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2026-03-07 · PPG Paints Arena

4 – 3Final/SO

PHI beat PIT 4–3 in a shootout. PHI lost the expected-goals battle 2.3 to 3.0 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Denver Barkey scored at 10:03 of the second, moving PHI’s win probability from 26% to 47%. Stuart Skinner allowed 1.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
16 – 23
Expected goals
2.3 – 3.0
xG share
PIT 57%
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.

PHI goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

PHIPIT

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
1 G, 0 A · 26:12 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Finishing +0.87 · Penalties +0.19
+0.93
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 17:10 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.78
+0.89
PHI
1 G, 0 A · 16:25 TOI
On-ice −0.05 · Finishing +0.73
+0.69

Rough nights

PIT
65:00 TOI
GSAx −1.80
−1.80
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 18:51 TOI
On-ice −0.16 · Shootout −0.32
−0.50
PIT
Ben Kindel
0 G, 0 A · 15:16 TOI
On-ice −0.25 · Finishing −0.13
−0.43

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalPHI–PITWin prob.
P1 3:00 PITTommy NovakPP
from Justin Brazeau, Ville Koivunen
0–154% → 69%
P1 3:54 PHIOwen Tippett
from Trevor Zegras, Cam York
1–131% → 47%
P2 3:38 PITRickard Rakell
from Egor Chinakhov, Bryan Rust
1–253% → 72%
P2 4:46 PHIAlex Bump
from Nikita Grebenkin
2–227% → 47%
P2 5:45 PITErik Karlsson
from Egor Chinakhov, Rickard Rakell
2–353% → 73%
P2 10:03 PHIDenver Barkey
from Matvei Michkov, Noah Cates
3–326% → 47%

Every player

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PHI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Owen Tippett R16:251+0.69−0.05+0.73+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00
Alex Bump L16:071+0.68−0.08+0.76−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Denver Barkey C14:411+0.55+0.02+0.53−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Trevor Zegras C18:151+0.54+0.13−0.31+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.07+0.79
Noah Cates L19:191+0.13+0.11+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.03−0.00
Emil Andrae D7:36+0.12+0.11+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Juulsen D11:27+0.07+0.12−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Luke Glendening C11:44+0.01−0.03+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.04−0.00
Garnet Hathaway R10:19−0.03−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Nikita Grebenkin R10:301−0.03−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Travis Sanheim D28:26−0.05−0.09−0.15−0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00+0.00
Sean Couturier C16:55−0.06−0.10−0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.04−0.00
Rasmus Ristolainen D23:26−0.10+0.09+0.00−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00
Matvei Michkov R16:461−0.15+0.18−0.02+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.32
Jamie Drysdale D22:18−0.23+0.04−0.05−0.01−0.02−0.19+0.00+0.00
Carl Grundstrom R9:51−0.24−0.03−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00−0.00
Cam York D30:481−0.27−0.28+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Christian Dvorak C20:47−0.43−0.04−0.22−0.00+0.01−0.19+0.02−0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Dan Vladar G65:00+0.40

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Erik Karlsson D26:121+0.93−0.12+0.87+0.00−0.02+0.19+0.00+0.00
Tommy Novak C17:101+0.89+0.10+0.78+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Rickard Rakell R22:0611+0.55+0.15+0.40+0.00+0.00+0.39−0.01−0.38
Blake Lizotte C15:02+0.07+0.08+0.00−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.02−0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D17:48+0.06+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Avery Hayes R7:48+0.06−0.13+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.19+0.00−0.00
Ryan Shea D15:32+0.05+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Samuel Girard D17:38+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor Clifton D15:04−0.02+0.03−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Brazeau R15:221−0.06+0.05−0.10−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Ville Koivunen R12:351−0.13−0.12+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Kris Letang D23:55−0.15+0.14−0.10+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00
Noel Acciari C13:27−0.16+0.01−0.12−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.03−0.00
Bryan Rust R24:191−0.24+0.08−0.30−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Connor Dewar C14:02−0.37+0.08−0.44−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Egor Chinakhov R21:022−0.42+0.04−0.32−0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00−0.33
Ben Kindel C15:16−0.43−0.25−0.13−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.03−0.00
Anthony Mantha R18:51−0.50−0.16+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.02−0.32
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Stuart Skinner G65:00−1.80

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.