 2nd 18:20WPGN. Ehlers0.13 xG
  5. 3rd 6:39WPGM. Scheifele0.19 xG

Team Stats

WPGPIT
40Shots on goal23
3.20Expected goals1.52
63Shot attempts39
315v5 shots on goal21
1/2Power play0/2
33Hits38
11Blocked shots15
5Penalty minutes9
3Giveaways3
7Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 3.20 xGPIT 1.52 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdWPG goal, 11:19PIT goal, 16:42WPG goal, 17:58WPG goal, 18:20WPG goal, 6:39

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

WPG40 on goal, 4 scored
PIT23 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. PerfettiC033200+2014:051:31
M. ScheifeleC202400+2016:591:51
B. WheelerRW112210+2015:061:30
K. ConnorLW011000+1017:432:07
N. EhlersLW101501+1016:082:05
P. DuboisC000320+1016:572:04
A. LowryC000380-1016:501:27
S. MaenalanenRW000122-1015:520:00
K. KuhlmanC000200-1014:440:00
K. StenlundC0001000011:330:00
A. Jonsson-FjallbyLW0001210011:160:00
S. GagnerC0001010010:500:00
D. DeMeloD022350+2021:170:13
J. MorrisseyD000231+1023:222:15
N. PionkD000641+1022:111:26
B. DillonD0001420518:400:00
N. SchmidtD0003100018:231:21
D. SambergD0000120014:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Rittich23221.95759:42Win
C. Hellebuyck000–0:00

PIT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. KapanenRW011030-1012:451:18
D. O'ConnorLW101230-1010:490:00
E. MalkinC000111-1019:292:47
J. GuentzelC0003310219:282:39
R. RakellRW000201-1018:432:40
B. RustRW0002300018:331:13
S. CrosbyC0000010018:112:47
J. CarterC000101-1013:531:15
J. ZuckerLW000183-1513:451:10
B. McGinnLW0000110013:390:00
T. BluegerC0001200011:450:03
D. HeinenLW000120008:590:01
J. RuttaD0111410019:240:00
B. DumoulinD000102-1023:040:06
T. SmithD000422-1222:302:37
P. JosephD0001200019:431:24
M. FriedmanD000130-1016:230:00
C. RuhwedelD000111-1015:230:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Tokarski40364.90060:00Loss
C. DeSmith000–0:00