PIT
5–6
BOS
Final / OT · L
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 4-4-2
5–6
Final / OTL
Boston Bruins
BOS · 9-1-0
1ST2ND3RDOTT
PIT
1124150803538
BOS
21411321112640
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Penguins trail the season series 0–1
PIT 4-4-2 · BOS 9-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Penguins trail the season series 0–1
Penguins fell to the Bruins
The Penguins let a 5–2 lead get away: the Bruins came back with four unanswered goals — Hall's equalizer with 1:17 left and the goalie pulled — and won it in overtime on Lindholm's goal. Tristan Jarry allowed 2.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Penguins created the better chances: 5.2 expected goals to 3.5, on 38 and 40 shots on goal.
PIT 5.2 xG · 38 shots
BOS 3.5 xG · 40 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st
1.2 · 1.6
2nd · the swing
1.9 · 0.9
3rd
1.2 · 0.8
OT
0.9 · 0.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Sidney Crosby · 1st 00:30 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a good chance (24%)
2
Charlie Coyle · 1st 05:19 · 1–1 · tip in shot on a rebound, a good chance (21%)
3
Jakub Lauko · 1st 13:20 · 1–2 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
4
Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 01:47 · 2–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (18%)
5
Josh Archibald · 2nd 08:42 · 3–2 · snap shot, a great chance (32%)
6
Bryan Rust · 2nd 11:16 · 4–2 · wrist shot, a great chance (55%)
7
Rickard Rakell · 2nd 11:36 · 5–2 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
8
Brad Marchand · 2nd 12:57 · 5–3 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
9
Pavel Zacha · 3rd 11:59 · 5–4 · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
10
Taylor Hall · 3rd 18:43 · 5–5 · snap shot on a rebound, a good chance (23%)
11
Hampus Lindholm · OT 03:37 · 5–6 · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Penguins win 72.
PIT 72%BOS 28%
Goals and penalties
11 goals · 0 penalties← Penguins shoot this way
Bruins shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Sidney Crosby · 1st 00:30 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a good chance (24%)
2
Charlie Coyle · 1st 05:19 · 1–1
Tip in shot on a rebound, a good chance (21%)
3
Jakub Lauko · 1st 13:20 · 1–2
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
4
Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 01:47 · 2–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (18%)
5
Josh Archibald · 2nd 08:42 · EXTRA ATTACKER · 3–2
Snap shot, a great chance (32%)
6
Bryan Rust · 2nd 11:16 · 4–2
Wrist shot, a great chance (55%)
7
Rickard Rakell · 2nd 11:36 · 5–2
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
8
Brad Marchand · 2nd 12:57 · PP · 5–3
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
9
Pavel Zacha · 3rd 11:59 · 5–4
Tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
10
Taylor Hall · 3rd 18:43 · EXTRA ATTACKER · 5–5
Snap shot on a rebound, a good chance (23%)
11
Hampus Lindholm · OT 03:37 · GWG · 5–6
Wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
Overtime
No penalties
Goaltending
34/40 saves · 6 GA · 3.5 xGA
Allowed 2.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
29/34 saves · 5 GA · 4.8 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
