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2025-11-16 · Avicii Arena

0 – 4Final

PIT beat NSH 4–0. PIT also won the expected-goals battle 2.5 to 1.9: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Parker Wotherspoon scored at 2:19 of the first, moving PIT’s win probability from 53% to 69%. Sergei Murashov saved 1.7 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
21 – 22
Expected goals
1.9 – 2.5
xG share
PIT 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.

NSH goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

NSHPIT

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
Sergei Murashov
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.67
+1.67
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 15:31 TOI
Finishing +0.70
+0.74
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 15:51 TOI
Finishing +0.65
+0.72

Rough nights

NSH
59:22 TOI
GSAx −0.88
−0.88
PIT
Kevin Hayes
0 G, 1 A · 13:27 TOI
Finishing −0.35
−0.35
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 14:12 TOI
Finishing −0.19 · Faceoffs −0.07
−0.28

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNSH–PITWin prob.
P1 2:19 PITParker Wotherspoon
from Erik Karlsson, Joona Koppanen
0–153% → 69%
P1 8:08 PITEvgeni Malkin
from Kevin Hayes, Anthony Mantha
0–270% → 83%
P1 10:13 PITSidney Crosby
unassisted
0–383% → 91%
P3 17:12 PITBlake LizotteEN
unassisted
0–4100% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Erik Haula L16:37+0.18−0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Michael Bunting L18:34+0.16−0.02−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Spencer Stastney D14:51+0.01+0.03−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Marchessault C19:30−0.01+0.00−0.19−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C18:55−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Justin Barron D10:12−0.04−0.02+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Filip Forsberg L20:42−0.04−0.05−0.02+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Matthew Wood R15:16−0.06−0.00−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Blankenburg D17:23−0.06−0.06+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Fedor Svechkov C10:34−0.07−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03
Adam Wilsby D14:23−0.11−0.03−0.07−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Hague D18:47−0.11−0.08−0.04+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Perbix D17:49−0.13+0.01−0.13+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael McCarron C15:02−0.13−0.05−0.17−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.10
Ozzy Wiesblatt C12:36−0.16−0.08−0.09−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Steven Stamkos C19:59−0.21−0.03−0.22+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.04
Luke Evangelista R19:54−0.24−0.02−0.22+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brady Skjei D19:34−0.25+0.01−0.25−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Juuse Saros G59:22−0.88

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Sidney Crosby C15:311+0.74+0.01+0.70+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.01
Evgeni Malkin C15:511+0.72+0.04+0.65+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.03
Parker Wotherspoon D20:221+0.61+0.03+0.76+0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Kris Letang D20:28+0.07+0.07−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Philip Tomasino C11:39+0.05+0.05+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor Clifton D19:28+0.01+0.03−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Anthony Mantha R14:061−0.01+0.03−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Bryan Rust R18:15−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Erik Karlsson D21:001−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Joona Koppanen L13:271−0.07+0.01−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Shea D19:30−0.10+0.08+0.00+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Connor Dewar C17:10−0.13−0.03−0.12−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tommy Novak C13:41−0.14+0.05−0.19+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Danton Heinen L10:57−0.17−0.02−0.16−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Graves D20:06−0.19−0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Ben Kindel C12:50−0.24+0.00−0.21−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.02
Blake Lizotte C14:121−0.28−0.01−0.19−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.07
Kevin Hayes R13:271−0.35+0.04−0.35+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Sergei Murashov G60:00+1.67

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.