PIT
5–4
VAN
Final · W
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 21-13-6
5–4
FinalW
Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 17-20-3
1ST2ND3RDT
PIT
3202709536
VAN
3100519424
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
PIT 21-13-6 · VAN 17-20-3 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
Penguins beat the Canucks
Down 0–3 in the 1st period, the Penguins erased the deficit with five unanswered goals — Zucker's equalizer — and won 5–4. Casey DeSmith 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: 4.7 expected goals to 2.6, on 36 and 24 shots on goal.
PIT 4.7 xG · 36 shots
VAN 2.6 xG · 24 shots
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1
2
3
4
5
1st · the swing
2.1 · 0.7
2nd
0.8 · 1.0
3rd
1.7 · 0.9
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Conor Garland · 1st 04:46 · 0–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
2
Brock Boeser · 1st 06:40 · 0–2 · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
3
Quinn Hughes · 1st 07:05 · 0–3 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
4
Evgeni Malkin · 1st 08:57 · 1–3 · slap shot, a good chance (19%)
5
Sidney Crosby · 1st 14:25 · 2–3 · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
6
Jason Zucker · 1st 16:30 · 3–3 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
7
Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 07:58 · 4–3 · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
8
Rickard Rakell · 2nd 14:31 · 5–3 · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
9
Travis Dermott · 3rd 12:52 · 5–4 · backhand shot, a good chance (13%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Penguins win 77.
PIT 77%VAN 23%
Goals and penalties
9 goals · 0 penalties← Penguins shoot this way
Canucks shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Conor Garland · 1st 04:46 · 0–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
2
Brock Boeser · 1st 06:40 · 0–2
Backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
3
Quinn Hughes · 1st 07:05 · 0–3
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
4
Evgeni Malkin · 1st 08:57 · PP · 1–3
Slap shot, a good chance (19%)
5
Sidney Crosby · 1st 14:25 · 2–3
Tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
6
Jason Zucker · 1st 16:30 · 3–3
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
7
Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 07:58 · 4–3
Wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
8
Rickard Rakell · 2nd 14:31 · PP · GWG · 5–3
Wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
9
Travis Dermott · 3rd 12:52 · 5–4
Backhand shot, a good chance (13%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
18/19 saves · 1 GA · 2.2 xGA
Stopped 1.2 more goals than an average goalie would have.
2/5 saves · 3 GA · 0.5 xGA
Allowed 2.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
