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2024-03-14 · PPG Paints Arena

3 – 6Final

PIT beat SJS 6–3. Expected goals were close to even (SJS 2.7, PIT 2.4), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: John Ludvig scored at 2:38 of the third, moving PIT’s win probability from 52% to 78%. Magnus Chrona allowed 2.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
32 – 31
Expected goals
2.7 – 2.4
xG share
SJS 53%
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.

SJS goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

SJSPIT

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 · 15:23 TOI
On-ice +0.14 · Finishing +0.80 · Faceoffs +0.05
+0.99
SJS
Marc-Edouard Vlasic
1 G, 1 A · 20:35 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.85
+0.98
SJS
1 G, 0 A · 20:08 TOI
On-ice +0.17 · Finishing +0.73
+0.90

Rough nights

SJS
Magnus Chrona
59:33 TOI
GSAx −2.68
−2.68
PIT
59:46 TOI
GSAx −0.94
−0.94
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 17:52 TOI
On-ice −0.22 · Finishing −0.27
−0.51

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSJS–PITWin prob.
P1 10:28 PITNoel Acciari
from Erik Karlsson, Drew O'Connor
0–153% → 70%
P1 14:31 SJSFabian Zetterlund
from Calen Addison, Henry Thrun
1–129% → 47%
P1 19:01 SJSMarc-Edouard Vlasic
from Klim Kostin, Mikael Granlund
2–147% → 65%
P2 4:11 PITJeff Carter
from Emil Bemstrom
2–233% → 53%
P2 11:34 PITEvgeni Malkin
from Drew O'Connor, Lars Eller
2–353% → 74%
P2 18:42 SJSKlim Kostin
from Mikael Granlund, Marc-Edouard Vlasic
3–323% → 47%
P3 2:38 PITJohn Ludvig
from Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Reilly Smith
3–452% → 78%
P3 4:38 PITRickard Rakell
from Pierre-Olivier Joseph, John Ludvig
3–579% → 94%
P3 18:04 PITBryan RustEN
from Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby
3–6100% → 100%

Every player

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SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D20:3511+0.98+0.13+0.85+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Fabian Zetterlund L20:081+0.90+0.17+0.73+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.02
Klim Kostin C13:0211+0.74+0.06+0.71−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Mikael Granlund C21:412+0.24+0.21−0.14+0.02+0.01+0.19−0.05
Kyle Burroughs D19:05+0.04+0.06+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Henry Thrun D24:481+0.01+0.10−0.07−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Alexander Barabanov L17:28−0.02+0.13−0.13−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Givani Smith R3:09−0.06−0.05−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nico Sturm C14:24−0.08−0.02−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Mario Ferraro D27:05−0.08−0.05−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Bailey R5:22−0.12−0.10−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Luke Kunin C16:36−0.14−0.04−0.05−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.03
Ryan Carpenter C9:43−0.15−0.08−0.09−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.04
Thomas Bordeleau C13:18−0.23−0.05−0.15−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Calen Addison D24:201−0.23−0.03−0.16−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Kevin Labanc R7:33−0.25−0.09−0.16+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01
Filip Zadina R16:47−0.32−0.06−0.05−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
William Eklund L19:23−0.34−0.06−0.21−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.07
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Magnus Chrona G59:33−2.68

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Noel Acciari C15:231+0.99+0.14+0.80−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.05
Jeff Carter C13:481+0.77+0.04+0.73−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
John Ludvig D14:3111+0.72+0.08+0.67−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Rickard Rakell R11:501+0.64−0.17+0.81+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Evgeni Malkin C16:001+0.61−0.15+0.75+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.02
Lars Eller C16:091+0.06+0.10−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Ryan Graves D17:53+0.05+0.07−0.02+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Valtteri Puustinen R10:01+0.04+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marcus Pettersson D21:11+0.04+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Erik Karlsson D22:291+0.03−0.09−0.02+0.00−0.05+0.19+0.00
Emil Bemstrom C9:481+0.03+0.07−0.04−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D24:081−0.06+0.01−0.07+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D15:482−0.14−0.07−0.02−0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
Reilly Smith R12:391−0.22−0.07−0.15+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sidney Crosby C18:431−0.25−0.07−0.25+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.03
Drew O'Connor L17:502−0.26+0.05−0.29−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Bryan Rust R18:191−0.33−0.06−0.07−0.01−0.02−0.19+0.00
Michael Bunting L17:52−0.51−0.22−0.27+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Tristan Jarry G59:46−0.94

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.