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2023-12-31 · PPG Paints Arena

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PIT beat NYI 3–1. Expected goals were close to even (NYI 3.7, PIT 3.8), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Lars Eller scored at 2:18 of the first, moving PIT’s win probability from 53% to 69%. Alex Nedeljkovic saved 3.1 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
38 – 38
Expected goals
3.7 – 3.8
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.

NYI goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

NYIPIT

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
60:00 TOI
GSAx +3.14
+3.14
NYI
59:02 TOI
GSAx +1.56
+1.74
NYI
Samuel Bolduc
1 G, 0 A · 12:22 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.78
+0.85

Rough nights

NYI
0 G, 0 A · 18:46 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing −0.77
−0.74
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 21:56 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing −0.47
−0.55
NYI
0 G, 0 A · 11:41 TOI
Finishing −0.53
−0.53

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNYI–PITWin prob.
P1 2:18 PITLars Eller
from Jansen Harkins, Valtteri Puustinen
0–153% → 69%
P2 2:20 PITNoel Acciari
from Drew O'Connor
0–272% → 86%
P3 13:51 NYISamuel Bolduc
unassisted
1–22% → 13%
P3 19:17 PITLars EllerEN
unassisted
1–396% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

NYI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Samuel Bolduc D12:221+0.85+0.07+0.78−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Scott Mayfield D17:58+0.20+0.05−0.03+0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00
Mike Reilly D15:41+0.15+0.20−0.03−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Julien Gauthier R11:06+0.12−0.02−0.03−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Sebastian Aho D20:19+0.10+0.12+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathew Barzal C18:39−0.00+0.32−0.35+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.01
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C15:01−0.11−0.08−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Noah Dobson D27:19−0.13+0.05−0.21+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Cal Clutterbuck R12:50−0.14−0.04−0.12−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Hudson Fasching R15:11−0.18−0.02−0.14−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kyle Palmieri C17:05−0.21+0.07−0.30+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Simon Holmstrom R12:58−0.25−0.05−0.01−0.01+0.01−0.19−0.01
Alexander Romanov D22:17−0.26−0.08−0.00−0.01+0.02−0.19+0.00
Bo Horvat C19:58−0.27+0.18−0.20−0.02−0.01−0.19−0.04
Matt Martin L8:42−0.37−0.01−0.35−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anders Lee C16:30−0.41+0.23−0.63+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Casey Cizikas C11:41−0.53+0.04−0.53−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03
Brock Nelson C18:46−0.74+0.08−0.77−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ilya Sorokin G59:02+1.74

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Lars Eller C14:412+0.60−0.16+0.78−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Noel Acciari C12:461+0.56−0.10+0.64−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.02
Valtteri Puustinen R7:341+0.02+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marcus Pettersson D24:35−0.01−0.04−0.01+0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Erik Karlsson D25:04−0.08−0.05+0.00+0.01−0.05+0.00+0.00
John Ludvig D9:25−0.11−0.09+0.01−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jeff Carter C12:46−0.14−0.12−0.08−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.06
Chad Ruhwedel D12:01−0.14−0.14+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Graves D19:30−0.15−0.11−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Evgeni Malkin C20:12−0.16+0.10−0.73+0.10−0.02+0.37+0.02
Vinnie Hinostroza C7:58−0.18−0.17−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D25:18−0.19−0.05−0.14+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Rickard Rakell R19:41−0.24−0.12−0.12+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jansen Harkins C8:191−0.25−0.01−0.24−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Sidney Crosby C18:10−0.38−0.07−0.23+0.07−0.01−0.19+0.04
Reilly Smith R18:00−0.47+0.08−0.57+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Drew O'Connor L18:041−0.48+0.01−0.24−0.05−0.00−0.19+0.00
Jake Guentzel C21:56−0.55−0.06−0.47−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alex Nedeljkovic G60:00+3.14

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.