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Dallas Stars at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Dallas Stars 4-2. The Stars scored first; the Penguins answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kris Letang's goal at 6:34 of the third period, which took the Penguins' chances from 52% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.2 to 1.8; shots on goal were DAL 24, PIT 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Anton Khudobin stopped 29 of 32 (.906); Matt Murray stopped 22 of 24 (.917). Three stars: 1. Kris Letang (2 G), 2. Patric Hornqvist (1 G, 2 A), 3. John Klingberg (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    K. Letang2 G
  2. ★★
    PIT
    P. Hornqvist1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    DAL
    J. Klingberg1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
DALDAL0511118224
PITPIT01011637433

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. DAL
    wristxG 0.14win prob +17 pts
    1-0
    5:10
  2. PIT
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +22 pts
    1-1
    17:36

3rd period

  1. PIT
    wristxG 0.09win prob +28 pts
    1-2
    6:34
  2. PIT
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +13 pts
    1-3
    10:20
  3. DAL
    wristxG 0.01win prob +12 pts
    2-3
    12:01
  4. PIT
    wristxG 0.45win prob +5 pts
    2-4
    19:38

Penalties

DAL 4 PIM·PIT 2 PIM

2nd

  • 5:26DALDenis Gurianov · Hookingdrawn by Marcus Pettersson2 min

3rd

  • 1:44PITBrandon Tanev · Roughingdrawn by Miro Heiskanen2 min
  • 12:58DALJamie Oleksiak · Trippingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
PIT goalDAL goalFinal: PIT 100%

Biggest swing: Kris Letang, 3rd 6:34 — PIT 52% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Letang · Goal · xG 0.45P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.31J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.20J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.19S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.14S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.11S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.10A. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.10S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.09K. Letang · Goal · xG 0.09P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.09D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.08J. McCann · Goal · xG 0.08S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.07J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.07S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.07B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.07J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.07P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.07J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.06D. Simon · Missed · xG 0.06P. Hornqvist · Goal · xG 0.05D. Simon · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.04Z. Aston-Reese · Missed · xG 0.04J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.03K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.03D. Simon · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.02J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.02B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.02J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.02K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.02B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Marino · Missed · xG 0.02M. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.02K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.01J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.01J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.01S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.01J. Blandisi · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.01J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.01K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT4 G · 3.2 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DALvsPIT
1.82 G
All situations
3 G3.2
1.72 G
Even strength
3 G1.9
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
DAL31%69%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.68 – 2.70

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

DALvsPIT
24
Shots on goal
33
60%
Faceoffs
40%
0/1
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
39
Hits
32
9
Blocked shots
13
9
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Dallas Stars skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4M. HeiskanenD011-230.06100—25:17
3J. KlingbergD112040.15310—25:08
5A. SekeraD000-120.07410—22:45
23E. LindellD000-120.02020—21:50
91T. SeguinC000-320.640006721:45
16J. PavelskiC000-110.233008317:58
47A. RadulovR000+100.03110—17:16
13M. JanmarkC000000.00100017:04
14J. BennL011000.0210010015:06
10C. PerryR000-200.00300—15:05
24R. HintzC101-120.155104514:58
12R. FaksaC000000.113004514:49
18J. DickinsonC000020.115106013:38
2J. OleksiakD000000.00412—12:01
42T. FedunD000020.02100—11:48
34D. GurianovR000020.15102—10:38
11A. CoglianoC000-100.00100010:31
37J. DowlingC000020.012106709:22
Dallas Stars goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35A. Khudobin(L)32293.9062.72-0.2858:46

Season series

PIT leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).