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New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

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New Jersey Devils
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Pittsburgh Penguins
▸4
FinalTV SN-PIT, MSG·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Connor Clifton's goal at 6:30 of the third period, which took the Penguins' chances from 52% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 4.4 to 3.3; shots on goal were NJD 30, PIT 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 33 of 36 (.917), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Arturs Silovs stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 2.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Connor Clifton (1 G), 2. Arturs Silovs (29 saves, .967), 3. Egor Chinakhov (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    C. Clifton1 G
  2. ★★
    PIT
    A. Silovs29 saves, .967
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    E. Chinakhov1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD07112011130
PITPIT19014314437

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    T. Novak(12)PPG
    K. Letang (23), E. Malkin (32)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    18:51

2nd period

  1. NJD
    P. Cotter(6)
    D. Hamilton (15), J. Hughes (26)
    deflectedxG 0.19win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-1
    4:56

3rd period

  1. PIT
    C. Clifton(2)
    R. Shea (20), A. Mantha (23)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +28 ptsVideo
    1-2
    6:30
  2. PIT
    E. Chinakhov(12)
    E. Malkin (33)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-3
    7:20
  3. PIT
    B. Lizotte(7)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.67Video
    1-4
    18:01

Penalties

NJD 6 PIM·PIT 10 PIM

1st

  • 17:26NJDArseny Gritsyuk · Slashingdrawn by Parker Wotherspoon2 min

2nd

  • 1:24PITEvgeni Malkin · High stickingdrawn by Brett Pesce2 min
  • 4:56PITserved by Avery Hayes · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 9:59PITAvery Hayes · Slashingdrawn by Simon Nemec2 min
  • 13:04NJDJohnathan Kovacevic · High stickingdrawn by Avery Hayes2 min
  • 15:33PITKris Letang · Interferencedrawn by Jesper Bratt2 min
  • 18:00NJDSimon Nemec · Holding the stickdrawn by Blake Lizotte2 min

3rd

  • 16:11PITConnor Clifton · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Connor Clifton, 3rd 6:30 — PIT 52% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Lizotte · Goal · xG 0.67B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.24R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.20C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.20B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.20B. Lizotte · On goal · xG 0.16R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.16E. Chinakhov · Goal · xG 0.15E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.15T. Novak · Missed · xG 0.14C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.14A. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.13C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.12A. Hayes · Missed · xG 0.10J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.10C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.09C. Clifton · Missed · xG 0.09E. Chinakhov · Missed · xG 0.09E. Chinakhov · Missed · xG 0.09R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.09R. Shea · Missed · xG 0.08T. Novak · Goal · xG 0.08E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.08E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.07E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.07J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.07E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.06J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.06C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.06B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.05A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.05B. Kindel · On goal · xG 0.05B. Kindel · On goal · xG 0.05T. Novak · On goal · xG 0.05E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.05S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.03R. Shea · Missed · xG 0.03C. Clifton · Goal · xG 0.02K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.02E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.02B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.02E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.02E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.01K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.01C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.01R. Shea · On goal · xG 0.01R. Shea · On goal · xG 0.01A. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.00R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT4 G · 4.4 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsPIT
3.31 G
All situations
3 G4.4
2.11 G
Even strength
2 G2.3
1.20 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD43%57%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.21 – 3.66

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

NJDvsPIT
30
Shots on goal
37
60%
Faceoffs
40%
0/5
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
10
26
Hits
15
11
Blocked shots
20
18
Giveaways
15
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
86J. HughesC011-120.080003925:42
7D. HamiltonD011-140.12410—22:10
16C. BrownR000000.06000—22:02
17S. NemecD000020.19002—20:09
22B. PesceD000-100.01010—19:53
63J. BrattL000020.12100—19:43
13N. HischierC000040.541006418:00
5B. DillonD000010.03310—17:59
71J. SiegenthalerD000000.10130—17:05
28T. MeierR000040.4431010016:30
91D. MercerC000-110.24100015:14
8J. KovacevicD000-100.02622—13:15
81A. GritsyukR000-220.13012—12:58
29L. HameenahoR000-230.19000—12:50
12C. GlassC000-230.7101010011:47
72N. BjugstadC000000.033006311:06
47P. CotterL101+120.26200—10:05
42M. TsyplakovR000000.00100—09:33
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(L)36333.9173.75+0.7558:34

Season series

PIT leads 3-1

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