Fri, Apr 9, 2021·Prudential Center, Newark
Pittsburgh Penguins 6, New Jersey Devils 4
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 60% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 29 | 111 | 37 | 627 |
| NJD | 17 | 111 | 213 | 431 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 3:01NJDMiles WoodAssists: Jesper Bratt, Pavel Zacha · Snap, 0.42 xG0–1
- P1 10:00PITJared McCannPPAssists: Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust · Snap, 0.23 xG1–1
- P1 19:13PITBrian DumoulinAssists: Cody Ceci, Sam Lafferty · Tip-in, 0.01 xG2–1
- P2 5:39NJDJack HughesAssists: Janne Kuokkanen, Yegor Sharangovich · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–2
- P2 17:36PITColton SceviourAssists: Kris Letang, Mark Jankowski · Backhand, 0.17 xG3–2
- P3 4:06PITBryan RustPPAssists: Jared McCann, Sidney Crosby · Slap, 0.05 xG4–2
- P3 10:02PITSidney CrosbyGWGAssists: Jake Guentzel, John Marino · Wrist, 0.12 xG5–2
- P3 11:34NJDJesper BoqvistUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG5–3
- P3 18:24NJDMiles WoodUnassisted · Backhand, 0.04 xG5–4
- P3 19:35PITBryan RustENAssists: Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang · Wrist, 0.69 xG6–4
Penalties (5)
- P1 8:32NJDJesper Boqvist: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
- P1 13:00NJDSami Vatanen: Tripping2 min
- P1 16:15NJDMiles Wood: Tripping2 min
- P2 9:49PITRadim Zohorna: Slashing2 min
- P3 3:12NJDMiles Wood: Hooking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Hughes won the faceoff against Crosby
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestGaudreau – Lafferty – Aston-Reese10:55
xG 0.92–0.35 (73%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0
- Crosby – Rust – Guentzel13:30
xG 0.34–0.20 (63%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0
- Sceviour – Jankowski – Zohorna9:08
xG 0.24–0.39 (39%)attempts 5–9goals 1–0
- Zucker – McCann – Rodrigues9:06
xG 0.68–0.90 (43%)attempts 8–9goals 0–2
Defence pairs
- bestPettersson – Marino12:59
xG 1.31–0.36 (78%)attempts 13–8goals 1–0
- Dumoulin – Marino2:36
xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0
- Dumoulin – Ceci2:00
xG 0.04–0.18 (19%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestWood – Zacha – Bratt10:56
xG 0.87–0.30 (74%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0
- Johnsson – Merkley – Boqvist6:08
xG 0.42–0.23 (65%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0
- McLeod – Maltsev – Thompson5:58
xG 0.20–0.33 (38%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1
- Kuokkanen – Sharangovich – Hughes12:34
xG 0.73–0.96 (43%)attempts 9–11goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestMurray – Severson14:35
xG 1.28–0.34 (79%)attempts 18–8goals 2–0
- Subban – Smith2:13
xG 0.00–0.16 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–1
- Vatanen – Smith13:45
xG 0.75–0.99 (43%)attempts 13–10goals 1–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NJD's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NJD is favoured, below it PIT. Dots are goals.
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 60% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NJD − PIT), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).