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2024-03-30 · Nationwide Arena

3 – 4Final/SO

CBJ beat PIT 4–3 in a shootout. CBJ also won the expected-goals battle 4.0 to 2.7: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Zach Werenski scored at 11:47 of the third, moving CBJ’s win probability from 18% to 52%.

Shots on goal
33 – 37
Expected goals
2.7 – 4.0
xG share
CBJ 59%
Home-ice start
CBJ 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 goalCBJ goal

Expected goals

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

PITCBJ

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.

CBJ
Damon Severson
0 G, 1 A · 26:38 TOI
On-ice +0.23 · Finishing −0.13 · Shootout +1.06
+1.11
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 23:14 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Shootout +0.84
+0.88
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 21:21 TOI
Finishing +0.75 · Penalties +0.19
+0.85

Rough nights

PIT
0 G, 1 A · 16:33 TOI
On-ice −0.26 · Finishing −0.08 · Shootout −0.44
−0.77
PIT
0 G, 1 A · 26:59 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Shootout −0.44
−0.66
CBJ
Johnny Gaudreau
0 G, 1 A · 24:28 TOI
On-ice +0.43 · Finishing −0.78 · Playmaking +0.11 · Shootout −0.30
−0.54

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalPIT–CBJWin prob.
P1 7:47 CBJMathieu OlivierSH
from Cole Sillinger
0–153% → 70%
P2 13:29 PITDrew O'Connor
from Bryan Rust, Marcus Pettersson
1–125% → 47%
P2 18:55 PITBryan Rust
from Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang
2–148% → 72%
P3 8:59 PITRickard Rakell
from Evgeni Malkin
3–179% → 95%
P3 9:08 CBJKirill Marchenko
from Damon Severson, Zach Werenski
3–25% → 21%
P3 11:47 CBJZach Werenski
from Johnny Gaudreau
3–318% → 52%

Every player

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PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Drew O'Connor L21:211+0.85−0.05+0.75−0.03−0.01+0.19+0.00+0.00
Sidney Crosby C22:311+0.50+0.03−0.24+0.04−0.01−0.19+0.02+0.84
Bryan Rust R21:3711+0.32+0.00+0.60−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00−0.44
John Ludvig D13:02+0.10+0.10+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Rickard Rakell R14:501+0.06−0.29+0.66−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.30
Marcus Pettersson D26:181+0.05+0.02+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Samuel Poulin R5:10+0.00+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00
Jesse Puljujarvi R6:34−0.07−0.05−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00
John St. Ivany D12:42−0.11−0.10−0.02−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Jeff Carter C14:27−0.12−0.06−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.05+0.00
Lars Eller C18:44−0.13−0.07−0.13−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.09+0.00
Michael Bunting L9:54−0.15−0.14−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Karlsson D25:40−0.25−0.16−0.03+0.01−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.00
Reilly Smith R18:36−0.31+0.16−0.30+0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00+0.00
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D19:07−0.32−0.10+0.01−0.01−0.03−0.19+0.00−0.00
Valtteri Puustinen R12:55−0.40+0.16−0.57+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D26:591−0.66−0.20−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.44
Evgeni Malkin C16:331−0.77−0.26−0.08+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.44
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alex Nedeljkovic G65:00−0.37

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Damon Severson D26:381+1.11+0.23−0.13−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00+1.06
Alexandre Texier L23:14+0.88+0.09−0.03+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.84
Zach Werenski D27:2411+0.81+0.11+0.67+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Mathieu Olivier R13:481+0.69−0.12+0.62−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00+0.00
Kirill Marchenko R22:331+0.47+0.25+0.29+0.00+0.00+0.37+0.00−0.44
Ivan Provorov D22:09+0.08+0.16−0.07−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Cameron Butler R0:54−0.00+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
James Malatesta L5:29−0.05−0.05−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Bean D14:26−0.08−0.04−0.02+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Carson Meyer R4:37−0.08−0.07−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Christiansen D8:31−0.10−0.07−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Brendan Gaunce C16:54−0.12−0.13−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.03+0.00
Erik Gudbranson D20:17−0.16−0.03−0.12−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Mikael Pyyhtia L13:20−0.18−0.17−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Nylander L23:16−0.27+0.21−0.00−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.01−0.44
Cole Sillinger C23:471−0.27+0.25−0.28−0.01−0.03−0.19−0.02+0.00
Dmitri Voronkov L19:49−0.47+0.21−0.44−0.00+0.01−0.19−0.06+0.00
Johnny Gaudreau L24:281−0.54+0.43−0.78+0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.30
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Elvis Merzlikins G64:26+0.04

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.