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Thu, Apr 11, 2013·Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa

Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 75% of the time.

TBL winsPIT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT213114314641
TBL181714319

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 4:07PITJussi JokinenAssists: Brenden Morrow, Pascal Dupuis · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:02PITPascal DupuisPPAssists: Tyler Kennedy, Matt Niskanen · Wrist, 0.35 xG2–0
  3. P1 16:00TBLTeddy PurcellPPAssists: Steven Stamkos, Sami Salo · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P2 1:48PITChris KunitzPPAssists: Jarome Iginla, Kris Letang · Slap, 0.04 xG3–1
  5. P2 5:46TBLBrett ConnollyPPAssists: Richard Panik, Alex Killorn · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P3 1:24PITEvgeni MalkinGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–2
  7. P3 4:45PITJussi JokinenAssists: Douglas Murray, Pascal Dupuis · Tip-in, 0.06 xG5–2
  8. P3 16:40PITTanner GlassPPAssists: Jussi Jokinen, Jarome Iginla · Wrist, 0.46 xG6–2
  9. P3 19:42TBLTeddy PurcellPPAssists: Martin St. Louis, Matt Carle · Wrist, 0.31 xG6–3
Penalties (23)
  1. P1 4:30TBLPierre-Cedric Labrie: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 15:38PITEvgeni Malkin: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 1:00TBLRyan Malone: High sticking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 4:13PITBeau Bennett: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 5:59PITMatt Niskanen: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 12:24TBLMartin St. Louis: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 0:00TBLRadko Gudas: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 0:00PITDeryk Engelland: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 4:16TBLRadko Gudas: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 4:16PITDeryk Engelland: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 4:16TBLRadko Gudas: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 4:16PITEvgeni Malkin: Cross checking2 min
  13. P3 5:19TBLB.J. Crombeen: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 5:19PITDouglas Murray: Fighting5 min
  15. P3 5:19PITDouglas Murray: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  16. P3 5:19TBLB.J. Crombeen: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 6:09TBLRyan Malone: Roughing2 min
  18. P3 6:09PITBrooks Orpik: Roughing2 min
  19. P3 6:09TBLSteven Stamkos: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  20. P3 14:02TBLRadko Gudas: Misconduct10 min
  21. P3 15:02TBLKeith Aulie: Interference2 min · PPG
  22. P3 16:00TBLNate Thompson: Slashing2 min
  23. P3 18:30PITDeryk Engelland: Roughing2 min · PPG

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

PIT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
43% to win57% to win
← PIT attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stamkos won the faceoff against Malkin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PITTBL
41Shots on goal19
3.3Expected goals1.8
62Shot attempts45
26Faceoffs won33
6Power plays4
23Penalty minutes37
24Hits26
12Blocked shots11
7Giveaways11
4Takeaways9

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestIginla – Kunitz – Malkin9:07

    xG 0.39–0.16 (71%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  2. Morrow – Dupuis – Jokinen7:17

    xG 0.46–0.24 (65%)attempts 7–8goals 2–0

  3. Adams – Glass – Bennett6:05

    xG 0.15–0.08 (64%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Cooke – Kennedy – Sutter8:04

    xG 0.12–0.16 (42%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurray – Niskanen11:12

    xG 0.67–0.40 (63%)attempts 15–13goals 1–0

  2. Orpik – Letang8:59

    xG 0.24–0.14 (63%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Eaton – Niskanen2:09

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. St. Louis – Malone – Stamkos10:03

    xG 0.29–0.26 (53%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Johnson – Panik – Connolly5:29

    xG 0.18–0.23 (43%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

  3. Crombeen – Thompson – Labrie6:41

    xG 0.08–0.15 (33%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  4. Lecavalier – Purcell – Killorn9:05

    xG 0.19–0.38 (34%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBarberio – Gudas7:21

    xG 0.26–0.02 (93%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  2. Brewer – Carle3:36

    xG 0.22–0.10 (69%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Brewer – Aulie6:39

    xG 0.09–0.14 (41%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

TBL 1.8 xGPIT 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLPIT

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

TBL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line TBL is favoured, below it PIT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 71/100 · #224 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.56 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
PIT 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 75% of the time.

TBL winsPIT wins

Simulated goal difference (TBL − PIT), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).