PIT 5–4 WPG Final / SO · W
Penguins/Schedule/Recap Sat, Mar 21, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 35-18-16
5–4
Final / SOW
Winnipeg Jets
WPG · 28-29-12
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT PIT 2131816051532 WPG 181828010425 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
PIT 35-18-16 · WPG 28-29-12 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Penguins beat the Jets

The Penguins were outchanced (3.9 to 2.0 expected goals) but won it in a shootout anyway. Connor Hellebuyck allowed 1.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Jets created the better chances: 3.9 expected goals to 2.0, on 25 and 32 shots on goal.

PIT 2.0 xG · 32 shots WPG 3.9 xG · 25 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st · the swing 0.8 · 2.0
2nd 0.6 · 1.1
3rd 0.3 · 0.7
OT 0.4 · 0.1
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Penguins win 22.
PIT 22%WPG 78%

Goals and penalties

8 goals · 3 penalties
← Penguins shoot this way Jets shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Evgeni Malkin, Parker Wotherspoon · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
1–0
2
Bryan Rust, Samuel Girard · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
2–0
3
Brad Lambert · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (76%)
2–1
PEN
03:50 Bench· Delaying game unsuccessful challenge
Killed
2 min
Bench minor
2nd period
PEN
05:44 Elias Salomonsson· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
06:10 Cole Koepke SH
Adam Lowry, Dylan DeMelo · backhand shot, a great chance (35%)
2–2
5
Parker Wotherspoon, Egor Chinakhov · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
3–2
3rd period
PEN
01:40 Josh Morrissey· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
6
04:04 Neal Pionk
Jonathan Toews, Gustav Nyquist · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3–3
7
08:36 Brad Lambert
Unassisted · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
3–4
8
Bryan Rust, Sidney Crosby · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
4–4
Shootout
1 Egor Chinakhov Save
2 Jonathan Toews Save
3 Sidney Crosby Goal
4 Gustav Nyquist Save
5 Rickard Rakell Goal
Goaltending
+0.3
vs expected
21/25 saves · 4 GA · 4.3 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
−1.8
vs expected
28/32 saves · 4 GA · 2.2 xGA Allowed 1.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team PITWPG
Shots on goal
32
25
Expected goals
2.0
3.9
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
41%
59%
Power play
0/2
0/1
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Penguins went 0-for-2 on the power play and killed all 1 Jets power play.