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Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Columbus Blue Jackets
1
Pittsburgh Penguins
▸5
FinalTV ATTSN-PT, BSOH·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1. The Blue Jackets scored first; the Penguins answered. The Penguins led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Radim Zohorna's goal at 2:40 of the second period, which took the Penguins' chances from 37% to 53%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.3 to 1.9; shots on goal were CBJ 27, PIT 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 32 of 37 (.865), 1.6 goals below expected; Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jake Guentzel (2 G), 2. Sidney Crosby (3 A), 3. Bryan Rust (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    J. Guentzel2 G
  2. ★★
    PIT
    S. Crosby3 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    B. Rust1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ1707013127
PITPIT01242015537

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    G. Nyquist(16)PPG
    Z. Werenski (31), J. Voracek (42)
    backhandxG 0.21win prob +6 pts
    1-0
    8:37

2nd period

  1. PIT
    R. Zohorna(2)
    B. Boyle (6), C. Ruhwedel (6)
    wristxG 0.33win prob +16 pts
    1-1
    2:40
  2. PIT
    J. Guentzel(30)
    S. Crosby (40), E. Rodrigues (22)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +16 pts
    1-2
    3:16
  3. PIT
    B. Rust(21)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    7:28
  4. PIT
    J. Guentzel(31)
    S. Crosby (41), M. Matheson (16)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +8 pts
    1-4
    14:06

3rd period

  1. PIT
    E. Malkin(12)PPG
    B. Rust (29), S. Crosby (42)
    snapxG 0.17
    1-5
    8:54

Penalties

CBJ 8 PIM·PIT 8 PIM

1st

  • 4:44CBJGabriel Carlsson · Interferencedrawn by Kasperi Kapanen2 min
  • 7:27PITMike Matheson · High sticking double minordrawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand4 min
  • 19:36CBJJustin Danforth · Holdingdrawn by Mike Matheson2 min

3rd

  • 1:22PITRadim Zohorna · Interferencedrawn by Jake Bean2 min
  • 7:44CBJJake Bean · Trippingdrawn by Kasperi Kapanen2 min
  • 8:50CBJAndrew Peeke · Trippingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min
  • 13:24PITEvgeni Malkin · Roughingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
PIT goalCBJ goalFinal: PIT 100%

Biggest swing: Radim Zohorna, 2nd 2:40 — PIT 37% → 53%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Zohorna · Goal · xG 0.33J. Guentzel · Goal · xG 0.20E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.17B. Rust · Goal · xG 0.14B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.13R. Zohorna · On goal · xG 0.13E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.13K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.13J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.12B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.12J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.12B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.12K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.11J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.10B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.09E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.09R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.09B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.08R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.08B. Boyle · On goal · xG 0.08B. Boyle · On goal · xG 0.07M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.07J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.07C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.06E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.05C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.05J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.05J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.04E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.04J. Guentzel · Goal · xG 0.04B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.04J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.03E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.03S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.03M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.03B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.02K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ruhwedel · Missed · xG 0.01K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.01D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.01T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.00T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT5 G · 3.3 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsPIT
1.91 G
All situations
5 G3.3
1.10 G
Even strength
4 G2.5
0.71 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ26%74%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.86 – 3.27

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

CBJvsPIT
27
Shots on goal
37
39%
Faceoffs
61%
1/4
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
26
Hits
9
14
Blocked shots
10
2
Giveaways
8
6
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44V. GavrikovD000-200.00250—22:55
2A. PeekeD000-120.04232—22:51
8Z. WerenskiD011-120.16230—21:39
22J. BeanD000-220.14002—19:53
7S. KuralyC000010.055003217:41
96J. RoslovicC000-120.110003317:23
93J. VoracekR011-320.17010—17:09
14G. NyquistR101-130.28000—17:06
28O. BjorkstrandR000-220.13000—16:44
34C. SillingerC000-340.424006016:17
29P. LaineL000-100.05100—15:51
50E. RobinsonL000000.00200—15:22
59E. ChinakhovR000010.08100—13:40
52E. BemstromC000010.02000013:00
46D. KukanD000-100.02100—12:55
53G. CarlssonD000-110.02012—12:51
17J. DanforthR000-110.12212—11:16
23B. GaunceC000030.074002508:19
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(L)37325.8653.35-1.6560:00

Season series

PIT leads 4-0

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