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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders

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Pittsburgh Penguins
▸8
New York Islanders
3
FinalTV NHLN, SN-PIT·UBS Arena

Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 8-3. The Penguins came back from two goals down. The Penguins led 5-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anthony Mantha's goal at 14:35 of the second period, which took the Penguins' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 4.7 to 2.3; shots on goal were PIT 32, NYI 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 81% of the time. Arturs Silovs stopped 20 of 23 (.870), 0.7 goals below expected; Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 of 29 (.759), 3.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Anthony Mantha (2 G, 1 A), 2. Justin Brazeau (3 A), 3. Rickard Rakell (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    A. Mantha2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    J. Brazeau3 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    R. Rakell2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT01151338832
NYINYI073808323

Scoring

11 goals

2nd period

  1. NYI
    A. Lee(17)PPG
    A. Boqvist (3), J. Pageau (17)
    backhandxG 0.06win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:27
  2. NYI
    M. Barzal(19)
    C. Ritchie (14), A. Boqvist (4)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    2:56
  3. PIT
    E. Soderblom(4)
    C. Dewar (14), N. Acciari (11)
    snapxG 0.29win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    6:41
  4. NYI
    B. Schenn(16)
    M. Barzal (48), C. Ritchie (15)
    snapxG 0.31win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    9:17
  5. PIT
    R. Rakell(18)SHG
    B. Rust (34), P. Wotherspoon (25)
    deflectedxG 0.13win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-3
    11:01
  6. PIT
    R. Shea(5)
    A. Mantha (28), S. Crosby (37)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +20 ptsVideo
    3-3
    13:29
  7. PIT
    A. Mantha(28)
    J. Brazeau (15), P. Wotherspoon (26)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +21 ptsVideo
    4-3
    14:35
  8. PIT
    A. Mantha(29)
    J. Brazeau (16), K. Letang (26)
    backhandxG 0.19win prob +18 ptsVideo
    5-3
    17:18

3rd period

  1. PIT
    A. Hayes(3)
    B. Kindel (17), T. Novak (23)
    snapxG 0.30win prob +3 ptsVideo
    6-3
    6:06
  2. PIT
    R. Rakell(19)
    J. Brazeau (17), S. Girard (12)
    deflectedxG 0.25win prob +3 ptsVideo
    7-3
    7:54
  3. PIT
    B. Rust(27)
    S. Crosby (38), K. Letang (27)
    wristxG 0.14Video
    8-3
    16:16

Penalties

PIT 11 PIM·NYI 9 PIM

1st

  • 16:45PITSamuel Girard · Holdingdrawn by Mathew Barzal2 min
  • 16:45NYIMathew Barzal · Embellishment2 min
  • 19:03NYIJean-Gabriel Pageau · High stickingdrawn by Egor Chinakhov2 min

2nd

  • 0:45PITRickard Rakell · Hookingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
  • 9:41PITNoel Acciari · Trippingdrawn by Kyle MacLean2 min

3rd

  • 4:35PITElmer Soderblom · Fightingdrawn by Scott Mayfield5 min
  • 4:35NYIScott Mayfield · Fightingdrawn by Elmer Soderblom5 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Anthony Mantha, 2nd 14:35 — PIT 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Schenn · Goal · xG 0.31B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.24M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.20C. Soucy · Missed · xG 0.19M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.14M. Barzal · Goal · xG 0.14M. Gatcomb · Missed · xG 0.12M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.10K. MacLean · Missed · xG 0.09E. Heineman · Missed · xG 0.09B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.09B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.08A. Lee · Goal · xG 0.06A. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.05M. Gatcomb · On goal · xG 0.05M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.04O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.04C. Cizikas · On goal · xG 0.04K. MacLean · On goal · xG 0.03C. Cizikas · On goal · xG 0.02M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.02A. Boqvist · Missed · xG 0.02A. Boqvist · Missed · xG 0.02M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pelech · Missed · xG 0.02B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pelech · Missed · xG 0.01R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.01C. Soucy · On goal · xG 0.01O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.01S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.01R. Pulock · Missed · xG 0.01R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.01M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.00
NYI3 G · 2.3 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsNYI
4.78 G
All situations
3 G2.3
4.57 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.00 G
Power play
1 G0.1
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT81%19%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 4.40 – 2.25

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

PITvsNYI
32
Shots on goal
23
32%
Faceoffs
68%
0/1
Power play
1/2
11
Penalty minutes
9
16
Hits
16
17
Blocked shots
14
16
Giveaways
15
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
49S. GirardD011+200.00102—20:50
28P. WotherspoonD022+320.03120—20:39
58K. LetangD022+300.00110—19:43
65E. KarlssonD000+120.09000—19:41
5R. SheaD101+110.04010—19:04
75C. CliftonD000+210.15310—18:53
17B. RustR112+110.22110—18:41
39A. ManthaR213+440.6700010018:13
87S. CrosbyC022+130.610103516:48
67R. RakellR202+330.781022916:28
19C. DewarC011010.360102715:08
59E. ChinakhovR000030.09010—14:58
81B. KindelC011+230.410102314:25
16J. BrazeauR033+330.24330—14:23
18T. NovakC011+100.000203312:19
85A. HayesR101+110.39100—11:49
55N. AcciariC011+120.231123811:44
25E. SoderblomL101020.36315—11:32
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
37A. Silovs(W)23203.8702.29-0.7160:00

Season series

PIT leads 2-1

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