Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
Recap
written from the game dataThe Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. The Penguins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jeff Carter's goal at 7:25 of the second period, which took the Penguins' chances from 47% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were PIT 44, OTT 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Casey DeSmith stopped 26 of 26 (1.000), 2.0 goals saved above expected; Matt Murray stopped 42 of 43 (.977), 1.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Matt Murray (42 saves, .977), 2. Casey DeSmith (26 saves, 1.000), 3. Jeff Carter (1 G).
Three stars
- ★M. Murray42 saves, .977

- ★★C. DeSmith26 saves, 1.000

- ★★★J. Carter1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
2 goals2nd period
1-07:25
3rd period
2-019:48
Penalties
1st
- 11:32
Chris Tierney · Hookingdrawn by John Marino2 min
2nd
- 2:47
Austin Watson · Hookingdrawn by Mike Matheson2 min
- 9:00
Marcus Pettersson · High stickingdrawn by Nick Paul2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Jeff Carter, 2nd 7:25 — 47% → 65%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.51 G
- All situations
- 0 G2.0
- 2.01 G
- Even strength
- 0 G1.7
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.1
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 98 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.50 – 1.94
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
- 44
- Shots on goal
- 26
- 49%
- Faceoffs
- 51%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 33
- Hits
- 39
- 14
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 9
- Giveaways
- 14
- 4
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
