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Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings

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Pittsburgh Penguins
▸6
Detroit Red Wings
3
FinalTV BSDET, SN-PIT·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3. The Red Wings scored first; the Penguins answered. The Penguins led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Drew O'Connor's goal at 3:53 of the second period, which took the Penguins' chances from 63% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 3.1 to 2.7; shots on goal were PIT 28, DET 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Joel Blomqvist stopped 29 of 32 (.906); Cam Talbot stopped 12 of 14 (.857). Three stars: 1. Anthony Beauvillier (2 G), 2. Alex DeBrincat (2 G, 1 A), 3. Evgeni Malkin (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    A. Beauvillier2 G
  2. ★★
    DET
    A. DeBrincat2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    E. Malkin2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT1731427628
DETDET11311118332

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. DET
    A. DeBrincat(1)
    L. Raymond (1), D. Larkin (1)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    3:46
  2. PIT
    A. Beauvillier(1)
    S. Crosby (1), J. Puljujarvi (1)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    15:02

2nd period

  1. PIT
    A. Beauvillier(2)
    M. Pettersson (1), S. Crosby (2)
    wristxG 0.27win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-1
    2:55
  2. PIT
    D. O'Connor(1)
    E. Malkin (1), E. Karlsson (1)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    3:53
  3. PIT
    M. Pettersson(1)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.01win prob +11 ptsVideo
    4-1
    5:28
  4. DET
    V. Tarasenko(1)
    M. Seider (1), A. DeBrincat (1)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +9 ptsVideo
    4-2
    12:32

3rd period

  1. PIT
    E. Karlsson(1)PPG
    K. Letang (1), E. Malkin (2)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +5 ptsVideo
    5-2
    1:42
  2. DET
    A. DeBrincat(2)PPG
    E. Gustafsson (1), L. Raymond (2)
    slapxG 0.26win prob +5 ptsVideo
    5-3
    8:13
  3. PIT
    K. Hayes(1)
    C. Glass (1)
    snapxG 0.29win prob +3 ptsVideo
    6-3
    12:21

Penalties

PIT 10 PIM·DET 4 PIM

1st

  • 8:24PITLars Eller · High stickingdrawn by Moritz Seider2 min
  • 17:01PITKris Letang · Hookingdrawn by Alex DeBrincat2 min

2nd

  • 7:50DETAndrew Copp · Cross checkingdrawn by Anthony Beauvillier2 min
  • 10:28PITCody Glass · High stickingdrawn by Ben Chiarot2 min

3rd

  • 0:54DETSimon Edvinsson · Interferencedrawn by Cody Glass2 min
  • 6:27PITKris Letang · Slashingdrawn by Vladimir Tarasenko2 min
  • 6:48PITNoel Acciari · High stickingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Drew O'Connor, 2nd 3:53 — PIT 63% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.26A. DeBrincat · Goal · xG 0.26V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.21D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.18L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.16A. DeBrincat · Goal · xG 0.16A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.15A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.14L. Raymond · Missed · xG 0.14E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.12A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.11A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.10V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.09P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.09A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.08P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.08P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.08P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.07M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.07S. Edvinsson · On goal · xG 0.06J. Berggren · Missed · xG 0.05V. Tarasenko · Goal · xG 0.05E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.04T. Motte · On goal · xG 0.04T. Motte · Missed · xG 0.04J. Berggren · On goal · xG 0.04S. Edvinsson · Missed · xG 0.04A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.04M. Seider · Missed · xG 0.03S. Edvinsson · Missed · xG 0.02A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.01S. Edvinsson · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gustafsson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.01M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.01T. Motte · On goal · xG 0.01V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.00M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.00S. Edvinsson · On goal · xG 0.00M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.00M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.00
DET3 G · 3.1 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsDET
2.76 G
All situations
3 G3.1
2.35 G
Even strength
2 G1.4
0.41 G
Power play
1 G1.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT43%57%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.66 – 3.06

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

PITvsDET
28
Shots on goal
32
54%
Faceoffs
46%
1/2
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
4
22
Hits
22
16
Blocked shots
12
13
Giveaways
14
4
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
28M. PetterssonD112+140.03130—24:22
58K. LetangD011+110.01204—21:02
65E. KarlssonD112+220.32020—20:07
24M. GrzelcykD000+100.02020—19:31
3J. St. IvanyD000000.01020—19:06
87S. CrosbyC022+340.290005318:09
67R. RakellR000+210.08100—17:15
10D. O'ConnorL101030.47110—16:49
71E. MalkinC022030.260105016:06
20L. EllerC000-100.005125015:35
72A. BeauvillierR202+320.33100—14:52
27R. GravesD000+110.00130—14:26
8M. BuntingL000010.28200—13:48
19C. GlassC011010.052026712:34
55N. AcciariC000+110.2031210012:19
18J. PuljujarviR011+100.03100—12:12
13K. HayesR101030.310005012:03
2R. McGroartyR000010.03200—10:12
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30J. Blomqvist(W)32293.9063.12+0.1259:46

Season series

DET leads 2-1

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