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2026-03-08 · PPG Paints Arena

4 – 5Final/OT

PIT beat BOS 5–4 in overtime. PIT also won the expected-goals battle 4.0 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Tommy Novak scored at 0:17 of overtime, moving PIT’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Arturs Silovs allowed 1.6 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
28 – 40
Expected goals
2.4 – 4.0
xG share
PIT 62%
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.

BOS goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

BOSPIT

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.

BOS
3 G, 0 A · 16:59 TOI
On-ice −0.29 · Finishing +2.25 · Faceoffs +0.06
+2.01
PIT
2 G, 0 A · 15:14 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing +1.58
+1.51
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 15:49 TOI
On-ice +0.43 · Finishing +0.74
+1.15

Rough nights

PIT
60:17 TOI
GSAx −1.58
−1.58
BOS
60:17 TOI
GSAx −1.00
−1.00
BOS
0 G, 1 A · 19:08 TOI
On-ice −0.22 · Finishing −0.29
−0.52

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBOS–PITWin prob.
P1 9:27 BOSPavel ZachaPP
from Morgan Geekie, Charlie McAvoy
1–047% → 63%
P2 8:47 BOSPavel Zacha
from Viktor Arvidsson, Jonathan Aspirot
2–068% → 84%
P2 12:23 BOSDavid Pastrnak
unassisted
3–085% → 96%
P2 14:44 PITEgor ChinakhovPP
from Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson
3–15% → 14%
P3 6:02 PITConnor Dewar
from Ryan Shea
3–27% → 24%
P3 6:35 PITAnthony Mantha
from Tommy Novak, Ilya Solovyov
3–323% → 52%
P3 8:34 BOSPavel Zacha
from Viktor Arvidsson, Jonathan Aspirot
4–348% → 79%
P3 11:18 PITAnthony Mantha
from Parker Wotherspoon, Erik Karlsson
4–419% → 52%
OT 0:17 PITTommy Novak
unassisted
4–552% → 100%

Every player

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BOS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Pavel Zacha C16:593+2.01−0.29+2.25−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.06
David Pastrnak R21:251+0.16−0.52+0.62+0.07−0.02+0.00+0.00
Casey Mittelstadt C15:00−0.02+0.01−0.02+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mark Kastelic C9:37−0.04−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Sean Kuraly C9:37−0.04−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Viktor Arvidsson L14:342−0.09+0.03−0.13+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Andrew Peeke D16:37−0.13−0.11−0.01−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Eyssimont C11:51−0.13−0.01−0.14−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tanner Jeannot L11:03−0.14−0.13+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikita Zadorov D20:02−0.16−0.14−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Fraser Minten C17:56−0.16−0.11+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.05
Mason Lohrei D18:21−0.16−0.07−0.09+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Elias Lindholm C19:35−0.17−0.26−0.08−0.02−0.00+0.19+0.00
Hampus Lindholm D22:04−0.25−0.08+0.00+0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Marat Khusnutdinov C13:11−0.26−0.17−0.27−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Jonathan Aspirot D14:252−0.28−0.11+0.00+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Charlie McAvoy D24:261−0.33−0.34−0.21−0.00+0.02+0.19+0.00
Morgan Geekie C19:081−0.52−0.22−0.29+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joonas Korpisalo G60:17−1.00

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Anthony Mantha R15:142+1.51−0.06+1.58−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor Dewar C15:491+1.15+0.43+0.74−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tommy Novak C15:2311+0.74+0.10+0.65+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.02
Egor Chinakhov R16:181+0.59+0.19+0.60−0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Samuel Girard D18:04+0.14+0.31−0.18+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Shea D19:521+0.14+0.11+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Kindel C11:47+0.12−0.03−0.06−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.03
Ville Koivunen R14:04+0.04+0.06+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Noel Acciari C14:59+0.02+0.38−0.36−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.01
Blake Lizotte C15:52−0.05+0.28−0.25−0.04−0.00+0.00−0.03
Erik Karlsson D24:202−0.06+0.54−0.77+0.01−0.03+0.19+0.00
Rickard Rakell R15:561−0.06+0.07−0.15+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Parker Wotherspoon D21:191−0.07+0.15−0.05+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Ilya Solovyov D14:121−0.10+0.11−0.02+0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Kris Letang D20:47−0.16−0.15−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Bryan Rust R19:12−0.22+0.14−0.35−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Elmer Soderblom L10:21−0.25−0.03−0.23−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.01
Avery Hayes R9:34−0.28−0.02−0.24−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Arturs Silovs G60:17−1.58

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.