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Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Chicago Blackhawks
▸4
Pittsburgh Penguins
2
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Recap

written from the game data

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2. The Blackhawks came back from two goals down. The Penguins led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jason Dickinson's goal at 15:29 of the third period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 48% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 4.6 to 2.8; shots on goal were CHI 36, PIT 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 39 of 41 (.951), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Tristan Jarry stopped 32 of 35 (.914), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jason Dickinson (1 G, 1 A), 2. Petr Mrazek (39 saves, .951), 3. Bryan Rust (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    J. Dickinson1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CHI
    P. Mrazek39 saves, .951
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    B. Rust1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI01711039436
PITPIT113116012241

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    B. Rust(1)
    K. Letang (1), L. Eller (1)
    tip-inxG 0.03win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    7:04

2nd period

  1. PIT
    S. Crosby(1)
    J. Guentzel (1), M. Pettersson (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-2
    11:56
  2. CHI
    R. Donato(1)
    A. Vlasic (1), C. Bedard (1)
    backhandxG 0.28win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    15:37

3rd period

  1. CHI
    C. Guttman(1)
    S. Jones (1), A. Athanasiou (1)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +31 ptsVideo
    2-2
    10:05
  2. CHI
    J. Dickinson(1)
    C. Perry (1), N. Foligno (1)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +41 ptsVideo
    3-2
    15:29
  3. CHI
    N. Foligno(1)EN
    C. Perry (2), J. Dickinson (1)
    wristxG 0.93win prob +5 ptsVideo
    4-2
    18:33

Penalties

CHI 4 PIM·PIT 8 PIM

1st

  • 4:53PITLars Eller · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Petr Mrazek2 min
  • 11:34CHIWyatt Kaiser · Trippingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min

2nd

  • 1:11PITJeff Carter · Holding the stickdrawn by Kevin Korchinski2 min
  • 11:56CHIserved by C. Perry · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min

3rd

  • 2:28PITMatt Nieto · Hookingdrawn by Wyatt Kaiser2 min
  • 4:35PITKris Letang · Cross checkingdrawn by Tyler Johnson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jason Dickinson, 3rd 15:29 — CHI 48% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.23S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.22M. Nieto · Missed · xG 0.16J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.14R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.13E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.12R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.11J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.10B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.10J. Harkins · On goal · xG 0.09J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.09S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.09S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.09J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.09B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.08S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.07B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.06R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.05L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.04E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.04R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.04R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.04S. Crosby · Goal · xG 0.04D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.04B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.03N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.03K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.03M. Nieto · Missed · xG 0.03B. Rust · Goal · xG 0.03R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.03E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.03R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.03N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.03E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.02E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.02K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.02R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.02M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.02L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.02P. Joseph · Missed · xG 0.01R. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.01E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.01E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.01J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.00B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.00J. Harkins · On goal · xG 0.00E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.00K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.00R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT2 G · 2.8 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsPIT
4.63 G
All situations
2 G2.8
2.43 G
Even strength
2 G2.1
1.20 G
Power play
0 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 109 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI63%37%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.57 – 2.79

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

CHIvsPIT
36
Shots on goal
41
32%
Faceoffs
68%
0/4
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
8
13
Hits
23
16
Blocked shots
19
2
Giveaways
8
12
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD011+320.00020—25:28
98C. BedardC011050.560101521:29
71T. HallL000020.16100—20:44
72A. VlasicD011+220.04010—20:32
55K. KorchinskiD000010.01020—19:19
8R. DonatoC101041.011003318:22
5C. MurphyD000-100.04100—17:58
94C. PerryR022+220.34100—16:48
90T. JohnsonC000-130.580102016:23
11T. RaddyshR000010.09220—15:52
44W. KaiserD000+120.03112—15:06
17N. FolignoL112+220.95120—14:52
27L. ReichelL000-120.160002014:45
25J. TinordiD000000.01310—13:58
16J. DickinsonC112+130.262304012:54
14B. KatchoukL000+120.08000—12:05
89A. AthanasiouC011+110.14000010:10
70C. GuttmanC101020.150005509:15
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34P. Mrazek(W)41392.9512.80+0.8060:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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