PIT
6–2
STL
Final · W
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 13-8-4
6–2
FinalW
St. Louis Blues
STL · 11-13-0
1ST2ND3RDT
PIT
315213110638
STL
1817013228
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Penguins lead the season series 1–0
PIT 13-8-4 · STL 11-13-0 · First meeting this season — the Penguins lead the season series 1–0
Penguins beat the Blues
The Penguins earned it: 3.9 expected goals to 2.5, and a 6–2 win to show for it. Jordan Binnington allowed 2.4 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: 3.9 expected goals to 2.5, on 38 and 28 shots on goal.
PIT 3.9 xG · 38 shots
STL 2.5 xG · 28 shots
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1
2
3
4
1st
1.4 · 0.7
2nd · the swing
1.7 · 0.7
3rd
0.8 · 1.1
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Kasperi Kapanen · 1st 06:58 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
2
Bryan Rust · 1st 11:59 · 2–0 · snap shot, a good chance (13%)
3
Pavel Buchnevich · 1st 12:47 · 2–1 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
4
Kasperi Kapanen · 1st 16:55 · 3–1 · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (32%)
5
Jason Zucker · 2nd 01:51 · 4–1 · snap shot, a good chance (14%)
6
Vladimir Tarasenko · 2nd 08:22 · 4–2 · snap shot, a good chance (22%)
7
Kasperi Kapanen · 2nd 10:20 · 5–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
8
Sidney Crosby · 3rd 15:12 · 6–2 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Penguins win 70.
PIT 70%STL 30%
Goals and penalties
8 goals · 0 penalties← Penguins shoot this way
Blues shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Kasperi Kapanen · 1st 06:58 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
2
Bryan Rust · 1st 11:59 · 2–0
Snap shot, a good chance (13%)
3
Pavel Buchnevich · 1st 12:47 · 2–1
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
4
Kasperi Kapanen · 1st 16:55 · PP · GWG · 3–1
Wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (32%)
5
Jason Zucker · 2nd 01:51 · 4–1
Snap shot, a good chance (14%)
6
Vladimir Tarasenko · 2nd 08:22 · 4–2
Snap shot, a good chance (22%)
7
Kasperi Kapanen · 2nd 10:20 · PP · 5–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
8
Sidney Crosby · 3rd 15:12 · EN · 6–2
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
1
Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Bryan Rust · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
1–0
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
26/28 saves · 2 GA · 2.5 xGA
Stopped 0.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
19/20 saves · 1 GA · 2.3 xGA
Stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.
