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2024-12-29 · PPG Paints Arena

2 – 3Final

PIT beat NYI 3–2. PIT also won the expected-goals battle 4.2 to 2.9: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Anthony Beauvillier scored at 3:54 of the first, moving PIT’s win probability from 53% to 69%. Alex Nedeljkovic saved 1.4 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 41
Expected goals
2.9 – 4.2
xG share
PIT 59%
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
59:22 TOI
GSAx +1.44
+1.44
NYI
Marcus Hogberg
57:00 TOI
GSAx +0.99
+0.99
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 15:03 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.73 · Playmaking +0.08
+0.88

Rough nights

NYI
0 G, 0 A · 22:55 TOI
Finishing −0.50 · Penalties −0.20
−0.69
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 21:32 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing −0.64
−0.60
NYI
Kyle MacLean
0 G, 0 A · 6:15 TOI
Finishing −0.18 · Penalties −0.20
−0.40

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNYI–PITWin prob.
P1 3:54 PITAnthony Beauvillier
from Michael Bunting, Matt Grzelcyk
0–153% → 69%
P2 1:36 PITMichael BuntingPP
from Sidney Crosby, Philip Tomasino
0–272% → 86%
P3 6:57 PITEvgeni MalkinPP
from Philip Tomasino, Cody Glass
0–395% → 99%
P3 12:59 NYIAnders LeePP
from Alexander Romanov
1–30% → 2%
P3 16:10 NYIBo HorvatPP
from Ryan Pulock, Adam Pelech
2–31% → 10%

Every player

Show both lineups

NYI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Anders Lee C19:161+0.40+0.01+0.45−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Bo Horvat C20:031+0.37−0.07+0.48−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Scott Mayfield D13:41−0.01−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Hudson Fasching R7:31−0.02−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Casey Cizikas C10:37−0.05−0.03−0.03−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03
Isaiah George D16:03−0.08−0.02−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C18:48−0.10−0.13−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Simon Holmstrom R15:20−0.11−0.00−0.11−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Maxim Tsyplakov R12:18−0.12−0.02−0.09−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Pulock D18:481−0.13−0.16+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mathew Barzal C20:31−0.14+0.04−0.38+0.02−0.00+0.20−0.01
Alexander Romanov D21:561−0.15−0.13−0.02−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kyle Palmieri C17:59−0.15−0.10−0.06+0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Brock Nelson C19:17−0.20−0.17−0.19−0.02+0.01+0.20−0.03
Adam Pelech D22:391−0.25−0.13−0.14−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Anthony Duclair L16:04−0.38−0.02−0.37+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle MacLean C6:15−0.40+0.00−0.18−0.01+0.00−0.20−0.02
Noah Dobson D22:55−0.69−0.01−0.50+0.00+0.01−0.20+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Marcus Hogberg G57:00+0.99

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Evgeni Malkin C15:031+0.88+0.10+0.73+0.08−0.02+0.00−0.02
Michael Bunting L13:3211+0.74+0.02+0.71+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Anthony Beauvillier R10:471+0.23+0.01+0.22−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Philip Tomasino C12:572+0.18+0.15−0.18+0.00+0.00+0.20+0.00
Ryan Shea D12:47+0.09+0.07+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Grzelcyk D20:151+0.05+0.07−0.05+0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Ryan Graves D21:56+0.04+0.05−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Blake Lizotte C12:51−0.02−0.04−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.04
Noel Acciari C12:57−0.06+0.05−0.13−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.02
Matt Nieto L12:03−0.10+0.01−0.09−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D24:14−0.13−0.06−0.03−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Drew O'Connor L12:57−0.14+0.14−0.24−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Erik Karlsson D26:51−0.18+0.13−0.25−0.00−0.06+0.00+0.00
Sidney Crosby C21:261−0.24+0.13−0.61+0.06−0.00+0.20−0.01
Nathan Clurman D11:05−0.27+0.07−0.14−0.00+0.00−0.20+0.00
Cody Glass C13:111−0.31+0.16−0.42−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.03
Rickard Rakell R20:14−0.32+0.06−0.20+0.02−0.01−0.20+0.00
Bryan Rust R21:32−0.60+0.06−0.64−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alex Nedeljkovic G59:22+1.44

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.