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2022-01-23 · PPG Paints Arena

2 – 3Final/SO

PIT beat WPG 3–2 in a shootout. PIT also won the expected-goals battle 3.8 to 3.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jeff Carter scored at 7:04 of the third, moving PIT’s win probability from 23% to 52%. Tristan Jarry saved 2.7 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
29 – 38
Expected goals
3.4 – 3.8
xG share
PIT 52%
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.

WPG goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

WPGPIT

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
65:00 TOI
GSAx +2.68
+2.68
WPG
65:00 TOI
GSAx +1.27
+1.27
PIT
Jeff Carter
1 G, 0 A · 19:33 TOI
Finishing +0.90
+0.96

Rough nights

WPG
0 G, 0 A · 20:50 TOI
On-ice −0.18 · Finishing −0.27 · Penalties −0.19 · Faceoffs +0.09 · Shootout −0.45
−0.99
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 23:18 TOI
On-ice −0.23 · Finishing −0.51 · Penalties +0.19 · Shootout −0.30
−0.88
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 28:00 TOI
On-ice −0.19 · Finishing −0.29 · Shootout −0.13
−0.61

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWPG–PITWin prob.
P1 3:28 WPGBlake Wheeler
from Mark Scheifele, Brenden Dillon
1–047% → 63%
P2 8:11 WPGKyle ConnorPP
from Paul Stastny, Blake Wheeler
2–069% → 83%
P3 6:55 PITKasperi Kapanen
from Evgeni Malkin, Danton Heinen
2–16% → 23%
P3 7:04 PITJeff Carter
unassisted
2–223% → 52%

Every player

Show both lineups

WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Blake Wheeler R15:4911+0.18+0.26−0.08+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Neal Pionk D26:20+0.12+0.24−0.11−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrew Copp C20:02+0.08+0.06−0.00+0.01+0.03+0.00−0.01−0.00
Nate Schmidt D23:00+0.06+0.21+0.01+0.01+0.02−0.19+0.00+0.00
Dominic Toninato C10:01−0.06−0.07−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Austin Poganski R11:26−0.07−0.06−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Jansen Harkins C8:17−0.07−0.08−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00
Paul Stastny C12:561−0.08−0.08−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Adam Lowry C15:16−0.09−0.01−0.08−0.02+0.02+0.00−0.01−0.00
Dylan Samberg D13:42−0.10−0.07−0.04−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Perfetti C16:31−0.15+0.08−0.23−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Brenden Dillon D23:421−0.21+0.03−0.22−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Josh Morrissey D27:25−0.21−0.23+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle Connor L24:551−0.26−0.01−0.11−0.01−0.02+0.19+0.00−0.30
Nathan Beaulieu D10:54−0.27−0.09+0.01−0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00
Kristian Vesalainen L8:20−0.28−0.09−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00−0.00
Mark Scheifele C17:341−0.42+0.22−0.31+0.04−0.01+0.00−0.01−0.36
Pierre-Luc Dubois C20:50−0.99−0.18−0.27+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.09−0.45
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Connor Hellebuyck G65:00+1.27

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Jeff Carter C19:331+0.96+0.03+0.90−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.04−0.00
Sidney Crosby C23:17+0.61−0.13−0.10+0.07−0.00+0.00−0.05+0.83
Kasperi Kapanen R18:071+0.53−0.13+0.67−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
John Marino D20:08+0.15+0.01−0.05−0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00+0.00
Danton Heinen L17:171+0.05+0.05−0.19−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00−0.00
Brian Dumoulin D23:07+0.00+0.02+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Teddy Blueger C1:42+0.00+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Dominik Simon C12:19−0.01−0.00−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Chad Ruhwedel D13:32−0.01+0.05−0.06−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marcus Pettersson D12:02−0.02−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brock McGinn L13:32−0.09+0.03−0.09−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Brian Boyle C9:13−0.19−0.04−0.14−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00
Mike Matheson D21:12−0.21+0.14−0.32−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Evgeni Malkin C21:441−0.21+0.09−0.30+0.06−0.01+0.00−0.05−0.00
Evan Rodrigues C17:05−0.44+0.01−0.44−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01−0.00
Bryan Rust R18:44−0.53−0.06−0.45−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Kris Letang D28:00−0.61−0.19−0.29+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.13
Jake Guentzel C23:18−0.88−0.23−0.51−0.01−0.00+0.19−0.01−0.30
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Tristan Jarry G65:00+2.68

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.