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2025-02-23 · PPG Paints Arena

5 – 3Final

NYR beat PIT 5–3. NYR lost the expected-goals battle 1.5 to 4.6 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Adam Fox scored at 11:26 of the third, moving NYR’s win probability from 48% to 82%. Joel Blomqvist allowed 2.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
16 – 40
Expected goals
1.5 – 4.6
xG share
PIT 75%
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.

NYR goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

NYRPIT

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
Ryan Shea
2 G, 0 A · 20:37 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing +1.76
+1.96
NYR
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.34
+1.34
PIT
1 G, 1 A · 16:19 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +0.79 · Faceoffs −0.05
+0.84

Rough nights

PIT
Joel Blomqvist
58:25 TOI
GSAx −2.74
−2.74
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 15:18 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing −0.76
−0.66
NYR
0 G, 0 A · 19:46 TOI
On-ice −0.56
−0.58

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNYR–PITWin prob.
P1 12:53 PITEvgeni Malkin
from Cody Glass, Danton Heinen
0–153% → 70%
P1 19:12 NYRWill CuyllePP
from K'Andre Miller, Reilly Smith
1–129% → 47%
P2 17:00 NYRJ.T. Miller
from Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin
2–147% → 71%
P3 0:57 PITRyan Shea
from Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson
2–227% → 52%
P3 3:31 PITRyan Shea
from Sidney Crosby, Kevin Hayes
2–352% → 79%
P3 4:21 NYRJimmy Vesey
from Vincent Trocheck, Ryan Lindgren
3–321% → 48%
P3 11:26 NYRAdam Fox
from Reilly Smith, Mika Zibanejad
4–348% → 82%
P3 19:53 NYRJ.T. MillerEN
from Jimmy Vesey, Ryan Lindgren
5–396% → 100%

Every player

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NYR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Adam Fox D20:1411+0.75−0.04+0.77+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
J.T. Miller C16:562+0.65−0.19+0.86+0.01−0.02+0.00−0.01
Jimmy Vesey L18:1011+0.55−0.29+0.87−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Will Cuylle L14:171+0.35−0.15+0.71−0.01+0.00−0.20+0.00
Jonny Brodzinski C10:38−0.05−0.05−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Rempe C6:52−0.07−0.06−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Artemi Panarin L15:561−0.09−0.11−0.00+0.04−0.02+0.00+0.00
Sam Carrick C13:52−0.10−0.10−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Braden Schneider D17:18−0.14−0.14−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Arthur Kaliyev R12:05−0.18−0.16−0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mika Zibanejad C17:221−0.20−0.18−0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.03
K'Andre Miller D23:241−0.25−0.22+0.01−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Ryan Lindgren D22:142−0.28−0.22−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Reilly Smith R14:192−0.30−0.18−0.13+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexis Lafrenière L14:29−0.33−0.10−0.21+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Urho Vaakanainen D15:51−0.39−0.09−0.07−0.01−0.02−0.20+0.00
Vincent Trocheck C20:171−0.49−0.34−0.11+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.03
Will Borgen D19:46−0.58−0.56−0.02−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Igor Shesterkin G60:00+1.34

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ryan Shea D20:372+1.96+0.19+1.76+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Evgeni Malkin C16:1911+0.84+0.08+0.79+0.03−0.01+0.00−0.05
Rickard Rakell R21:38+0.40+0.49−0.29+0.01−0.00+0.20+0.00
Erik Karlsson D27:541+0.22+0.31−0.06+0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
Matt Grzelcyk D5:00+0.18−0.02+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.20+0.00
Kris Letang D23:41+0.17+0.47−0.11+0.02−0.01−0.20+0.00
Kevin Hayes R14:511+0.09+0.38−0.31+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Ryan Graves D15:24+0.07+0.09−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sidney Crosby C23:081+0.04+0.54−0.60+0.08−0.00+0.00+0.03
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D21:02+0.04+0.20−0.11−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Noel Acciari C12:47+0.01+0.02−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Blake Lizotte C12:20−0.03−0.05−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.04
Anthony Beauvillier R16:27−0.07+0.36−0.63+0.00+0.00+0.20+0.00
Cody Glass C15:541−0.10+0.15−0.25−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.02
Danton Heinen L14:341−0.15+0.03−0.18−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Matt Nieto L10:41−0.20+0.09−0.28−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Philip Tomasino C12:29−0.33+0.07−0.39−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Bunting L15:18−0.66+0.09−0.76−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joel Blomqvist G58:25−2.74

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.