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2025-11-28 · Nationwide Arena

4 – 3Final/OT

PIT beat CBJ 4–3 in overtime. PIT lost the expected-goals battle 2.7 to 3.1 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Kris Letang scored at 0:59 of overtime, moving PIT’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Jet Greaves allowed 1.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
24 – 29
Expected goals
2.7 – 3.1
xG share
CBJ 53%
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.

PIT
2 G, 0 A · 19:10 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Finishing +1.34
+1.34
CBJ
1 G, 1 A · 26:06 TOI
Finishing +0.83 · Penalties +0.19
+1.08
CBJ
Brendan Gaunce
1 G, 0 A · 9:59 TOI
Finishing +0.79
+0.77

Rough nights

CBJ
70:55 TOI
GSAx −1.41
−1.41
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 12:46 TOI
On-ice −0.05 · Finishing −0.25 · Penalties −0.19
−0.50
PIT
0 G, 1 A · 22:13 TOI
On-ice −0.30 · Finishing −0.13
−0.47

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalPIT–CBJWin prob.
P1 6:10 PITSidney Crosby
from Kris Letang
1–047% → 63%
P1 13:40 CBJSean Monahan
from Brendan Smith, Damon Severson
1–136% → 53%
P2 3:51 CBJBrendan GaunceSH
from Miles Wood, Zach Werenski
1–252% → 72%
P2 19:56 CBJZach Werenski
from Charlie Coyle
1–377% → 92%
P3 0:13 PITBryan Rust
from Erik Karlsson
2–38% → 23%
P3 8:28 PITSidney Crosby
from Tommy Novak, Parker Wotherspoon
3–318% → 48%
OT 0:59 PITKris Letang
from Tommy Novak
4–348% → 100%

Every player

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PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Sidney Crosby C19:102+1.34−0.07+1.34+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.02
Kris Letang D22:3311+0.75+0.16+0.58+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Bryan Rust R20:071+0.13−0.08+0.25−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Tommy Novak C16:422+0.12+0.16−0.04+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
Ryan Graves D15:19+0.11+0.10+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Shea D19:41+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathew Dumba D14:14−0.00+0.01−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Danton Heinen L10:23−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ville Koivunen R11:40−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D23:141−0.04−0.25−0.00+0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00
Kevin Hayes R18:06−0.11−0.01−0.14+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.02
Blake Lizotte C13:18−0.14−0.14+0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.02
Joona Koppanen L12:24−0.14−0.10−0.02−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Anthony Mantha R17:57−0.15−0.02−0.13+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ben Kindel C12:17−0.17−0.12+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.04
Connor Dewar C12:16−0.32−0.12−0.19−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Evgeni Malkin C18:46−0.33−0.01−0.12+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Erik Karlsson D22:131−0.47−0.30−0.13+0.01−0.05+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Tristan Jarry G68:55+0.21

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Zach Werenski D26:0611+1.08+0.03+0.83+0.02+0.00+0.19+0.00
Brendan Gaunce C9:591+0.77−0.03+0.79−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Sean Monahan C19:011+0.72+0.29+0.37−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.06
Denton Mateychuk D19:13+0.23+0.23+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C18:301+0.19+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Damon Severson D19:071+0.09+0.27−0.15−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Luca Pinelli C18:00−0.03+0.11−0.14−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ivan Provorov D26:29−0.10−0.05−0.04−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dante Fabbro D16:23−0.13+0.01−0.14−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brendan Smith D13:541−0.13−0.02−0.07−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Zachary Aston-Reese C8:34−0.17+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.01
Egor Chinakhov R9:16−0.18+0.04−0.21−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Sillinger C18:01−0.20+0.18−0.35−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dmitri Voronkov L14:42−0.20−0.04−0.15−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Adam Fantilli C18:08−0.25−0.11−0.11+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.02
Isac Lundeström C16:02−0.34+0.00−0.30−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.04
Miles Wood L16:001−0.40+0.00−0.38−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kent Johnson C12:46−0.50−0.05−0.25−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jet Greaves G70:55−1.41

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.