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San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins

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San Jose Sharks
▸6
Pittsburgh Penguins
4
FinalTV ATTSN-PT, NBCSCA·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4. The lead changed hands 4 times. The Sharks led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Logan Couture's goal at 15:35 of the third period, which took the Sharks' chances from 48% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 4.7 to 4.4; shots on goal were SJS 32, PIT 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 37 of 41 (.902), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Casey DeSmith stopped 26 of 31 (.839), 2.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Logan Couture (2 G, 3 A), 2. Evgeni Malkin (2 G, 1 A), 3. Alexander Barabanov (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    L. Couture2 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    E. Malkin2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    A. Barabanov1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS21121328632
PITPIT212110119441

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    M. Eyssimont(3)
    L. Couture (21), M. Vlasic (12)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    1:25
  2. PIT
    E. Malkin(18)PPG
    R. Rakell (15), S. Crosby (36)
    wristxG 0.33win prob +9 pts
    1-1
    5:45
  3. PIT
    S. Crosby(24)PPG
    E. Malkin (31), J. Guentzel (26)
    tip-inxG 0.16win prob +10 pts
    1-2
    12:55
  4. SJS
    E. Karlsson(16)
    A. Barabanov (23), S. Lorentz (5)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +15 pts
    2-2
    19:53

2nd period

  1. SJS
    N. Gregor(3)
    L. Couture (22)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    4:54
  2. PIT
    R. Poehling(5)SHG
    B. Dumoulin (12)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +22 pts
    3-3
    14:54
  3. SJS
    A. Barabanov(7)
    L. Couture (23), M. Benning (20)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +22 pts
    4-3
    17:07

3rd period

  1. PIT
    E. Malkin(19)
    J. Petry (13)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +32 pts
    4-4
    10:06
  2. SJS
    L. Couture(18)
    A. Barabanov (24), M. Vlasic (13)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +40 pts
    5-4
    15:35
  3. SJS
    L. Couture(19)EN
    E. Karlsson (50)
    wristxG 0.36win prob +6 pts
    6-4
    19:50

Penalties

SJS 13 PIM·PIT 9 PIM

1st

  • 5:37SJSJacob MacDonald · Holdingdrawn by Bryan Rust2 min
  • 12:46SJSEvgeny Svechnikov · Slashingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

2nd

  • 1:21PITEvgeni Malkin · Hookingdrawn by Jaycob Megna2 min
  • 7:49SJSJonah Gadjovich · Fightingdrawn by Marcus Pettersson5 min
  • 7:49PITMarcus Pettersson · Fightingdrawn by Jonah Gadjovich5 min
  • 14:15PITJake Guentzel · Slashingdrawn by Matt Benning2 min
  • 19:41SJSMichael Eyssimont · Holdingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

3rd

  • 11:35SJSEvgeny Svechnikov · Holdingdrawn by Bryan Rust2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Logan Couture, 3rd 15:35 — SJS 48% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.33J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.32B. McGinn · On goal · xG 0.30J. Zucker · On goal · xG 0.30R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.26E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.19S. Crosby · Goal · xG 0.16R. Poehling · Goal · xG 0.15R. Poehling · Missed · xG 0.14J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.14S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.14T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.13T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.12B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.12B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.12S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.11R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.11J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.10M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.10B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.09S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.09J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.09S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.08R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.07R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.06B. McGinn · Missed · xG 0.06B. McGinn · On goal · xG 0.06B. McGinn · On goal · xG 0.05R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.05B. McGinn · Missed · xG 0.05B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.05J. Zucker · On goal · xG 0.05B. McGinn · On goal · xG 0.05R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.05D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.04J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.04P. Joseph · On goal · xG 0.04J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.03K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.03J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.02B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.02D. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.02T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.02J. Zucker · On goal · xG 0.02K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.02C. Ruhwedel · Missed · xG 0.01J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Zucker · On goal · xG 0.01B. McGinn · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.00J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT4 G · 4.7 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsPIT
4.45 G
All situations
4 G4.7
2.75 G
Even strength
1 G3.6
0.10 G
Power play
2 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 99 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS23%77%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.75 – 4.62

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

SJSvsPIT
32
Shots on goal
41
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/2
Power play
2/4
13
Penalty minutes
9
40
Hits
35
24
Blocked shots
19
4
Giveaways
11
14
Takeaways
13

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD112+320.17110—27:29
24J. MegnaD000+110.02620—22:12
28T. MeierR000020.56020—20:29
38M. FerraroD000+310.14250—20:26
48T. HertlC000-120.403205020:14
5M. BenningD011+210.01340—18:53
39L. CoutureC235+450.861104816:25
73N. GregorL101+120.25620—15:56
13N. BoninoC000020.170006015:42
94A. BarabanovL123+310.03000—15:22
44M. VlasicD022+110.03000—14:21
21M. EyssimontC101+381.47502014:20
7N. SturmC000-110.040006313:54
16S. LorentzC011+110.024004313:44
23O. LindblomL000000.00100—13:32
9J. MacDonaldD000-110.16152—13:01
10E. SvechnikovL000010.11304—10:16
42J. GadjovichL000+100.00405—09:27
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36K. Kahkonen(W)41374.9024.70+0.7060:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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