Pittsburgh Penguins at Seattle Kraken
Recap
written from the game dataThe Seattle Kraken beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0. The Kraken scored first and never trailed. The Kraken led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Oliver Bjorkstrand's goal at 12:25 of the first period, which took the Kraken's chances from 54% to 67%. Expected goals were close — PIT 2.4, SEA 2.5; shots on goal were PIT 33, SEA 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 28 (.929); Philipp Grubauer stopped 33 of 33 (1.000), 2.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Philipp Grubauer (33 saves, 1.000), 2. Oliver Bjorkstrand (1 G), 3. Alexander Wennberg (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★P. Grubauer33 saves, 1.000

- ★★O. Bjorkstrand1 G

- ★★★A. Wennberg1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
2 goals1st period
0-112:25
3rd period
0-215:02
Penalties
1st
- 15:23
Ryan Graves · Holdingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
- 17:24
Jaden Schwartz · Trippingdrawn by Lars Eller2 min
2nd
- 5:01
Jaden Schwartz · Holdingdrawn by Emil Bemstrom2 min
- 13:30
Brian Dumoulin · High stickingdrawn by Jansen Harkins2 min
3rd
- 6:37
Ryan Graves · Roughingdrawn by Kailer Yamamoto2 min
- 14:07
Lars Eller · High stickingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min
- 19:42
Evgeni Malkin · Trippingdrawn by Adam Larsson2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Oliver Bjorkstrand, 1st 12:25 — 54% → 67%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.40 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.5
- 1.40 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.4
- 1.00 G
- Power play
- 1 G1.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.39 – 2.46
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
- 33
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 49%
- Faceoffs
- 51%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 1/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 16
- Hits
- 14
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 22
- 4
- Giveaways
- 8
- 13
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
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3Final
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2this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
