Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Recap
written from the game dataThe Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-5 in overtime, Erik Karlsson scoring at 1:40. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. The Penguins led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Erik Karlsson's goal at 1:40 of overtime, which took the Penguins' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 3.3 to 2.9; shots on goal were DET 30, PIT 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Alex Lyon stopped 21 of 27 (.778), 3.1 goals below expected; Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 25 of 30 (.833), 1.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Sidney Crosby (1 G, 2 A), 2. Erik Karlsson (1 G), 3. Lucas Raymond (3 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★S. Crosby1 G, 2 A

- ★★E. Karlsson1 G

- ★★★L. Raymond3 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
11 goals1st period
0-12:40
1-13:39
1-215:09
2-219:46
2nd period
2-37:58
2-412:44
3-419:24
3rd period
3-53:32
4-512:56
5-514:53
Overtime
5-61:40
Penalties
1st
- 4:09
Robby Fabbri · Trippingdrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min
- 10:22
Evgeni Malkin · Holdingdrawn by Patrick Kane2 min
2nd
- 10:00
Ben Chiarot · Roughingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min
- 10:00
Sidney Crosby · Holdingdrawn by Ben Chiarot2 min
- 14:04
Marcus Pettersson · Cross checkingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min
3rd
- 2:13
Radim Zohorna · Hookingdrawn by Joseph Veleno2 min
- 8:44
Zachary Aston-Reese · Trippingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Erik Karlsson, OT 1:40 — 51% → 100%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.35 G
- All situations
- 6 G2.9
- 2.75 G
- Even strength
- 5 G2.3
- 0.50 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.2
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 1 G0.4
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 3.19 – 2.85
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
- 30
- Shots on goal
- 27
- 55%
- Faceoffs
- 45%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/2
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 22
- Hits
- 16
- 19
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 3
- Giveaways
- 5
- 8
- Takeaways
- 17
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
