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2024-02-20 · PPG Paints Arena

5 – 4Final/OT

NYI beat PIT 5–4 in overtime. NYI lost the expected-goals battle 2.7 to 3.3 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Adam Pelech scored at 0:57 of overtime, moving NYI’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Alex Nedeljkovic allowed 1.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 41
Expected goals
2.7 – 3.3
xG share
PIT 55%
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
1 G, 0 A · 18:49 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.76
+0.84
NYI
1 G, 1 A · 23:48 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Finishing +0.79
+0.73
NYI
Mathew Barzal
1 G, 1 A · 22:06 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.75 · Penalties −0.19
+0.71

Rough nights

PIT
60:57 TOI
GSAx −1.68
−1.68
NYI
0 G, 1 A · 24:07 TOI
On-ice −0.15 · Finishing −0.49
−0.66
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 21:40 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing −0.73 · Playmaking +0.07 · Faceoffs +0.06
−0.55

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNYI–PITWin prob.
P1 12:48 PITMarcus Pettersson
from Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson
0–153% → 70%
P2 3:40 NYIBrock Nelson
from Ryan Pulock, Adam Pelech
1–128% → 47%
P2 6:37 NYIMathew Barzal
from Ilya Sorokin
2–146% → 67%
P2 13:15 NYISimon Holmstrom
unassisted
3–170% → 86%
P2 16:35 PITLars Eller
from Chad Ruhwedel, Ryan Graves
3–212% → 30%
P3 10:42 NYIMike Reilly
from Brock Nelson, Anders Lee
4–281% → 96%
P3 12:06 PITValtteri Puustinen
from Kris Letang, Reilly Smith
4–33% → 18%
P3 13:02 PITDrew O'Connor
from Evgeni Malkin
4–416% → 51%
OT 0:57 NYIAdam Pelech
from Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat
5–448% → 100%

Every player

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NYI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Adam Pelech D23:4811+0.73−0.09+0.79−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Mathew Barzal C22:0611+0.71+0.13+0.75+0.03−0.01−0.19+0.01
Simon Holmstrom R11:481+0.61+0.11+0.51−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mike Reilly D15:221+0.41−0.27+0.86−0.02+0.01−0.19+0.00
Ryan Pulock D22:341+0.18+0.12+0.00+0.04+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kyle Palmieri C16:45+0.10−0.10−0.00+0.01+0.01+0.19−0.01
Oliver Wahlstrom R11:01+0.08−0.03−0.08−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Alexander Romanov D18:43−0.02+0.00−0.03−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Noah Dobson D19:17−0.07+0.03−0.12+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Anders Lee C18:341−0.11−0.02−0.07−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Pierre Engvall L14:37−0.14−0.10−0.03−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C14:52−0.16−0.04−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.05
Matt Martin L7:07−0.17−0.16−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cal Clutterbuck R9:15−0.19−0.12−0.08−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Casey Cizikas C8:31−0.20−0.19−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brock Nelson C20:1011−0.30+0.05−0.27−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.07
Scott Mayfield D18:14−0.46−0.43−0.03+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Bo Horvat C24:071−0.66−0.15−0.49−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ilya Sorokin G60:57−0.25

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Lars Eller C18:491+0.84+0.06+0.76−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.04
Marcus Pettersson D23:411+0.71+0.12+0.74+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Drew O'Connor L15:311+0.66+0.08+0.61−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Valtteri Puustinen R12:431+0.48+0.10+0.37+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jansen Harkins C5:59+0.17−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Rickard Rakell R20:291+0.09+0.11−0.03+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D14:45+0.09+0.11+0.01−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Erik Karlsson D25:221+0.01+0.27−0.24+0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
Chad Ruhwedel D11:251−0.01−0.01+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D25:011−0.01+0.17−0.19+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Evgeni Malkin C17:421−0.01+0.15−0.15+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02
Reilly Smith R16:191−0.02+0.14−0.16+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Jeff Carter C13:45−0.05+0.02−0.12−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.04
Colin White C8:18−0.10−0.09−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matthew Phillips R13:00−0.11+0.00−0.11−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Graves D14:531−0.16−0.17+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Bryan Rust R19:29−0.21+0.23−0.43−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Sidney Crosby C21:40−0.55+0.05−0.73+0.07−0.00+0.00+0.06
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alex Nedeljkovic G60:57−1.68

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.