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Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild

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Pittsburgh Penguins
▸6
Minnesota Wild
4
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Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 6-4. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. The Penguins led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kris Letang's goal at 18:20 of the second period, which took the Penguins' chances from 52% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.6 to 2.3; shots on goal were PIT 32, MIN 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Tristan Jarry stopped 19 of 23 (.826), 1.7 goals below expected; Filip Gustavsson stopped 26 of 31 (.839), 2.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Sidney Crosby (2 G, 2 A), 2. Kris Letang (1 G), 3. Joel Eriksson Ek (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    S. Crosby2 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    K. Letang1 G
  3. ★★★
    MIN
    J. Eriksson Ek2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT24116312632
MINMIN052929423

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    S. Crosby(8)
    J. Guentzel (6), R. Rakell (4)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    8:15
  2. PIT
    R. Poehling(2)
    T. Blueger (1), J. Archibald (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    17:03

2nd period

  1. MIN
    B. Duhaime(3)
    M. Foligno (3)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    4:31
  2. MIN
    J. Eriksson Ek(5)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.27win prob +17 pts
    2-2
    4:43
  3. PIT
    K. Letang(1)PPG
    S. Crosby (11), E. Malkin (11)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +21 pts
    3-2
    18:20

3rd period

  1. PIT
    S. Crosby(9)PPG
    J. Guentzel (7), T. Jarry (2)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +13 pts
    4-2
    5:50
  2. MIN
    J. Eriksson Ek(6)SHG
    F. Gaudreau (4), J. Brodin (3)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +11 pts
    4-3
    11:23
  3. PIT
    B. McGinn(5)
    D. Heinen (5), J. Carter (7)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +12 pts
    5-3
    14:33
  4. PIT
    J. Guentzel(9)EN
    S. Crosby (12), M. Pettersson (8)
    wristxG 0.47win prob +1 pts
    6-3
    16:31
  5. MIN
    M. Dumba(2)
    K. Kaprizov (9), M. Zuccarello (11)
    snapxG 0.13
    6-4
    19:52

Penalties

PIT 6 PIM·MIN 10 PIM

1st

  • 9:41PITJan Rutta · Interferencedrawn by Mats Zuccarello2 min

2nd

  • 12:39MINMathew Dumba · Hookingdrawn by Brock McGinn2 min
  • 15:33PITJosh Archibald · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Filip Gustavsson2 min
  • 16:29MINJoel Eriksson Ek · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Poehling2 min
  • 17:45MINConnor Dewar · High stickingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

3rd

  • 4:57MINBrandon Duhaime · Slashingdrawn by Jan Rutta2 min
  • 6:05PITJeff Carter · Hookingdrawn by Kirill Kaprizov2 min
  • 11:13MINMason Shaw · Cross checkingdrawn by Brian Dumoulin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Kris Letang, 2nd 18:20 — PIT 52% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Eriksson Ek · Goal · xG 0.27K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.17J. Eriksson Ek · Goal · xG 0.15B. Duhaime · Goal · xG 0.14C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.14M. Dumba · Goal · xG 0.13B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.12K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.11M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.10J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.09J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.08K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.08S. Steel · Missed · xG 0.07M. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.07K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.07J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.07K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.06M. Dumba · Missed · xG 0.05M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.05C. Dewar · Missed · xG 0.04J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.03F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.02M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.02J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.02J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.02M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.01J. Middleton · On goal · xG 0.01J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.01J. Merrill · Missed · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.01M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.00
MIN4 G · 2.3 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsMIN
3.65 G
All situations
4 G2.3
1.23 G
Even strength
3 G1.7
1.62 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT59%41%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.70 – 2.22

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

PITvsMIN
32
Shots on goal
23
58%
Faceoffs
42%
2/5
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
10
25
Hits
29
12
Blocked shots
16
5
Giveaways
6
4
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD000+120.01620—21:20
58K. LetangD101-130.23210—20:48
8B. DumoulinD000000.03210—18:51
87S. CrosbyC224030.301007018:37
67R. RakellR011+120.08200—18:35
28M. PetterssonD011000.00420—18:21
59J. GuentzelC123061.69100018:17
16J. ZuckerL000-110.41110—17:30
71E. MalkinC011-210.060103317:21
44J. RuttaD000010.05132—17:14
17B. RustR000-220.25000—16:14
73P. JosephD000+100.01100—16:04
77J. CarterC011+100.000126215:01
43D. HeinenL011020.07000—14:44
23B. McGinnL101+110.03100—12:53
53T. BluegerC011020.061005011:58
25R. PoehlingC101020.07000011:06
15J. ArchibaldR011+140.30202—09:36
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Jarry(W)23194.8262.26-1.7459:30

Season series

PIT leads 2-0

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