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Wed, Nov 27, 2013·CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh

Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 6 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 74% of the time.

PIT winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
TOR21031400000524
PIT117212217022648

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:57PITChris ConnerAssists: Andrew Ebbett, Brandon Sutter · Wrist, 0.29 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:09TORJames van RiemsdykPPAssists: Dion Phaneuf, Cody Franson · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:41TORNazem KadriAssists: Mark Fraser · Snap, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 0:13TORJames van RiemsdykUnassisted · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–1
  5. P2 0:42TORPhil KesselAssists: Tyler Bozak · Snap, 0.19 xG4–1
  6. P2 8:27PITEvgeni MalkinPPAssists: Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby · Slap, 0.07 xG4–2
  7. P2 15:20PITKris LetangPPAssists: James Neal, Chris Kunitz · Tip-in, 0.14 xG4–3
  8. P2 19:55TORTyler BozakAssists: James van Riemsdyk · Wrist, 0.17 xG5–3
  9. P3 3:46PITJames NealPPAssists: Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang · Snap, 0.15 xG5–4
  10. P3 7:41PITEvgeni MalkinAssists: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz · Wrist, 0.20 xG5–5

Shootout

  1. 1. PIT Jussi Jokinen stopped
  2. 2. TOR Tyler Bozak stopped
  3. 3. PIT Sidney Crosby scored
  4. 4. TOR David Clarkson stopped
  5. 5. PIT Evgeni Malkin scored
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 5:01PITSimon Despres: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P2 1:31PITJames Neal: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 3:52TORNazem Kadri: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P2 8:17TORCarl Gunnarsson: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P2 10:42TORDion Phaneuf: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 10:42PITSidney Crosby: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 14:45TORPeter Holland: Interference2 min · PPG
  8. P3 2:12TORJerred Smithson: Holding2 min · PPG
  9. P3 3:18TORJames van Riemsdyk: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 5:07PITEvgeni Malkin: High sticking2 min

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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PIT
48% to win52% to win
← TOR attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Malkin won the faceoff against Kadri
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORPIT
24Shots on goal48
2.3Expected goals3.9
53Shot attempts87
30Faceoffs won38
3Power plays5
12Penalty minutes8
39Hits28
23Blocked shots17
2Giveaways8
3Takeaways6

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestKessel – van Riemsdyk – Bozak15:21

    xG 0.96–0.81 (54%)attempts 13–20goals 3–0

  2. Smithson – McClement – Kulemin6:22

    xG 0.02–0.02 (55%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  3. McClement – Kulemin – Holland2:36

    xG 0.34–0.57 (38%)attempts 4–6goals 0–1

  4. Clarkson – Raymond – Kadri12:29

    xG 0.23–0.67 (26%)attempts 12–21goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Phaneuf – Gunnarsson14:43

    xG 0.63–0.72 (46%)attempts 10–21goals 2–0

  2. Ranger – Rielly15:02

    xG 0.54–0.79 (41%)attempts 12–17goals 0–0

  3. Franson – Fraser13:35

    xG 0.39–0.77 (33%)attempts 10–23goals 2–1

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestConner – Ebbett – Sutter7:04

    xG 0.52–0.02 (96%)attempts 8–1goals 1–0

  2. Dupuis – Kunitz – Crosby12:29

    xG 0.84–0.43 (66%)attempts 22–9goals 0–2

  3. Jokinen – Malkin – Neal11:22

    xG 0.83–0.51 (62%)attempts 20–12goals 0–1

  4. Adams – Vitale – Megna3:45

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLetang – Maatta5:28

    xG 0.58–0.03 (94%)attempts 13–3goals 0–0

  2. Niskanen – Despres13:50

    xG 0.61–0.07 (89%)attempts 16–3goals 1–0

  3. Orpik – Engelland10:54

    xG 0.47–0.09 (84%)attempts 13–6goals 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.

PIT 3.9 xGTOR 2.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITTOR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 99/100 · #9 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.31 · 10 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 7% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +27 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 74% of the time.

PIT winsTOR wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).