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2026-03-21 · PPG Paints Arena

4 – 5Final/SO

PIT beat WPG 5–4 in a shootout. PIT also won the expected-goals battle 3.3 to 2.7: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Erik Karlsson scored at 12:45 of the third, moving PIT’s win probability from 17% to 51%. Connor Hellebuyck allowed 1.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
25 – 32
Expected goals
2.7 – 3.3
xG share
PIT 55%
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.

WPG goalPIT goal

Expected goals

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

WPGPIT

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 · 25:31 TOI
On-ice +0.26 · Finishing +1.39
+1.63
WPG
1 G, 0 A · 22:30 TOI
On-ice +0.23 · Finishing +0.90
+1.13
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 17:15 TOI
Finishing +0.61 · Shootout +0.33
+0.92

Rough nights

WPG
65:00 TOI
GSAx −1.39
−1.39
PIT
65:00 TOI
GSAx −1.00
−1.00
WPG
0 G, 0 A · 23:49 TOI
On-ice −0.39 · Finishing −0.45
−0.89

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWPG–PITWin prob.
P1 1:06 PITEgor Chinakhov
from Evgeni Malkin, Parker Wotherspoon
0–153% → 69%
P1 2:02 PITRickard Rakell
from Bryan Rust, Samuel Girard
0–269% → 82%
P1 3:50 WPGMorgan Barron
from Brad Lambert
1–218% → 31%
P2 6:10 WPGCole KoepkeSH
from Adam Lowry, Dylan DeMelo
2–227% → 46%
P2 15:22 PITErik Karlsson
from Parker Wotherspoon, Egor Chinakhov
2–353% → 75%
P3 4:04 WPGNeal Pionk
from Jonathan Toews, Gustav Nyquist
3–321% → 48%
P3 8:36 WPGBrad Lambert
unassisted
4–348% → 79%
P3 12:45 PITErik Karlsson
from Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby
4–417% → 51%

Every player

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WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Neal Pionk D22:301+1.13+0.23+0.90−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Koepke L10:081+0.79+0.02+0.78−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Morgan Barron C15:251+0.73−0.05+0.75−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.03−0.00
Brad Lambert C13:4511+0.61+0.00+0.62−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Dylan Samberg D25:23+0.33+0.34+0.00−0.03+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Lowry C18:161+0.22+0.32−0.12−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.05−0.00
Haydn Fleury D14:51+0.07+0.09−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Iafallo L19:18+0.01+0.05−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00
Gabriel Vilardi C17:46+0.00+0.09−0.09+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Dylan DeMelo D11:231−0.06+0.01−0.09+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Isak Rosen R10:53−0.10−0.01−0.09−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Cole Perfetti C17:15−0.17+0.14−0.31−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Elias Salomonsson D22:45−0.22−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00
Mark Scheifele C24:28−0.35−0.40+0.00+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.02−0.00
Gustav Nyquist R8:441−0.41−0.03+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.38
Jonathan Toews C8:031−0.49−0.03−0.14+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.32
Josh Morrissey D29:38−0.68−0.44−0.06−0.01+0.02−0.19+0.00+0.00
Kyle Connor L23:49−0.89−0.39−0.45−0.01−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Connor Hellebuyck G65:00−1.39

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Erik Karlsson D25:312+1.63+0.26+1.39+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Rickard Rakell R17:151+0.92−0.02+0.61+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.33
Sidney Crosby C20:471+0.90−0.09−0.10+0.06−0.01+0.19+0.05+0.79
Parker Wotherspoon D23:262+0.02+0.02−0.03+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Egor Chinakhov R17:3911+0.02−0.08+0.43−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.32
Connor Clifton D16:30+0.01+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Shea D8:45−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor Dewar C15:32−0.03−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01−0.00
Evgeni Malkin C19:441−0.08+0.10−0.20+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.01−0.00
Elmer Soderblom L13:31−0.08−0.04−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Anthony Mantha R12:22−0.09−0.07−0.02+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Samuel Girard D22:471−0.12−0.12+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noel Acciari C16:18−0.13−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00−0.08−0.00
Justin Brazeau R10:28−0.13−0.05−0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Tommy Novak C16:45−0.14−0.05−0.25+0.02−0.01+0.19−0.05−0.00
Kris Letang D26:13−0.16−0.11−0.04+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ben Kindel C13:58−0.42+0.27−0.65−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.02−0.00
Bryan Rust R18:492−0.53−0.05−0.45−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Arturs Silovs G65:00−1.00

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.