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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

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Pittsburgh Penguins
▸7
New York Islanders
0
FinalTV SN-PIT, MSGSN·UBS Arena

Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 7-0. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. The Penguins led 6-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Rickard Rakell's goal at 6:44 of the second period, which took the Penguins' chances from 47% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.9 to 1.5; shots on goal were PIT 32, NYI 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 85% of the time. Tristan Jarry stopped 22 of 22 (1.000), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 of 25 (.760), 2.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Kris Letang (6 A), 2. Jake Guentzel (2 G, 1 A), 3. Tristan Jarry (22 saves, 1.000).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    K. Letang6 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    J. Guentzel2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    T. Jarry22 saves, 1.000

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT0562017732
NYINYI0407011022

Scoring

7 goals

2nd period

  1. PIT
    R. Rakell(2)
    J. Guentzel (22), M. Pettersson (11)
    snapxG 0.36win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-0
    6:44
  2. PIT
    J. Guentzel(15)
    K. Letang (15), M. Pettersson (12)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    10:15
  3. PIT
    J. Guentzel(16)
    R. Rakell (6), K. Letang (16)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-0
    10:27
  4. PIT
    E. Malkin(12)
    R. Smith (11), K. Letang (17)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +4 ptsVideo
    4-0
    12:48
  5. PIT
    E. Malkin(13)
    K. Letang (18), M. Pettersson (13)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +1 ptsVideo
    5-0
    16:06
  6. PIT
    R. Zohorna(4)
    V. Puustinen (5), K. Letang (19)
    backhandxG 0.49Video
    6-0
    17:13

3rd period

  1. PIT
    V. Puustinen(1)
    K. Letang (20), M. Pettersson (14)
    slapxG 0.08Video
    7-0
    9:48

Penalties

PIT 4 PIM·NYI 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:34NYICal Clutterbuck · Slashingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min
  • 12:46NYIRobert Bortuzzo · Cross checkingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min

2nd

  • 0:41PITKris Letang · Slashingdrawn by Casey Cizikas2 min
  • 19:15NYICal Clutterbuck · Cross checkingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

3rd

  • 5:04PITRyan Graves · Trippingdrawn by Cal Clutterbuck2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Rickard Rakell, 2nd 6:44 — PIT 47% → 65%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.14B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.14A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.12B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.11S. Aho · Missed · xG 0.10B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.09M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.08B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.07J. Pageau · On goal · xG 0.07P. Engvall · On goal · xG 0.06N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.06P. Engvall · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.05B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.04C. Cizikas · Missed · xG 0.04A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.03A. Romanov · Missed · xG 0.03N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.03C. Clutterbuck · On goal · xG 0.03P. Engvall · Missed · xG 0.02M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.02N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.02M. Reilly · Missed · xG 0.02M. Reilly · Missed · xG 0.02A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.02A. Romanov · Missed · xG 0.02A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.02S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.02R. Bortuzzo · Missed · xG 0.01N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Romanov · Missed · xG 0.01A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.00H. Fasching · On goal · xG 0.00
NYI0 G · 1.5 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsNYI
3.97 G
All situations
0 G1.5
3.17 G
Even strength
0 G1.3
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.40 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT85%15%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.75 – 1.53

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

PITvsNYI
32
Shots on goal
22
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
16
Hits
22
13
Blocked shots
18
10
Giveaways
11
2
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
28M. PetterssonD044+500.01010—22:47
58K. LetangD066+610.04022—22:42
65E. KarlssonD000+120.09200—20:38
59J. GuentzelC213+330.21000019:04
87S. CrosbyC000+200.071006318:47
27R. GravesD000+200.03212—18:46
67R. RakellR112+350.82000—18:32
19R. SmithR011+230.24000—18:28
71E. MalkinC202+250.550003817:48
10D. O'ConnorL000+240.53100—17:37
7J. LudvigD000000.00220—15:43
20L. EllerC000+220.211002714:43
2C. RuhwedelD000000.01310—14:23
55N. AcciariC000+120.170306013:40
77J. CarterC000000.0011010012:11
48V. PuustinenR112+230.28010—10:52
63R. ZohornaL101+220.61110—10:24
43J. HarkinsC000000.01200008:55
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Jarry(W)222201.0001.54+1.5460:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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