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2018-11-27 · Bell MTS Place

4 – 3Final

PIT beat WPG 4–3. PIT lost the expected-goals battle 1.8 to 2.3 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Zachary Aston-Reese scored at 14:48 of the third, moving PIT’s win probability from 49% to 86%. Connor Hellebuyck allowed 2.0 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
30 – 27
Expected goals
1.8 – 2.3
xG share
WPG 56%
Home-ice start
WPG 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.

PIT goalWPG goal

Expected goals

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

PITWPG

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.

WPG
Brandon Tanev
1 G, 0 A · 14:45 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.80 · Penalties +0.18
+1.00
WPG
2 G, 0 A · 22:35 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing +0.84
+0.71
PIT
Derek Grant
1 G, 1 A · 9:34 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.47 · Playmaking +0.17
+0.69

Rough nights

WPG
57:52 TOI
GSAx −1.99
−1.99
PIT
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.72
−0.72
WPG
0 G, 0 A · 22:16 TOI
Finishing −0.27
−0.36

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalPIT–WPGWin prob.
P1 7:01 WPGBrandon TanevSH
from Ben Chiarot, Adam Lowry
0–153% → 69%
P1 18:13 PITSidney Crosby
from Dominik Simon, Jake Guentzel
1–129% → 47%
P2 0:39 WPGMark Scheifele
from Blake Wheeler, Nikolaj Ehlers
1–253% → 72%
P2 4:40 PITRiley Sheahan
from Derek Grant, Jamie Oleksiak
2–228% → 47%
P2 16:00 WPGMark Scheifele
from Blake Wheeler, Nikolaj Ehlers
2–353% → 76%
P3 5:08 PITDerek Grant
from Garrett Wilson, Olli Maatta
3–320% → 48%
P3 14:48 PITZachary Aston-Reese
from Phil Kessel, Kris Letang
4–349% → 86%

Every player

Show both lineups

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Derek Grant C9:3411+0.69+0.06+0.47+0.17−0.00+0.00+0.00
Riley Sheahan C11:581+0.36+0.08+0.28−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.02
Sidney Crosby C20:071+0.35+0.02+0.42−0.04−0.00+0.00−0.04
Garrett Wilson L7:411+0.31+0.10−0.00+0.21+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D25:571+0.24+0.16−0.02+0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zachary Aston-Reese C15:581+0.24−0.08+0.32−0.02+0.03+0.00−0.01
Jake Guentzel C17:301+0.12+0.03−0.00+0.10−0.00+0.00−0.01
Olli Maatta D20:251+0.05−0.06−0.01+0.11−0.00+0.00+0.00
Evgeni Malkin C17:58+0.04−0.00−0.08−0.02−0.01+0.18−0.02
Dominik Simon C15:401+0.02−0.01−0.16+0.19−0.01+0.00+0.00
Phil Kessel R16:341−0.01−0.12−0.06+0.19−0.01+0.00−0.01
Juuso Riikola D17:36−0.02−0.06−0.01+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Bryan Rust R15:55−0.03+0.03−0.02−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jamie Oleksiak D16:521−0.03−0.04−0.02+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Derick Brassard C13:54−0.07−0.05−0.03+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Jack Johnson D18:06−0.08−0.04−0.02−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tanner Pearson L14:14−0.12−0.04−0.04−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brian Dumoulin D20:01−0.26+0.08−0.04+0.05+0.00−0.36+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Casey DeSmith G60:00−0.72

WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brandon Tanev L14:451+1.00+0.06+0.80−0.05+0.02+0.18+0.00
Mark Scheifele C22:352+0.71−0.14+0.84−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.04
Blake Wheeler R23:112+0.18−0.14−0.08+0.42−0.01+0.00−0.01
Brendan Lemieux L4:32+0.17+0.01−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.18+0.00
Josh Morrissey D19:15+0.11+0.13+0.00−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jacob Trouba D20:42+0.08+0.11−0.02−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Lowry C15:291+0.00+0.04−0.00−0.08+0.02+0.00+0.02
Nic Petan C5:09−0.01−0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L16:512−0.02−0.06−0.08+0.12−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ben Chiarot D18:451−0.03−0.05+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Roslovic C4:51−0.03−0.01−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Tyler Myers D18:02−0.04−0.01−0.02−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Perreault C15:42−0.05+0.07−0.07−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Joe Morrow D15:26−0.09−0.05−0.04−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Dustin Byfuglien D22:03−0.11−0.07−0.03+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Bryan Little C18:42−0.33+0.01−0.08−0.10+0.00−0.18+0.02
Patrik Laine L21:52−0.33−0.01−0.21−0.10−0.02+0.00+0.00
Kyle Connor L22:16−0.36−0.02−0.27−0.04−0.03+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Connor Hellebuyck G57:52−1.99

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.