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Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

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Pittsburgh Penguins
▸4
New Jersey Devils
2
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Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2. The Penguins came back from two goals down. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sidney Crosby's goal at 13:21 of the third period, which took the Penguins' chances from 52% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.5 to 2.4; shots on goal were PIT 24, NJD 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 28 (.929); Jake Allen stopped 21 of 23 (.913). Three stars: 2. Sidney Crosby (1 G, 1 A), 3. Evgeni Malkin (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★★
    PIT
    S. Crosby1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★★
    PIT
    E. Malkin1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT1915210424
NJDNJD21304011228

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    E. Haula(10)
    D. Mercer (16), B. Pesce (13)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    0:15
  2. NJD
    O. Palat(15)
    C. Glass (16), S. Casey (3)
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    6:17
  3. PIT
    E. Malkin(16)
    Unassisted
    xG 0.67win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-2
    16:10

2nd period

  1. PIT
    V. Puustinen(2)PPG
    E. Malkin (34), M. Grzelcyk (36)
    deflectedxG 0.31win prob +11 ptsVideo
    2-2
    1:05

3rd period

  1. PIT
    S. Crosby(32)PPG
    B. Rust (34), M. Grzelcyk (37)
    tip-inxG 0.17win prob +33 ptsVideo
    3-2
    13:21
  2. PIT
    B. Rust(29)EN
    S. Crosby (57), V. Koivunen (4)
    wristxG 0.70win prob +5 ptsVideo
    4-2
    18:24

Penalties

PIT 6 PIM·NJD 8 PIM

1st

  • 4:02PITKevin Hayes · Hookingdrawn by Ondrej Palat2 min
  • 14:01NJDJohnathan Kovacevic · Trippingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min

2nd

  • 1:00NJDBrett Pesce · Hookingdrawn by Rickard Rakell2 min
  • 6:22PITMatt Grzelcyk · Trippingdrawn by Ondrej Palat2 min
  • 15:24PITConor Timmins · Trippingdrawn by Stefan Noesen2 min
  • 20:00NJDBrett Pesce · Slashingdrawn by Bryan Rust2 min

3rd

  • 12:00NJDCody Glass · High stickingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Sidney Crosby, 3rd 13:21 — PIT 52% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.18D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.16L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.15T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.14O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.13D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.11E. Haula · Goal · xG 0.11S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.10S. Noesen · Missed · xG 0.10S. Noesen · Missed · xG 0.10J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.09O. Palat · Goal · xG 0.08N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.08P. Cotter · On goal · xG 0.06L. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.06L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.05J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.05L. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.05S. Noesen · Missed · xG 0.05J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.05J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.04J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.04L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04P. Cotter · On goal · xG 0.04S. Casey · On goal · xG 0.03L. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.03B. Pesce · Missed · xG 0.03E. Haula · Missed · xG 0.03B. Pesce · Missed · xG 0.03B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.02L. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.02L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02J. Kovacevic · Missed · xG 0.02S. Noesen · Missed · xG 0.02J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.02L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02D. Sprong · On goal · xG 0.01C. Glass · Missed · xG 0.01E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.01T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Pesce · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dillon · Missed · xG 0.01B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.01E. Haula · Missed · xG 0.01J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.00J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD2 G · 2.4 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsNJD
3.53 G
All situations
2 G2.4
1.61 G
Even strength
2 G1.5
1.32 G
Power play
0 G0.9

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT55%45%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.66 – 2.40

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

PITvsNJD
24
Shots on goal
28
46%
Faceoffs
54%
2/4
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
19
Hits
20
13
Blocked shots
4
9
Giveaways
9
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD000020.11000—23:20
58K. LetangD000+220.11100—22:55
87S. CrosbyC112040.600106121:34
24M. GrzelcykD022010.08122—19:51
20C. TimminsD000-110.06102—19:23
17B. RustR112010.70010—19:18
67R. RakellR000010.15110—18:06
5R. SheaD000-100.00210—18:02
41V. KoivunenR011020.08050—17:59
19C. DewarC000-100.00300015:10
71E. MalkinC112+161.051104015:07
15J. KoppanenL000-100.001005013:51
43D. HeinenL000000.07210—13:24
27R. GravesD000000.00100—12:54
13K. HayesR000010.081025012:17
48V. PuustinenR101+110.39100—12:00
11V. PonomarevC000010.061003810:31
52E. BemstromC000010.00200008:23
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Jarry(W)28262.9292.42+0.4259:55

Season series

Tied 2-2

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