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Sat, Nov 11, 2023·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

Buffalo Sabres 0, Pittsburgh Penguins 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 91% of the time.

PIT winsBUF wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

PIT forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against BUF's (columns) at 5-on-5. Darker cells shared more ice; the second number is xG for–against in that time. Click a cell to highlight it below.

Skinner–Thompson–PeterkaGreenway–Thompson–PeterkaOkposo–Girgensons–CozensOkposo–Girgensons–MittelstadtGreenway–Jost–RousekGreenway–Mittelstadt–RousekOlofsson–Cozens–PeterkaSkinner–Mittelstadt–RousekOkposo–Girgensons–JostOlofsson–Jost–RousekSkinner–Mittelstadt–PeterkaGreenway–Mittelstadt–PeterkaOlofsson–Greenway–ThompsonSkinner–Cozens–RousekGreenway–Mittelstadt–CozensGirgensons–Olofsson–JostSkinner–Jost–CozensSamuelsson–DahlinJokiharju–PowerJohnson–CliftonClifton–JohnsonClifton–PowerDahlin–JohnsonJohnson–PowerDahlin–PowerJokiharju–DahlinClifton–SamuelssonClifton–JokiharjuJohnson–PowerJohnson–Dahlin
Crosby–Rust–Guentzel2:580.15–0.021:100.19–0.061:260.20–0.000:360.00–0.000:310.09–0.000:450.03–0.147:080.33–0.220:440.05–0.000:360.20–0.000:580.00–0.000:540.15–0.030:530.00–0.060:560.00–0.16
Eller–O'Connor–Zohorna1:260.00–0.011:100.00–0.230:470.00–0.160:390.24–0.000:590.00–0.060:360.00–0.000:420.03–0.000:440.00–0.001:110.00–0.121:410.04–0.003:050.19–0.161:080.00–0.170:470.00–0.160:400.24–0.00
Malkin–Smith–Rakell1:080.06–0.050:410.23–0.000:460.00–0.001:200.04–0.000:320.00–0.001:010.00–0.000:560.00–0.000:400.11–0.001:270.11–0.002:190.08–0.030:450.00–0.001:460.23–0.001:110.19–0.000:310.00–0.000:400.00–0.000:320.00–0.00
Nieto–Hinostroza–Acciari0:550.00–0.000:390.00–0.000:320.03–0.031:170.07–0.001:110.12–0.000:390.00–0.000:460.00–0.00
Eller–Nieto–Acciari0:500.00–0.000:350.00–0.000:370.00–0.00
Malkin–Rakell–O'Connor
Letang–Graves2:430.22–0.051:360.13–0.010:470.00–0.001:330.05–0.000:540.00–0.060:460.00–0.000:390.00–0.000:410.03–0.000:350.00–0.006:030.22–0.173:280.12–0.001:020.00–0.001:400.19–0.020:490.05–0.001:080.00–0.000:400.33–0.000:590.00–0.08
Karlsson–Pettersson1:490.11–0.000:360.06–0.040:570.00–0.000:350.03–0.030:410.00–0.000:490.03–0.140:490.00–0.005:360.17–0.272:290.12–0.040:450.07–0.020:470.09–0.000:500.00–0.001:010.00–0.031:050.00–0.060:510.00–0.06
Ruhwedel–Shea0:540.00–0.001:570.08–0.011:010.00–0.170:410.06–0.000:360.24–0.000:570.00–0.000:320.00–0.000:310.00–0.053:250.11–0.161:080.00–0.170:550.08–0.000:350.24–0.001:180.00–0.00
Karlsson–Shea0:410.23–0.000:530.00–0.160:460.23–0.000:530.00–0.160:390.00–0.00
Graves–Pettersson0:430.14–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndRust FGuentzel FCrosby FSmith FRakell FMalkin FO'Connor FEller FZohorna FHinostroza FAcciari FNieto FPettersson DKarlsson DLetang DGraves DRuhwedel DShea DJarry GSkinner FThompson FPeterka FRousek FMittelstadt FGreenway FOkposo FCozens FGirgensons FJost FOlofsson FSamuelsson DDahlin DPower DJokiharju DJohnson DClifton DJohnson DLuukkonen G
PITBUFFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Kris LetangPIT2324:061:031:5311
Rasmus DahlinBUF2523:520:571:5066
Erik KarlssonPIT2422:500:571:4652
Ryan GravesPIT2321:440:571:5220
Owen PowerBUF2420:460:521:3961
Marcus PetterssonPIT2119:530:571:5333
Jake GuentzelPIT2219:470:541:3090
JJ PeterkaBUF2219:470:541:4536
Sidney CrosbyPIT2219:340:531:3280
Tage ThompsonBUF2118:500:541:3414
Mattias SamuelssonBUF2118:420:531:5627
Jordan GreenwayBUF2018:400:561:4442
Bryan RustPIT2118:310:531:4240
Casey MittelstadtBUF1818:161:012:0453
Connor CliftonBUF1717:151:011:4911
Evgeni MalkinPIT1817:070:571:5430
Reilly SmithPIT1816:550:561:5420
Dylan CozensBUF2016:450:501:2124
Lars EllerPIT2016:250:491:5405
Kyle OkposoBUF1816:210:551:1733
Jeff SkinnerBUF2016:150:491:3644
Drew O'ConnorPIT1714:580:531:3403
Rickard RakellPIT2014:390:441:2430
Zemgus GirgensonsBUF1614:300:541:1233
Henri JokiharjuBUF1713:510:491:3330
Radim ZohornaPIT1813:340:451:1003
Chad RuhwedelPIT1513:330:541:2701
Ryan SheaPIT1613:300:511:1302
Lukas RousekBUF1412:560:551:1322
Tyson JostBUF1312:530:591:5811
Erik JohnsonBUF1412:320:541:4914
Victor OlofssonBUF1412:040:521:3010
Noel AcciariPIT1511:370:461:1507
Ryan JohnsonBUF1311:180:521:4543
Matt NietoPIT139:540:461:1905
Vinnie HinostrozaPIT107:230:441:0701