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2018-10-04 · PPG Paints Arena

6 – 7Final/OT

PIT beat WSH 7–6 in overtime. PIT also won the expected-goals battle 5.0 to 2.9: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Kris Letang scored on the power play at 1:20 of overtime, moving PIT’s win probability from 54% to 100%. Matt Murray allowed 2.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
36 – 41
Expected goals
2.9 – 5.0
xG share
PIT 64%
Home-ice start
PIT 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

WSH goalPIT goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

WSHPIT

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

PIT
2 G, 1 A · 25:41 TOI
On-ice +0.40 · Finishing +1.63
+2.05
PIT
2 G, 0 A · 18:48 TOI
On-ice +0.29 · Finishing +1.21
+1.48
WSH
T.J. Oshie
2 G, 1 A · 18:31 TOI
On-ice −0.15 · Finishing +1.48
+1.33

Rough nights

PIT
61:20 TOI
GSAx −2.83
−2.83
WSH
Braden Holtby
61:20 TOI
GSAx −2.46
−2.46
WSH
Brett Connolly
0 G, 1 A · 18:24 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing −0.41 · Penalties −0.18
−0.77

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalWSH–PITWin prob.
P1 1:49 PITJamie Oleksiak
from Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel
0–153% → 69%
P1 3:30 WSHJakub Vrana
from Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie
1–131% → 47%
P1 4:18 WSHBrooks Orpik
unassisted
2–147% → 63%
P1 7:27 PITJake GuentzelPP
from Daniel Sprong, Justin Schultz
2–237% → 53%
P1 8:00 WSHAlex Ovechkin
from Christian Djoos, Evgeny Kuznetsov
3–247% → 63%
P2 0:30 PITKris Letang
from Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin
3–334% → 53%
P2 3:54 WSHJohn Carlson
from Brett Connolly
4–347% → 67%
P2 15:09 PITJake Guentzel
from Justin Schultz, Patric Hornqvist
4–430% → 53%
P2 16:58 PITDerick Brassard
from Dominik Simon, Brian Dumoulin
4–553% → 76%
P3 2:45 PITEvgeni Malkin
from Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby
4–679% → 93%
P3 13:01 WSHT.J. Oshie
unassisted
5–62% → 14%
P3 13:22 WSHT.J. Oshie
from John Carlson
6–614% → 49%
OT 1:20 PITKris LetangPP
from Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel
6–754% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

WSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
T.J. Oshie R18:3121+1.33−0.15+1.48+0.00+0.02+0.00−0.02
Brooks Orpik D16:011+0.80−0.14+0.91+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
John Carlson D28:0211+0.65−0.12+0.75+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jakub Vrana L15:171+0.58−0.11+0.70+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Alex Ovechkin L20:071+0.16−0.39+0.56+0.04−0.04+0.00+0.00
Christian Djoos D16:521+0.03+0.03+0.01+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nic Dowd C10:07−0.02+0.04−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.04
Nathan Walker L6:29−0.12−0.04−0.06−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Andre Burakovsky L10:16−0.13−0.11−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Chandler Stephenson C11:39−0.18−0.16−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Devante Smith-Pelly R9:37−0.21+0.04−0.27−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Matt Niskanen D22:07−0.25−0.13+0.01+0.04+0.02−0.18+0.00
Nicklas Backstrom C18:471−0.37−0.12−0.32+0.01+0.03+0.00+0.03
Lars Eller C12:19−0.41−0.13−0.13−0.01−0.01−0.18+0.04
Dmitry Orlov D24:22−0.48−0.21−0.26+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Madison Bowey D11:11−0.49−0.27+0.01−0.00−0.04−0.18+0.00
Evgeny Kuznetsov C24:121−0.55−0.27−0.29+0.06−0.02+0.00−0.03
Brett Connolly R18:241−0.77−0.14−0.41−0.00−0.02−0.18−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Braden Holtby G61:20−2.46

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Kris Letang D25:4121+2.05+0.40+1.63+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Guentzel C18:482+1.48+0.29+1.21−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jamie Oleksiak D13:591+0.95+0.07+0.90−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Derick Brassard C14:281+0.85+0.37+0.29+0.01−0.00+0.18+0.00
Evgeni Malkin C21:4312+0.80−0.06+0.68+0.04−0.02+0.18−0.01
Jack Johnson D21:58+0.35+0.19+0.01−0.03+0.01+0.18+0.00
Brian Dumoulin D16:072+0.23+0.25+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dominik Simon C9:511+0.22+0.27−0.22−0.01−0.00+0.18+0.00
Olli Maatta D19:09+0.04+0.05−0.01+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Patric Hornqvist R19:421+0.02+0.12−0.12+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Bryan Rust R14:40−0.04+0.32−0.52−0.01−0.01+0.18+0.00
Daniel Sprong R6:471−0.09−0.08−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Schultz D17:382−0.10+0.04−0.13+0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
Matt Cullen C9:43−0.14−0.04−0.12−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.02
Sidney Crosby C22:012−0.20+0.27−0.75+0.06−0.00+0.18+0.03
Riley Sheahan C12:41−0.25+0.02−0.24−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Phil Kessel R21:362−0.33−0.00−0.16+0.03−0.01−0.18+0.00
Carl Hagelin L14:29−0.48−0.02−0.29+0.00−0.00−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Matt Murray G61:20−2.83

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.