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2022-04-02 · Ball Arena

2 – 3Final

COL beat PIT 3–2. COL also won the expected-goals battle 2.8 to 2.5: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Devon Toews scored at 15:34 of the third, moving COL’s win probability from 51% to 89%.

Shots on goal
40 – 38
Expected goals
2.5 – 2.8
xG share
COL 54%
Home-ice start
COL 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 goalCOL goal

Expected goals

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

PITCOL

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.

COL
1 G, 0 A · 28:31 TOI
On-ice +0.18 · Finishing +0.62 · Playmaking +0.06 · Suppression +0.06
+0.91
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 20:17 TOI
On-ice −0.17 · Finishing +0.80 · Penalties +0.19
+0.78
COL
60:00 TOI
GSAx +0.74
+0.74

Rough nights

PIT
0 G, 0 A · 21:21 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing −0.72
−0.81
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 19:21 TOI
On-ice −0.36 · Finishing −0.12
−0.54
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 16:51 TOI
On-ice −0.32 · Finishing −0.09
−0.43

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalPIT–COLWin prob.
P2 9:59 COLMikko Rantanen
from Andre Burakovsky, Nathan MacKinnon
0–153% → 74%
P2 14:46 PITSidney Crosby
from Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel
1–125% → 47%
P2 15:06 COLNicolas Aube-Kubel
from Alex Newhook, Nico Sturm
1–253% → 75%
P3 15:07 PITMike Matheson
from Jake Guentzel
2–211% → 49%
P3 15:34 COLDevon Toews
from Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen
2–351% → 89%

Every player

Show both lineups

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mike Matheson D20:171+0.78−0.17+0.80−0.01−0.02+0.19+0.00
Sidney Crosby C20:041+0.49−0.03+0.41+0.08−0.01+0.00+0.04
Teddy Blueger C15:20+0.05+0.08−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Danton Heinen L6:04−0.01−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Angello C6:34−0.03−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Brian Dumoulin D22:27−0.03+0.02−0.01−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brian Boyle C7:51−0.06−0.02−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Mark Friedman D13:08−0.10−0.10−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Chad Ruhwedel D14:21−0.11−0.03−0.07−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
John Marino D18:57−0.12−0.05−0.06+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Guentzel C21:452−0.16−0.04−0.10−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Kasperi Kapanen R15:56−0.23−0.01−0.21−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D26:521−0.24−0.08−0.16+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Evan Rodrigues C16:33−0.26+0.01−0.22−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.05
Jeff Carter C17:50−0.39−0.31−0.09−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Rickard Rakell R16:51−0.43−0.32−0.09+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
Evgeni Malkin C19:21−0.54−0.36−0.12+0.01−0.03+0.00−0.03
Bryan Rust R21:21−0.81−0.06−0.72−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Tristan Jarry G58:28−0.14

COL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Devon Toews D28:311+0.91+0.18+0.62+0.06+0.06+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R10:391+0.69−0.02+0.70−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikko Rantanen R20:2111+0.50+0.06+0.38+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.02
Josh Manson D16:22+0.14+0.15−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Johnson D23:04+0.12+0.17−0.02−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.00
Erik Johnson D15:09+0.05+0.06+0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cale Makar D28:19+0.03−0.03−0.04+0.04+0.07+0.00+0.00
Nathan MacKinnon C22:472+0.02+0.06−0.18+0.15−0.01+0.00+0.01
Alex Newhook C11:061−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.01
Kurtis MacDermid L8:40−0.05−0.03−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Logan O'Connor R11:40−0.07−0.03−0.04−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Valeri Nichushkin R17:10−0.09+0.19−0.29+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
J.T. Compher L14:55−0.13+0.05−0.20−0.03+0.04+0.00+0.00
Nico Sturm C11:401−0.16+0.06−0.23−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
Andrew Cogliano C9:53−0.17−0.00−0.16−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andre Burakovsky L20:391−0.18+0.03−0.18−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Darren Helm C10:03−0.20−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.02
Artturi Lehkonen L17:02−0.40+0.13−0.56−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Darcy Kuemper G60:00+0.74

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.