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2025-11-29 · PPG Paints Arena

7 – 2Final

TOR beat PIT 7–2. TOR lost the expected-goals battle 2.5 to 3.4 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Easton Cowan scored at 11:06 of the first, moving TOR’s win probability from 47% to 64%. Arturs Silovs allowed 2.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
23 – 35
Expected goals
2.5 – 3.4
xG share
PIT 58%
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.

TOR goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

TORPIT

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.

TOR
Dennis Hildeby
69:38 TOI
GSAx +0.97
+0.97
TOR
1 G, 1 A · 15:02 TOI
Finishing +0.67 · Penalties +0.19
+0.89
TOR
Easton Cowan
1 G, 0 A · 18:44 TOI
Finishing +0.75
+0.80

Rough nights

PIT
50:54 TOI
GSAx −2.34
−2.34
PIT
52:41 TOI
GSAx −1.67
−1.67
TOR
0 G, 0 A · 19:34 TOI
Finishing −0.54 · Penalties −0.19 · Faceoffs +0.06
−0.70

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalTOR–PITWin prob.
P1 6:46 TOROliver Ekman-Larsson
from Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews
1–047% → 63%
P1 8:14 PITBen KindelPP
from Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust
1–137% → 53%
P1 11:06 TOREaston Cowan
from William Nylander, Morgan Rielly
2–147% → 64%
P2 2:24 TORBobby McMann
from Morgan Rielly, Oliver Ekman-Larsson
3–166% → 81%
P2 4:53 TORDakota Joshua
from Nicolas Roy, Troy Stecher
4–182% → 94%
P2 13:58 TORNicolas RoyPP
from Max Domi, Bobby McMann
5–196% → 99%
P3 4:37 PITSidney Crosby
from Kevin Hayes
5–20% → 2%
P3 7:14 TORAuston Matthews
from Max Domi, Matthew Knies
6–299% → 100%
P3 13:16 TORNicholas Robertson
unassisted
7–2100% → 100%

Every player

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TOR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D15:0211+0.89+0.02+0.67+0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Easton Cowan R18:441+0.80+0.03+0.75−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Bobby McMann C11:5011+0.77−0.00+0.77−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Dakota Joshua C12:511+0.76−0.01+0.58−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Nicholas Robertson L11:301+0.72−0.04+0.78−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Roy C15:2811+0.65−0.03+0.71−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Auston Matthews C19:4711+0.46+0.01+0.49+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.05
Morgan Rielly D21:102+0.06+0.05+0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Troy Stecher D23:521+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Jake McCabe D21:36−0.01−0.03+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Scott Laughton C10:47−0.03−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.05
William Nylander R19:171−0.06−0.02−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Steven Lorentz C10:40−0.08−0.08+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Philippe Myers D15:52−0.11−0.07−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Max Domi C15:142−0.15−0.00+0.00+0.05+0.00−0.19+0.00
Matthew Knies L20:172−0.16+0.04−0.38−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Dakota Mermis D15:10−0.25−0.06+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
John Tavares C19:34−0.70−0.01−0.54+0.00−0.02−0.19+0.06
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Dennis Hildeby G69:38+0.97

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ben Kindel C15:081+0.58+0.11+0.29−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.01
Sidney Crosby C15:5411+0.52−0.03+0.49+0.04−0.00+0.00+0.02
Danton Heinen L14:45+0.16+0.01−0.03−0.00+0.01+0.19−0.01
Ryan Shea D20:19+0.07+0.08−0.02+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ville Koivunen R13:27+0.05+0.06+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Mantha R13:50+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Evgeni Malkin C15:07+0.01+0.09−0.33+0.05−0.01+0.19+0.03
Mathew Dumba D15:17+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D22:44−0.01+0.06−0.08+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Karlsson D22:06−0.05−0.02−0.02+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Joona Koppanen L13:28−0.06−0.06+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Ryan Graves D15:20−0.09−0.01−0.09+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tommy Novak C13:54−0.18+0.02−0.22+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kevin Hayes R15:181−0.26−0.02−0.22+0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Connor Dewar C13:03−0.28−0.07−0.01−0.02+0.01−0.19+0.00
Bryan Rust R18:541−0.31+0.01−0.11−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D20:24−0.37−0.05−0.15+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Blake Lizotte C15:25−0.42−0.06−0.25−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.09
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Tristan Jarry G52:41−1.67
Arturs Silovs G50:54−2.34

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.