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2026-10-05 ·

3 – 2Final

WPG beat PIT 3–2. WPG lost the expected-goals battle 2.4 to 3.0 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Cole Perfetti scored at 9:02 of the third, moving WPG’s win probability from 48% to 79%. Sergei Murashov allowed 1.9 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
34 – 32
Expected goals
2.4 – 3.0
xG share
PIT 56%
Model before the game
PIT 59%

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.

WPG
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.22
+1.22
WPG
1 G, 1 A · 10:24 TOI
On-ice +0.17 · Finishing +0.39 · Playmaking +0.16
+0.72
PIT
1 G, 1 A · 18:37 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Finishing +0.31 · Playmaking +0.19 · Penalties +0.17
+0.55

Rough nights

PIT
57:23 TOI
GSAx −1.86
−1.86
PIT
0 G, 0 A · 17:47 TOI
On-ice −0.18 · Finishing −0.26
−0.49
WPG
0 G, 0 A · 13:30 TOI
Finishing −0.07 · Playmaking −0.09 · Penalties −0.17
−0.41

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWPG–PITWin prob.
P2 9:27 PITBen Kindel
from Declan Carlile, Erik Karlsson
0–153% → 74%
P3 4:43 WPGAlex Iafallo
unassisted
1–121% → 48%
P3 7:08 WPGAdam Lowry
from Alex Iafallo, Dylan DeMelo
2–148% → 77%
P3 8:53 PITDeclan Carlile
from Ben Kindel, Ville Koivunen
2–221% → 52%
P3 9:02 WPGCole Perfetti
from Josh Morrissey
3–248% → 79%

Every player

Show both lineups

WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Iafallo L10:2411+0.72+0.17+0.39+0.16+0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Lowry C15:491+0.52+0.07+0.41+0.07+0.02+0.00−0.04
Dylan DeMelo D22:241+0.32+0.18−0.05+0.00+0.02+0.17+0.00
Isak Rosen R12:05+0.05+0.01−0.03+0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
John St. Ivany D14:10+0.03−0.01−0.01+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mario Ferraro D16:53+0.01−0.04−0.05+0.09+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Perfetti C19:591−0.03−0.19+0.24−0.11+0.03+0.00−0.01
Dylan Samberg D21:03−0.03−0.00−0.01−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.00
Morgan Barron C15:55−0.04+0.03−0.04−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Koepke L8:29−0.04+0.04−0.02−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00
Josh Morrissey D23:501−0.08+0.00−0.01+0.09+0.01−0.17+0.00
Vladislav Namestnikov C11:04−0.08+0.10−0.12−0.05+0.01+0.00−0.02
Brad Lambert C12:43−0.15−0.10−0.02−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.01
Neal Pionk D20:04−0.17−0.16−0.04+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Scheifele C21:18−0.27−0.13−0.17+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.04
Gabriel Vilardi C14:21−0.28−0.00−0.24−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.01
Kyle Connor L21:59−0.40−0.17−0.16−0.05−0.03+0.00+0.00
Viggo Björck C13:30−0.41−0.04−0.07−0.09+0.00−0.17−0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Clay Stevenson G60:00+1.22

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ben Kindel C18:3711+0.55−0.12+0.31+0.19−0.01+0.17+0.01
Declan Carlile D18:2311+0.55+0.05+0.33+0.14+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kaedan Korczak D13:22+0.10+0.15−0.01−0.05+0.02+0.00+0.00
Andrei Kuzmenko L12:17+0.06−0.05−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.17+0.00
Ville Koivunen R13:301−0.01+0.06−0.07+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Samuel Girard D17:12−0.02+0.09−0.01−0.10−0.00+0.00+0.00
Hendrix Lapierre C10:58−0.08+0.11−0.08−0.09−0.02+0.00+0.00
Nicholas Robertson L15:14−0.10+0.06−0.01−0.16−0.00+0.00+0.01
Trevor van Riemsdyk D19:40−0.11−0.07−0.01−0.07+0.03+0.00+0.00
Connor Dewar C14:46−0.14+0.06−0.17−0.05+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kris Letang D23:23−0.16+0.02−0.01−0.15−0.01+0.00+0.00
Egor Chinakhov R14:00−0.16−0.08−0.00−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00
Erik Karlsson D24:001−0.18−0.13−0.01+0.03−0.07+0.00+0.00
Blake Lizotte C12:12−0.25+0.12−0.13−0.06−0.00−0.17−0.01
Tommy Novak C15:12−0.26−0.11−0.08−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.03
Rickard Rakell R20:37−0.26+0.03−0.14−0.13−0.01+0.00−0.02
Sidney Crosby C19:27−0.32+0.01−0.37−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.09
Evgeni Malkin C17:47−0.49−0.18−0.26−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Sergei Murashov G57:23−1.86

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.