Mon, Mar 29, 2021·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
New York Islanders 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 52% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 05 | 114 | 06 | 125 |
| PIT | 29 | 06 | 07 | 222 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 4:24PITAnthony AngelloPPAssists: John Marino, Mike Matheson · Backhand, 0.20 xG0–1
- P1 18:28PITJared McCannGWGAssists: John Marino, Mike Matheson · Tip-in, 0.16 xG0–2
- P2 9:22NYIMatt MartinPPAssists: Mathew Barzal, Nick Leddy · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–2
Penalties (7)
- P1 2:43NYIRoss Johnston: Slashing2 min · PPG
- P1 17:13NYILeo Komarov: Hooking2 min
- P1 17:51PITKris Letang: Roughing2 min
- P2 3:39NYIJean-Gabriel Pageau: Tripping2 min
- P2 4:13PITKris Letang: Tripping2 min
- P2 8:30PITJake Guentzel: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P2 19:30PITMike Matheson: Holding2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Crosby won the faceoff against Cizikas
- 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.
New York Islanders
Forward lines
- bestClutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas8:12
xG 0.39–0.10 (80%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0
- Pageau – Johnston – Wahlstrom8:10
xG 0.25–0.23 (52%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0
- Bailey – Nelson – Beauvillier10:12
xG 0.27–0.36 (43%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0
- Komarov – Eberle – Barzal10:42
xG 0.24–0.42 (37%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGreene – Hickey9:30
xG 0.62–0.20 (75%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0
- Mayfield – Pelech2:00
xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0
- Pelech – Pulock15:40
xG 0.33–0.28 (54%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0
Pittsburgh Penguins
Forward lines
- bestZucker – McCann – Rodrigues8:19
xG 0.44–0.24 (65%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0
- Gaudreau – Lafferty – Aston-Reese10:43
xG 0.41–0.35 (54%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0
- Crosby – Rust – Guentzel15:16
xG 0.27–0.28 (49%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0
- Sceviour – Jankowski – Angello7:07
xG 0.05–0.36 (11%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestLetang – Dumoulin18:54
xG 0.42–0.26 (62%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0
- Pettersson – Marino12:54
xG 0.42–0.44 (49%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0
- Matheson – Ceci10:54
xG 0.40–0.66 (38%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0
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.
PIT's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PIT is favoured, below it NYI. 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 52% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (PIT − NYI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).