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2025-10-27 · PPG Paints Arena

3 – 6Final

PIT beat STL 6–3. PIT lost the expected-goals battle 2.5 to 3.2 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Parker Wotherspoon scored on the power play at 6:37 of the second, moving PIT’s win probability from 53% to 73%. Joel Hofer allowed 2.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
28 – 26
Expected goals
3.2 – 2.5
xG share
STL 56%
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.

STL goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

STLPIT

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
2 G, 1 A · 18:59 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing +1.19
+1.01
STL
Nick Bjugstad
1 G, 1 A · 13:29 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.73 · Penalties +0.19
+0.98
PIT
Parker Wotherspoon
1 G, 0 A · 23:26 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.81
+0.91

Rough nights

STL
69:50 TOI
GSAx −2.23
−2.23
STL
0 G, 0 A · 19:20 TOI
On-ice −0.22 · Finishing −0.31
−0.52
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 10:48 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Penalties −0.39
−0.50

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSTL–PITWin prob.
P1 0:39 PITBryan Rust
from Erik Karlsson, Filip Hallander
0–153% → 69%
P1 0:55 PITAnthony Mantha
from Evgeni Malkin, Justin Brazeau
0–269% → 82%
P1 4:15 STLNick Bjugstad
from Nathan Walker, Tyler Tucker
1–218% → 31%
P1 15:43 STLJordan Kyrou
from Brayden Schenn, Dylan Holloway
2–229% → 47%
P2 6:37 PITParker WotherspoonPP
from Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson
2–353% → 73%
P3 0:42 PITBryan Rust
from Erik Karlsson, Sidney Crosby
2–477% → 92%
P3 4:35 STLMathieu Joseph
from Nick Bjugstad
3–47% → 21%
P3 16:39 PITSidney Crosby
from Bryan Rust
3–591% → 99%
P3 16:59 PITEvgeni MalkinEN
from Justin Brazeau
3–699% → 100%

Every player

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STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nick Bjugstad C13:2911+0.98+0.06+0.73−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Mathieu Joseph R12:271+0.75+0.05+0.70−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Kyrou R18:491+0.61−0.04+0.63+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Logan Mailloux D13:14+0.28+0.13−0.04+0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00
Tyler Tucker D15:141+0.11+0.11+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brayden Schenn C16:491+0.03+0.15−0.09−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.02
Dylan Holloway L18:131+0.03+0.06−0.23+0.01+0.01+0.19−0.01
Oskar Sundqvist C14:35−0.01−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Pius Suter C16:27−0.05−0.08+0.00−0.02+0.03+0.00+0.02
Philip Broberg D21:45−0.06−0.03−0.05+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jimmy Snuggerud R17:41−0.06−0.02−0.05+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Alexandre Texier L12:41−0.15+0.11−0.25−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nathan Walker L12:141−0.17+0.08−0.25−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Cam Fowler D22:10−0.18−0.01−0.15−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Faulk D22:04−0.19−0.02−0.16−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexey Toropchenko R10:34−0.19+0.08−0.26−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Colton Parayko D20:21−0.22−0.16−0.08+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Pavel Buchnevich L19:20−0.52−0.22−0.31+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joel Hofer G69:50−2.23

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Bryan Rust R18:5921+1.01−0.14+1.19−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.01
Parker Wotherspoon D23:261+0.91+0.07+0.81+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Anthony Mantha R14:081+0.85+0.10+0.74+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sidney Crosby C18:0212+0.52+0.01+0.50+0.04−0.01+0.00−0.03
Evgeni Malkin C14:5811+0.16+0.13+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.03
Connor Dewar C13:56+0.06+0.08−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Blake Lizotte C14:11+0.01+0.05−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Mathew Dumba D15:16−0.02+0.05−0.06+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Shea D20:27−0.07−0.08−0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Erik Karlsson D23:523−0.10−0.05−0.02+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D21:16−0.13−0.07−0.06+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ville Koivunen R11:21−0.15−0.13+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Kindel C12:05−0.15−0.13−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Noel Acciari C14:29−0.24−0.09−0.17−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Filip Hallander C16:591−0.25+0.06−0.30−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Harrison Brunicke D15:43−0.27−0.01−0.06+0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Justin Brazeau R12:492−0.41+0.09−0.50−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tommy Novak C10:48−0.50−0.10+0.00+0.01−0.01−0.39−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Tristan Jarry G68:53−0.10

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.