PIT
2–4
CHI
Final · L
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 0-1-0
2–4
FinalL
Chicago Blackhawks
CHI · 1-0-0
1ST2ND3RDT
PIT
113116012241
CHI
01711039436
goals · shots on goal
Season opener for both teams
·First meeting this season — the Penguins trail the season series 0–1
PIT 0-1-0 · CHI 1-0-0 · First meeting this season — the Penguins trail the season series 0–1
Penguins fell to the Blackhawks
The Penguins let a 2–0 lead get away: the Blackhawks came back with four unanswered goals — Guttman's equalizer — and won 2–4. Petr Mrazek stopped 1.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.
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.
Chances were close: 3.4 expected goals to 3.7, on 41 and 36 shots on goal.
PIT 3.4 xG · 41 shots
CHI 3.7 xG · 36 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st
1.3 · 1.1
2nd
1.4 · 1.6
3rd
0.7 · 1.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Bryan Rust · 1st 07:04 · 1–0 · tip in shot, a good chance (20%)
2
Sidney Crosby · 2nd 11:56 · 2–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
3
Ryan Donato · 2nd 15:37 · 2–1 · backhand shot on a rebound, a good chance (24%)
4
Cole Guttman · 3rd 10:05 · 2–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
5
Jason Dickinson · 3rd 15:29 · 2–3 · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
6
Nick Foligno · 3rd 18:33 · 2–4 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Penguins win 45.
PIT 45%CHI 55%
Goals and penalties
6 goals · 0 penalties← Penguins shoot this way
Blackhawks shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Bryan Rust · 1st 07:04 · 1–0
Tip in shot, a good chance (20%)
2
Sidney Crosby · 2nd 11:56 · 2–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
3
Ryan Donato · 2nd 15:37 · 2–1
Backhand shot on a rebound, a good chance (24%)
4
Cole Guttman · 3rd 10:05 · 2–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
5
Jason Dickinson · 3rd 15:29 · GWG · 2–3
Wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
6
Nick Foligno · 3rd 18:33 · EN · 2–4
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
32/35 saves · 3 GA · 3.7 xGA
Stopped 0.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
39/41 saves · 2 GA · 3.4 xGA
Stopped 1.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.
