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Sat, Dec 11, 2021·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

Anaheim Ducks 0, Pittsburgh Penguins 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 61% of the time.

PIT winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA08012013033
PIT16010013129

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:12PITBrock McGinnGWGAssists: Zachary Aston-Reese, Chad Ruhwedel · Snap, 0.10 xG0–1
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 11:10ANAJosh Manson: Holding2 min
  2. P1 0:00PITZachary Aston-Reese: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 8:52PITDanton Heinen: Tripping2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANAPIT
33Shots on goal29
2.8Expected goals2.2
58Shot attempts54
20Faceoffs won24
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
21Hits27
14Blocked shots12
2Giveaways7
5Takeaways8

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Terry – Steel14:09

    xG 0.77–0.34 (69%)attempts 17–9goals 0–0

  2. Grant – Silfverberg – Lundeström9:58

    xG 0.20–0.14 (59%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  3. Deslauriers – Carrick – Robinson6:21

    xG 0.33–0.37 (47%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  4. Rakell – Milano – Zegras11:11

    xG 0.34–0.62 (36%)attempts 9–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm3:13

    xG 0.08–0.02 (79%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Mahura9:01

    xG 0.32–0.30 (52%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1

  3. Shattenkirk – Fowler2:31

    xG 0.06–0.04 (57%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Pittsburgh Penguins

Forward lines

  1. bestBoyle – Simon – O'Connor7:17

    xG 0.50–0.08 (87%)attempts 13–1goals 0–0

  2. Carter – Zucker – Heinen12:14

    xG 0.46–0.40 (53%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  3. Blueger – McGinn – Aston-Reese10:10

    xG 0.39–0.51 (43%)attempts 13–15goals 1–0

  4. Crosby – Kapanen – Rodrigues14:53

    xG 0.15–0.59 (20%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMatheson – Ruhwedel15:10

    xG 0.92–0.36 (72%)attempts 20–5goals 1–0

  2. Letang – Dumoulin18:01

    xG 0.52–0.76 (41%)attempts 13–24goals 0–0

  3. Pettersson – Marino14:12

    xG 0.25–0.49 (33%)attempts 13–13goals 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 2.2 xGANA 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 1/100 · #1308 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.63 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 61% of the time.

PIT winsANA wins

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

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