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Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose Sharks

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Pittsburgh Penguins
1
San Jose Sharks
▸2
FinalTV SN-PIT, NBCSCA·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

written from the game data

The San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1. The Sharks scored first and never trailed. The Sharks led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Macklin Celebrini's goal at 3:41 of the third period, which took the Sharks' chances from 52% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.5 to 2.4; shots on goal were PIT 30, SJS 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 26 of 28 (.929); Yaroslav Askarov stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 2.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Yaroslav Askarov (29 saves, .967), 2. Macklin Celebrini (1 G), 3. Alex Nedeljkovic (26 saves, .929).

Three stars

  1. ★
    SJS
    Y. Askarov29 saves, .967
  2. ★★
    SJS
    M. Celebrini1 G
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    A. Nedeljkovic26 saves, .929

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT01006114130
SJSSJS0911316228

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. SJS
    M. Granlund(15)
    W. Smith (13)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +18 ptsVideo
    0-1
    7:41

3rd period

  1. PIT
    S. Crosby(15)
    B. Rust (20), M. Grzelcyk (25)
    backhandxG 0.03win prob +23 ptsVideo
    1-1
    0:24
  2. SJS
    M. Celebrini(16)
    T. Toffoli (14)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +26 ptsVideo
    1-2
    3:41

Penalties

PIT 6 PIM·SJS 8 PIM

1st

  • 0:59SJSTimothy Liljegren · Interferencedrawn by Drew O'Connor2 min
  • 12:56PITKevin Hayes · Trippingdrawn by Fabian Zetterlund2 min
  • 19:48SJSJake Walman · Holdingdrawn by Rickard Rakell2 min

2nd

  • 10:48SJSMacklin Celebrini · Holdingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

3rd

  • 9:15PITBryan Rust · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Yaroslav Askarov2 min
  • 10:19SJSTimothy Liljegren · Ps holding on breakawaydrawn by Drew O'Connor0 min
  • 17:23PITCody Glass · Cross checkingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
  • 17:56SJSJake Walman · Interferencedrawn by Noel Acciari2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Macklin Celebrini, 3rd 3:41 — SJS 52% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Eklund · Missed · xG 0.36T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.16F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.14M. Celebrini · Goal · xG 0.13C. White · On goal · xG 0.13T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.12M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.12M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.12M. Granlund · Goal · xG 0.11T. Liljegren · Missed · xG 0.10J. Walman · Missed · xG 0.09F. Zetterlund · Missed · xG 0.09M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.08W. Smith · On goal · xG 0.07M. Celebrini · Missed · xG 0.06M. Celebrini · On goal · xG 0.06T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.05F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.05F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.05T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.04W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.04N. Kovalenko · On goal · xG 0.04W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.03T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.03W. Duehr · On goal · xG 0.02T. Liljegren · Missed · xG 0.02T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ceci · Missed · xG 0.02W. Eklund · On goal · xG 0.02J. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ceci · Missed · xG 0.01M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.01J. Walman · On goal · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · On goal · xG 0.01J. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.01H. Thrun · On goal · xG 0.00F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.00W. Duehr · Missed · xG 0.00J. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS2 G · 2.4 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsSJS
3.51 G
All situations
2 G2.4
2.31 G
Even strength
2 G1.4
1.20 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT73%27%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.46 – 2.06

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

PITvsSJS
30
Shots on goal
28
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/4
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
24
Hits
14
10
Blocked shots
24
16
Giveaways
17
4
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD000+120.06100—24:18
87S. CrosbyC101020.132105523:20
58K. LetangD000-120.22120—22:54
67R. RakellR000010.24330—21:58
17B. RustR011060.76202—21:35
28M. PetterssonD000-120.11210—20:56
24M. GrzelcykD011+120.09000—20:46
8M. BuntingL000040.53000—18:33
19C. GlassC000000.070026415:36
13K. HayesR000-100.352023615:05
10D. O'ConnorL000-130.4000010013:38
53P. TomasinoR000-100.28000—13:04
72A. BeauvillierR000020.08210—13:02
27R. GravesD000-110.04110—12:47
5R. SheaD000-100.02000—12:01
55N. AcciariC000010.153107010:36
83M. NietoL000020.0040010010:28
14B. ImamaL000000.00100—05:27
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39A. Nedeljkovic(L)28262.9292.07+0.0757:56

Season series

Tied 1-1

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