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2026-01-04 · Nationwide Arena

5 – 4Final/OT

PIT beat CBJ 5–4 in overtime. PIT also won the expected-goals battle 4.1 to 2.8: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Sidney Crosby scored at 2:22 of overtime, moving PIT’s win probability from 48% to 100%.

Shots on goal
43 – 25
Expected goals
4.1 – 2.8
xG share
PIT 59%
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.

CBJ
1 G, 1 A · 25:54 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.81
+0.93
PIT
Ville Koivunen
1 G, 0 A · 11:28 TOI
Finishing +0.75
+0.79
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 12:43 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +0.58
+0.65

Rough nights

PIT
69:51 TOI
GSAx −0.83
−0.83
CBJ
62:22 TOI
GSAx −0.72
−0.72
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 13:07 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Finishing −0.35
−0.47

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalPIT–CBJWin prob.
P1 1:50 PITVille Koivunen
from Ben Kindel, John St. Ivany
1–047% → 62%
P1 8:21 CBJDmitri Voronkov
from Denton Mateychuk
1–137% → 53%
P1 8:48 CBJMason Marchment
from Adam Fantilli, Kirill Marchenko
1–253% → 70%
P1 18:38 CBJKirill Marchenko
from Zach Werenski, Denton Mateychuk
1–371% → 85%
P2 0:47 CBJZach Werenski
from Boone Jenner, Mathieu Olivier
1–486% → 94%
P2 16:51 PITNoel Acciari
from Connor Dewar
2–42% → 9%
P3 3:28 PITTommy NovakPP
from Ben Kindel
3–47% → 21%
P3 19:46 PITRickard RakellPP
from Anthony Mantha, Sidney Crosby
4–43% → 49%
OT 2:22 PITSidney Crosby
from Erik Karlsson, Egor Chinakhov
5–448% → 100%

Every player

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PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ville Koivunen R11:281+0.79+0.03+0.75−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
Noel Acciari C12:431+0.65+0.08+0.58−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.01
Tommy Novak C13:291+0.60−0.11+0.73+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.03
Sidney Crosby C24:5811+0.57+0.15+0.34+0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00
Blake Lizotte C13:54+0.30+0.08−0.10−0.03−0.00+0.39−0.03
Rickard Rakell R24:141+0.25+0.01+0.24+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Egor Chinakhov R12:381+0.25+0.17−0.11−0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00
Ryan Shea D16:14+0.20+0.18+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
John St. Ivany D15:061+0.04+0.11−0.09+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D18:43+0.04+0.07−0.05+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Connor Dewar C13:181−0.02+0.12−0.12−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Kindel C14:012−0.05+0.01−0.11−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.07
Erik Karlsson D26:291−0.14+0.10−0.21+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D23:17−0.20−0.03−0.17+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Bryan Rust R22:46−0.22−0.02−0.19−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Kulak D18:06−0.30−0.09−0.18−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Anthony Mantha R15:231−0.38−0.08−0.31+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Brazeau R13:07−0.47−0.12−0.35−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Arturs Silovs G69:51−0.83

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Zach Werenski D25:5411+0.93+0.10+0.81+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mason Marchment L16:001+0.64+0.07+0.54+0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirill Marchenko R16:4511+0.57+0.02+0.55−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dmitri Voronkov L10:071+0.44−0.17+0.80−0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Zachary Aston-Reese C10:50+0.08+0.07+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Damon Severson D21:14−0.05+0.02+0.00−0.03−0.04+0.00+0.00
Jake Christiansen D11:51−0.06−0.07+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Dante Fabbro D14:37−0.13−0.02−0.12−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kent Johnson C11:38−0.14+0.06−0.19+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Boone Jenner C20:491−0.14−0.09+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.04
Charlie Coyle C22:08−0.18−0.18+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Denton Mateychuk D25:012−0.18+0.03−0.21−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Danton Heinen L10:42−0.20−0.07−0.14−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Sillinger C12:35−0.31−0.26+0.00−0.01−0.03+0.00−0.01
Brendan Gaunce C14:13−0.34+0.00−0.37−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.04
Mathieu Olivier R19:141−0.39−0.02−0.37−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Adam Fantilli C17:371−0.45+0.14−0.34+0.01−0.02−0.19−0.04
Ivan Provorov D28:44−0.45−0.14−0.09−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jet Greaves G62:22−0.72

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.