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Pittsburgh Penguins at Seattle Kraken

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Recap

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The Seattle Kraken beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Oliver Bjorkstrand's goal at 12:25 of the first period, which took the Kraken's chances from 54% to 67%. Expected goals were close — PIT 2.4, SEA 2.5; shots on goal were PIT 33, SEA 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 28 (.929); Philipp Grubauer stopped 33 of 33 (1.000), 2.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Philipp Grubauer (33 saves, 1.000), 2. Oliver Bjorkstrand (1 G), 3. Alexander Wennberg (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SEA
    P. Grubauer33 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    SEA
    O. Bjorkstrand1 G
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    A. Wennberg1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT01801005033
SEASEA1808112228

Scoring

2 goals

1st period

  1. SEA
    batxG 0.28win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    12:25

3rd period

  1. SEA
    wristxG 0.51win prob +7 ptsVideo
    0-2
    15:02

Penalties

PIT 8 PIM·SEA 6 PIM

1st

  • 15:23PITRyan Graves · Holdingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
  • 17:24SEAJaden Schwartz · Trippingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min

2nd

  • 5:01SEAJaden Schwartz · Holdingdrawn by Emil Bemstrom2 min
  • 13:30SEABrian Dumoulin · High stickingdrawn by Jansen Harkins2 min

3rd

  • 6:37PITRyan Graves · Roughingdrawn by Kailer Yamamoto2 min
  • 14:07PITLars Eller · High stickingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min
  • 19:42PITEvgeni Malkin · Trippingdrawn by Adam Larsson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Oliver Bjorkstrand, 1st 12:25 — SEA 54% → 67%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Wennberg · Goal · xG 0.51J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.28O. Bjorkstrand · Goal · xG 0.28E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.15A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.13T. Kartye · On goal · xG 0.10V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.08O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.07J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.07J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.06E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.06J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.06J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.05K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.05J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.05Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.05Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.05W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.04O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.04M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.04W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.03J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.03Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.03M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.02E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.02A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.02J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.01W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.01Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.01E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.01J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.01J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA2 G · 2.5 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsSEA
2.40 G
All situations
2 G2.5
1.40 G
Even strength
1 G1.4
1.00 G
Power play
1 G1.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT48%52%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.39 – 2.46

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

PITvsSEA
33
Shots on goal
28
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/3
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
16
Hits
14
11
Blocked shots
22
4
Giveaways
8
13
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD000030.14210—26:09
28M. PetterssonD000020.01230—24:57
58K. LetangD000-130.10010—23:19
87S. CrosbyC000050.371004821:33
67R. RakellR000030.65200—21:00
71E. MalkinC000-100.070026019:12
10D. O'ConnorL000-110.12000—18:03
20L. EllerC000000.050125616:22
73P. JosephD000-110.02300—15:54
77J. CarterC000010.14000015:07
48V. PuustinenR000-120.12000—14:51
19R. SmithR000010.26020—14:33
55N. AcciariC000010.021205013:24
27R. GravesD000020.02004—12:03
2C. RuhwedelD000040.09100—11:42
18J. PuljujarviR000010.01300—10:13
52E. BemstromC000020.09110010:03
43J. HarkinsC000010.13000008:46
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Jarry(L)28262.9292.47+0.4757:36

Season series

Tied 1-1

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