PIT
4–6
MTL
Final · L
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 34-23-10
4–6
FinalL
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 27-35-6
1ST2ND3RDT
PIT
215217011443
MTL
4704211622
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Penguins trail the season series 0–3
PIT 34-23-10 · MTL 27-35-6 · Meeting 3 this season — the Penguins trail the season series 0–3
Penguins fell to the Canadiens
The Penguins let a 2–0 lead get away: the Canadiens came back with 6 unanswered goals — Ylonen's equalizer — and won 4–6. Tristan Jarry allowed 3.5 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: 5.0 expected goals to 1.7, on 43 and 22 shots on goal.
PIT 5.0 xG · 43 shots
MTL 1.7 xG · 22 shots
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1
2
3
4
5
1st
1.4 · 0.5
2nd · the swing
2.1 · 0.6
3rd
1.6 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Jake Guentzel · 1st 00:21 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
2
Evgeni Malkin · 1st 04:49 · 2–0 · slap shot, a good chance (12%)
3
Mike Hoffman · 1st 05:21 · 2–1 · snap shot, a good chance (14%)
4
Jesse Ylonen · 1st 07:13 · 2–2 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
5
Denis Gurianov · 1st 11:31 · 2–3 · backhand shot, a good chance (15%)
6
Joel Edmundson · 1st 19:49 · 2–4 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
7
Kris Letang · 2nd 10:57 · 3–4 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
8
Jake Guentzel · 2nd 18:05 · 4–4 · slap shot, a great chance (27%)
9
· 3rd 03:05 · 4–5 · snap shot, a good chance (11%)
10
Josh Anderson · 3rd 19:25 · 4–6 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Penguins win 90.
PIT 90%MTL 10%
Goals and penalties
10 goals · 0 penalties← Penguins shoot this way
Canadiens shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Jake Guentzel · 1st 00:21 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
2
Evgeni Malkin · 1st 04:49 · PP · 2–0
Slap shot, a good chance (12%)
3
Mike Hoffman · 1st 05:21 · 2–1
Snap shot, a good chance (14%)
4
Jesse Ylonen · 1st 07:13 · 2–2
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
5
Denis Gurianov · 1st 11:31 · 2–3
Backhand shot, a good chance (15%)
6
Joel Edmundson · 1st 19:49 · 2–4
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
7
Kris Letang · 2nd 10:57 · 3–4
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
8
Jake Guentzel · 2nd 18:05 · PP · 4–4
Slap shot, a great chance (27%)
9
· 3rd 03:05 · GWG · 4–5
Snap shot, a good chance (11%)
10
Josh Anderson · 3rd 19:25 · EN · 4–6
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
6
Johnathan Kovacevic, Jonathan Drouin · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
2–4
2nd period
7
Marcus Pettersson, Rickard Rakell · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
3–4
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
13/14 saves · 1 GA · 1.2 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
3/7 saves · 4 GA · 0.5 xGA
Allowed 3.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
