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2021-03-16 · PPG Paints Arena

2 – 1Final

BOS beat PIT 2–1. Expected goals were close to even (BOS 2.8, PIT 2.8), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Trent Frederic scored at 7:07 of the third, moving BOS’s win probability from 48% to 77%. Dan Vladar saved 3.2 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 35
Expected goals
2.8 – 2.8
xG share
PIT 50%
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.

BOS goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

BOSPIT

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.

BOS
60:00 TOI
GSAx +3.20
+3.20
BOS
1 G, 0 A · 9:06 TOI
Finishing +0.44 · Penalties +0.18
+0.66
PIT
58:11 TOI
GSAx +0.40
+0.40

Rough nights

BOS
0 G, 0 A · 16:05 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Finishing −0.14 · Playmaking −0.08 · Faceoffs −0.05
−0.39
BOS
Nick Ritchie
0 G, 0 A · 13:51 TOI
Finishing −0.27 · Playmaking −0.07
−0.36
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 15:01 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing −0.37 · Faceoffs −0.06
−0.32

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBOS–PITWin prob.
P1 3:20 BOSDavid PastrnakPP
from Brad Marchand, Matt Grzelcyk
1–047% → 62%
P1 15:22 PITBrandon Tanev
from Evan Rodrigues, Kasperi Kapanen
1–135% → 53%
P3 7:07 BOSTrent Frederic
from Jakub Zboril, Patrice Bergeron
2–148% → 77%

Every player

Show both lineups

BOS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Trent Frederic C9:061+0.66+0.05+0.44−0.02+0.00+0.18+0.00
Jarred Tinordi D10:55+0.28−0.05−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.36+0.00
Jakub Zboril D12:371+0.17+0.07−0.00+0.10−0.00+0.00+0.00
Charlie McAvoy D30:16+0.11+0.10+0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Karson Kuhlman C9:12+0.05+0.08−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Kuraly C13:06+0.03+0.07−0.04−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
Oskar Steen C9:13−0.09+0.09−0.12−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00
Connor Clifton D18:59−0.09−0.09−0.00−0.03+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jake DeBrusk L14:59−0.10+0.02−0.08−0.04+0.01+0.00−0.01
Steven Kampfer D15:13−0.12−0.01−0.02−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00
Matt Grzelcyk D23:421−0.17−0.03−0.13−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Craig Smith C13:34−0.19−0.10−0.05−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.01
David Pastrnak R22:271−0.19−0.08+0.27−0.02−0.01−0.36+0.00
Patrice Bergeron C21:541−0.20−0.02−0.05−0.03+0.02−0.18+0.07
David Krejci C15:45−0.23−0.16−0.08−0.07+0.02+0.00+0.06
Brad Marchand L21:061−0.29−0.07−0.12+0.10+0.00−0.18−0.01
Nick Ritchie L13:51−0.36−0.03−0.27−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C16:05−0.39−0.12−0.14−0.08−0.00+0.00−0.05
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Dan Vladar G60:00+3.20

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brandon Tanev L8:031+0.21+0.05+0.36−0.03+0.01−0.18+0.00
Brian Dumoulin D19:43+0.18+0.03−0.02−0.03+0.00+0.18+0.00
Chad Ruhwedel D12:31+0.16+0.24−0.00−0.08−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Guentzel C22:10+0.07−0.08−0.30−0.09−0.01+0.54+0.00
Kasperi Kapanen R17:241−0.08−0.06−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Lafferty C12:00−0.10−0.05−0.00−0.06+0.02+0.00−0.02
Zachary Aston-Reese C12:49−0.11−0.07−0.04−0.03+0.03+0.00+0.00
Anthony Angello C8:38−0.11+0.07−0.11−0.08+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cody Ceci D20:57−0.14−0.10−0.01−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marcus Pettersson D13:44−0.14+0.12−0.03−0.06+0.01−0.18+0.00
Mike Matheson D18:34−0.16+0.03−0.13−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Evan Rodrigues C17:081−0.18−0.08−0.20+0.15−0.00+0.00−0.05
Colton Sceviour C13:21−0.21−0.08−0.12−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Evgeni Malkin C3:43−0.21+0.01−0.00−0.04−0.00−0.18+0.00
Kris Letang D28:11−0.27−0.15−0.01−0.10−0.02+0.00+0.00
Sidney Crosby C24:16−0.31−0.09−0.17−0.09−0.00+0.00+0.04
Bryan Rust R22:42−0.32+0.01−0.21−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L15:01−0.32+0.12−0.37−0.04+0.03+0.00−0.06
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Casey DeSmith G58:11+0.40

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.