PIT
5–4
BOS
Final / OT · W
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 32-17-14
5–4
Final / OTW
Boston Bruins
BOS · 35-22-6
1ST2ND3RDOTT
PIT
0911631411540
BOS
192811100428
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Penguins trail the season series 1–2
PIT 32-17-14 · BOS 35-22-6 · Meeting 3 this season — the Penguins trail the season series 1–2
Penguins beat the Bruins
Down 0–3 in the 2nd period, the Penguins erased the deficit with five unanswered goals — Mantha's equalizer — and won it in overtime on Novak's goal. Arturs Silovs allowed 1.4 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.
Chances were close: 2.5 expected goals to 2.9, on 40 and 28 shots on goal.
PIT 2.5 xG · 40 shots
BOS 2.9 xG · 28 shots
0
1
2
3
1st · the swing
0.4 · 1.3
2nd
0.8 · 0.7
3rd
1.0 · 0.9
OT
0.2 · 0.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Pavel Zacha · 1st 09:27 · 0–1 · snap shot, a good chance (11%)
2
Pavel Zacha · 2nd 08:47 · 0–2 · backhand shot, a good chance (11%)
3
David Pastrnak · 2nd 12:23 · 0–3 · backhand shot, a good chance (17%)
4
Egor Chinakhov · 2nd 14:44 · 1–3 · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
5
Connor Dewar · 3rd 06:02 · 2–3 · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
6
Anthony Mantha · 3rd 06:35 · 3–3 · backhand shot, a great chance (34%)
7
Pavel Zacha · 3rd 08:34 · 3–4 · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
8
Anthony Mantha · 3rd 11:18 · 4–4 · backhand shot on a rebound, a good chance (15%)
9
Tommy Novak · OT 00:17 · 5–4 · snap shot, a good chance (17%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Penguins win 43.
PIT 43%BOS 57%
Goals and penalties
9 goals · 7 penalties← Penguins shoot this way
Bruins shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Pavel Zacha · 1st 09:27 · PP · 0–1
Snap shot, a good chance (11%)
2
Pavel Zacha · 2nd 08:47 · 0–2
Backhand shot, a good chance (11%)
3
David Pastrnak · 2nd 12:23 · 0–3
Backhand shot, a good chance (17%)
4
Egor Chinakhov · 2nd 14:44 · PP · 1–3
Wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
5
Connor Dewar · 3rd 06:02 · 2–3
Backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
6
Anthony Mantha · 3rd 06:35 · 3–3
Backhand shot, a great chance (34%)
7
Pavel Zacha · 3rd 08:34 · 3–4
Wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
8
Anthony Mantha · 3rd 11:18 · 4–4
Backhand shot on a rebound, a good chance (15%)
9
Tommy Novak · OT 00:17 · GWG · 5–4
Snap shot, a good chance (17%)
1st period
PEN
2 min
Minor
07:38
Egor Chinakhov· Tripping
Egor Chinakhov· Tripping
Zacha scored on this power play
Minor
1
Morgan Geekie, Charlie McAvoy · Power play (Chinakhov, tripping) · snap shot, a good chance (11%)
0–1
2nd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
06:10
Michael Eyssimont· Roughing
Michael Eyssimont· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
06:10
Kris Letang· Roughing
Kris Letang· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
13:44
Jonathan Aspirot· Tripping
Jonathan Aspirot· Tripping
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
14:06
Hampus Lindholm· Slashing
Hampus Lindholm· Slashing
Chinakhov scored on this power play
Minor
4
Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson · Power play (Lindholm, slashing) · wrist shot, a good chance (14%)
1–3
PEN
2 min
Minor
19:56
Ilya Solovyov· Tripping
Ilya Solovyov· Tripping
Killed
Minor
3rd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
13:28
Parker Wotherspoon· High-sticking
Parker Wotherspoon· High-sticking
Killed
Minor
Overtime
Goaltending
24/28 saves · 4 GA · 2.6 xGA
Allowed 1.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
35/40 saves · 5 GA · 3.7 xGA
Allowed 1.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
The Penguins went 1-for-2 on the power play and allowed 1 on 3 Bruins power plays.