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Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Pittsburgh Penguins
▸5
Columbus Blue Jackets
4
Final/OTTV FDSNOH, SN-PIT·Nationwide Arena

Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 in overtime, Sidney Crosby scoring at 2:22. The Penguins came back from three goals down. The Blue Jackets led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sidney Crosby's goal at 2:22 of overtime, which took the Penguins' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.7 to 2.9; shots on goal were PIT 43, CBJ 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Arturs Silovs stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 1.1 goals below expected; Jet Greaves stopped 38 of 43 (.884), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Sidney Crosby (1 G, 1 A), 2. Zach Werenski (1 G, 1 A), 3. Rickard Rakell (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    S. Crosby1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    Z. Werenski1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    R. Rakell1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
PITPIT1912121112543
CBJCBJ312160700425

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    V. Koivunen(2)
    B. Kindel (9), J. St. Ivany (3)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:50
  2. CBJ
    D. Voronkov(15)
    D. Mateychuk (12)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    8:21
  3. CBJ
    M. Marchment(9)
    A. Fantilli (14), K. Marchenko (18)
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-2
    8:48
  4. CBJ
    K. Marchenko(15)
    Z. Werenski (29), D. Mateychuk (13)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    18:38

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    Z. Werenski(15)
    B. Jenner (13), M. Olivier (7)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +9 ptsVideo
    1-4
    0:47
  2. PIT
    N. Acciari(4)
    C. Dewar (7)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +7 ptsVideo
    2-4
    16:51

3rd period

  1. PIT
    T. Novak(8)PPG
    B. Kindel (10)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +13 ptsVideo
    3-4
    3:28
  2. PIT
    R. Rakell(6)
    A. Mantha (15), S. Crosby (23)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +46 ptsVideo
    4-4
    19:46

Overtime

  1. PIT
    S. Crosby(24)
    E. Karlsson (28), E. Chinakhov (4)
    backhandxG 0.22win prob +51 ptsVideo
    5-4
    2:22

Penalties

PIT 0 PIM·CBJ 6 PIM

1st

  • 9:14CBJIvan Provorov · Trippingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min

2nd

  • 13:37CBJAdam Fantilli · Cross checkingdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min

3rd

  • 2:06CBJDmitri Voronkov · Trippingdrawn by Egor Chinakhov2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Sidney Crosby, OT 2:22 — PIT 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.37D. Mateychuk · On goal · xG 0.22A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.21M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.18D. Heinen · On goal · xG 0.17K. Marchenko · Goal · xG 0.14M. Marchment · On goal · xG 0.13B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.12K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.12M. Marchment · Goal · xG 0.12I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.10K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.09D. Mateychuk · On goal · xG 0.08K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.08B. Gaunce · On goal · xG 0.08D. Heinen · Missed · xG 0.07A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.06B. Gaunce · On goal · xG 0.06M. Olivier · Missed · xG 0.05D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.05D. Voronkov · Goal · xG 0.04B. Gaunce · Missed · xG 0.04K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.04B. Gaunce · Missed · xG 0.04B. Gaunce · On goal · xG 0.04D. Fabbro · On goal · xG 0.04K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.03I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.03M. Olivier · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · Goal · xG 0.02M. Marchment · Missed · xG 0.02D. Fabbro · Missed · xG 0.02M. Marchment · On goal · xG 0.01D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.01
CBJ4 G · 2.9 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsCBJ
3.75 G
All situations
4 G2.9
3.24 G
Even strength
4 G2.6
0.61 G
Power play
0 G0.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 104 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT63%37%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.71 – 2.92

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

PITvsCBJ
43
Shots on goal
25
53%
Faceoffs
47%
1/3
Power play
0/0
0
Penalty minutes
6
14
Hits
22
14
Blocked shots
19
14
Giveaways
21
5
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65E. KarlssonD011+240.16020—25:46
87S. CrosbyC112+130.511005024:34
67R. RakellR101050.55420—24:14
58K. LetangD000-130.10020—23:17
17B. RustR000040.29010—22:46
28P. WotherspoonD000010.00010—18:43
77B. KulakD000-220.10020—18:06
5R. SheaD000000.02010—16:14
39A. ManthaR011020.25110—15:23
3J. St. IvanyD011020.06010—15:06
81B. KindelC022020.100007714:01
46B. LizotteC000010.073102013:54
18T. NovakC101-130.160002013:29
19C. DewarC011020.10200013:18
16J. BrazeauR000-130.24100—13:07
55N. AcciariC101030.412005512:43
59E. ChinakhovR011+120.20000—12:38
41V. KoivunenR101010.4100010011:28
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
37A. Silovs(W)25214.8402.95-1.0560:41

Season series

Tied 2-2

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