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Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins

Final/OTTV BSDET, SN-PIT·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The 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

  1. ★
    PIT
    S. Crosby1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    E. Karlsson1 G
  3. ★★★
    DET
    L. Raymond3 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
DETDET2101102901530
PITPIT282101712627

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    B. Rust (26), S. Crosby (47)
    backhandxG 0.59win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    2:40
  2. DET
    backhandxG 0.21win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    3:39
  3. PIT
    wristxG 0.08win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-2
    15:09
  4. DET
    backhandxG 0.17win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-2
    19:46

2nd period

  1. PIT
    B. Rust (27), R. Smith (26)
    tip-inxG 0.17win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-3
    7:58
  2. PIT
    snapxG 0.09win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-4
    12:44
  3. DET
    M. Seider (33), D. Sprong (24)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-4
    19:24

3rd period

  1. PIT
    J. Carter(10)SHG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.07win prob +18 ptsVideo
    3-5
    3:32
  2. DET
    wristxG 0.14win prob +11 ptsVideo
    4-5
    12:56
  3. DET
    wristxG 0.14win prob +37 ptsVideo
    5-5
    14:53

Overtime

  1. PIT
    S. Crosby (48), R. Rakell (21)
    slapxG 0.12win prob +49 ptsVideo
    5-6
    1:40

Penalties

DET 6 PIM·PIT 8 PIM

1st

  • 4:09DETRobby Fabbri · Trippingdrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min
  • 10:22PITEvgeni Malkin · Holdingdrawn by Patrick Kane2 min

2nd

  • 10:00DETBen Chiarot · Roughingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min
  • 10:00PITSidney Crosby · Holdingdrawn by Ben Chiarot2 min
  • 14:04PITMarcus Pettersson · Cross checkingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min

3rd

  • 2:13PITRadim Zohorna · Hookingdrawn by Joseph Veleno2 min
  • 8:44DETZachary Aston-Reese · Trippingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Erik Karlsson, OT 1:40 — PIT 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. O'Connor · Goal · xG 0.59S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.20R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.19S. Crosby · Goal · xG 0.17D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.17R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.14D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.13E. Karlsson · Goal · xG 0.12S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.10S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.09R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.09B. Rust · Goal · xG 0.09K. Letang · Goal · xG 0.08E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.07J. Carter · Goal · xG 0.07B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.07E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.06E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.05S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.05B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.04M. Bunting · On goal · xG 0.04J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.04R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.04J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.04E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.03B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.02R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.02D. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.01E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.01S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.01E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.01P. Joseph · On goal · xG 0.01R. Smith · Missed · xG 0.01M. Bunting · On goal · xG 0.01V. Puustinen · Missed · xG 0.00S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.00M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.00K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT6 G · 2.9 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DETvsPIT
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 created
DET56%44%PIT

Flurry-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

DETvsPIT
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
Detroit Red Wings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
53M. SeiderD011-100.01310—23:51
71D. LarkinC123+130.443207022:41
37J. CompherL011-230.380104721:53
23L. RaymondL314+140.58110—21:20
88P. KaneR000-220.21000—20:28
8B. ChiarotD000010.02302—20:15
77S. EdvinssonD000+110.04140—20:02
57D. PerronL000-120.10000—19:12
93A. DeBrincatR033-170.5721010018:33
41S. GostisbehereD000-110.06010—18:11
46J. PetryD101+110.02230—18:08
2O. MaattaD000000.19130—15:26
14R. FabbriC000010.121125012:14
90J. VelenoC000+110.121005011:55
36C. FischerR000010.01010—10:40
17D. SprongR011000.15200—10:15
21A. CzarnikC000010.101004508:43
11Z. Aston-ReeseL000010.14102—05:13
Detroit Red Wings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34A. Lyon(O)27216.7782.88-3.1261:40

Season series

PIT leads 2-1

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