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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Final/OTTV ATTSN-PT, MSG·Madison Square Garden

Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5-4 in overtime, Sidney Crosby scoring at 2:27. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Rangers led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sidney Crosby's goal at 2:27 of overtime, which took the Penguins' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals were close — PIT 3.8, NYR 3.6; shots on goal were PIT 38, NYR 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Casey DeSmith stopped 30 of 34 (.882); Alexandar Georgiev stopped 33 of 38 (.868), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Sidney Crosby (1 G), 2. K'Andre Miller (2 A), 3. Pierre-Olivier Joseph (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    S. Crosby1 G
  2. ★★
    NYR
    K. Miller2 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    P. Joseph3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
PITPIT2101911613538
NYRNYR1133130701434

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    slapxG 0.22win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    7:39
  2. NYR
    deflectedxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    13:52
  3. PIT
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    19:20

2nd period

  1. NYR
    K. Rooney(1)SHG
    tip-inxG 0.16win prob +18 pts
    2-2
    7:20
  2. PIT
    wristxG 0.31win prob +19 pts
    3-2
    9:42
  3. NYR
    snapxG 0.15win prob +19 pts
    3-3
    10:25
  4. NYR
    slapxG 0.13win prob +18 pts
    3-4
    16:01

3rd period

  1. PIT
    wristxG 0.07win prob +30 pts
    4-4
    9:18

Overtime

  1. PIT
    snapxG 0.16win prob +51 pts
    5-4
    2:27

Penalties

PIT 10 PIM·NYR 8 PIM

1st

  • 0:12NYRAdam Fox · Holdingdrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min
  • 4:35PITPierre-Olivier Joseph · Interferencedrawn by Kevin Rooney2 min
  • 7:43PITSidney Crosby · Hookingdrawn by Mika Zibanejad2 min

2nd

  • 2:19PITJohn Marino · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 6:15NYRBrendan Smith · Trippingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min
  • 15:02PITJohn Marino · Playing without a helmet2 min
  • 16:40NYRJacob Trouba · Roughingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min
  • 19:52PITCody Ceci · Trippingdrawn by Pavel Buchnevich2 min
  • 20:00NYRChris Kreider · Cross checkingdrawn by Teddy Blueger2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NYR goalPIT goalFinal: NYR 0%

Biggest swing: Sidney Crosby, OT 2:27 — PIT 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lafrenière · On goal · xG 0.34P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.22A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.22A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.19B. Lemieux · Goal · xG 0.17K. Rooney · Goal · xG 0.16M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.15C. Kreider · Goal · xG 0.15C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.14A. Panarin · Goal · xG 0.13C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.13M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.13A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.12B. Smith · On goal · xG 0.11M. Zibanejad · Missed · xG 0.11M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.10R. Strome · Missed · xG 0.10M. Zibanejad · On goal · xG 0.10C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.10A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.09C. Kreider · Missed · xG 0.08A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.08C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.06B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.05J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.05T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.04C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.03J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.03R. Strome · On goal · xG 0.03A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.03R. Lindgren · On goal · xG 0.02R. Lindgren · Missed · xG 0.02K. Miller · On goal · xG 0.02T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.01K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fox · Missed · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fox · On goal · xG 0.01K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.01T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.01R. Lindgren · Missed · xG 0.01P. Di Giuseppe · On goal · xG 0.00K. Kakko · On goal · xG 0.00B. Lemieux · On goal · xG 0.00P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.00
NYR4 G · 3.6 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsNYR
3.85 G
All situations
4 G3.6
3.45 G
Even strength
2 G2.1
0.40 G
Power play
1 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT53%47%NYR

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.71 – 3.54

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

PITvsNYR
38
Shots on goal
34
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/4
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
8
22
Hits
25
9
Blocked shots
13
11
Giveaways
19
4
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6J. MarinoD011+130.17034—26:03
73P. JosephD033+320.30102—25:58
4C. CeciD011+220.04312—24:41
2C. RuhwedelD000-130.07210—22:52
17B. RustR011+130.33310—19:27
87S. CrosbyC101+120.181127318:50
59J. GuentzelC101070.65100018:30
71E. MalkinC011030.151005718:06
42K. KapanenR112+110.31000—17:19
16J. ZuckerL101+130.78000—16:17
53T. BluegerC011010.091005014:24
10D. O'ConnorL000020.15100—13:51
13B. TanevL101020.28410—13:28
3Y. WeberD000-210.07300—12:02
14M. JankowskiL000000.000005011:05
19J. McCannL000020.110003311:01
18S. LaffertyC000010.091105009:12
58K. LetangD000+100.00000—05:17
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1C. DeSmith(W)34304.8823.59-0.4162:26

Season series

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).