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Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks

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Pittsburgh Penguins
1
Chicago Blackhawks
▸3
FinalTV CHSN, SN-PIT·United Center

Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Frank Nazar's goal at 18:55 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 50% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 3.7 to 3.1; shots on goal were PIT 29, CHI 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 28 of 30 (.933), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Spencer Knight stopped 28 of 29 (.966), 2.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Ilya Mikheyev (2 G), 2. Spencer Knight (28 saves, .966), 3. Frank Nazar (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    I. Mikheyev2 G
  2. ★★
    CHI
    S. Knight28 saves, .966
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    F. Nazar1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT08011110129
CHICHI0619216331

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. CHI
    F. Nazar(9)SHG
    T. Teravainen (42)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +25 ptsVideo
    0-1
    18:55

3rd period

  1. CHI
    I. Mikheyev(19)
    C. Bedard (40), S. Rinzel (1)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    9:40
  2. PIT
    R. Rakell(34)PPG
    B. Rust (31), V. Koivunen (2)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +7 ptsVideo
    1-2
    14:36
  3. CHI
    I. Mikheyev(20)EN
    N. Foligno (19), J. Veleno (8)
    wristxG 0.95win prob +2 ptsVideo
    1-3
    19:04

Penalties

PIT 2 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

2nd

  • 17:01CHIJoseph Veleno · Hookingdrawn by Noel Acciari2 min
  • 19:14CHIOliver Moore · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Shea2 min

3rd

  • 1:06PITMatt Grzelcyk · Slashingdrawn by Frank Nazar2 min
  • 14:20CHITyler Bertuzzi · Trippingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Frank Nazar, 2nd 18:55 — CHI 50% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
I. Mikheyev · Goal · xG 0.95C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.18T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.15I. Mikheyev · Goal · xG 0.15F. Nazar · Goal · xG 0.15L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.14J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.13J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.12N. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.10T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.10T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.10R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.09P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.09L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.09T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.08F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.08L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.08C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.07N. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.07F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.06C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.06R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.05C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.05O. Moore · On goal · xG 0.05W. Kaiser · Missed · xG 0.05C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.04F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.04S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.04C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.04L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.03T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.03R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.03O. Moore · On goal · xG 0.03A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.03C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.02O. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.01A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01K. Korchinski · Missed · xG 0.01S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.01J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.01K. Korchinski · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI3 G · 3.7 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsCHI
3.11 G
All situations
2 G3.7
2.30 G
Even strength
1 G2.2
0.91 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT56%44%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.05 – 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

PITvsCHI
29
Shots on goal
31
60%
Faceoffs
40%
1/3
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
6
27
Hits
19
7
Blocked shots
10
22
Giveaways
21
9
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
24M. GrzelcykD000030.06002—23:07
58K. LetangD000-110.04100—22:10
17B. RustR011-250.58200—20:20
87S. CrosbyC000-320.190007319:43
65E. KarlssonD000-300.01130—19:38
41V. KoivunenR011020.08000—19:36
67R. RakellR101-150.68100—19:20
5R. SheaD000000.00200—18:37
2R. McGroartyR000-320.35100—17:19
27R. GravesD000000.00410—16:47
71E. MalkinC000-250.700003316:35
20C. TimminsD000-100.03000—15:40
43D. HeinenL000000.09000—13:42
19C. DewarC000020.02510012:03
55N. AcciariC000000.053107111:46
15J. KoppanenL000010.06600—11:16
46B. LizotteC000010.08010011:11
13K. HayesR000000.081005010:03
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39A. Nedeljkovic(L)30282.9332.72+0.7259:07

Season series

Tied 1-1

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