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Pittsburgh Penguins

2010–11·49–25–8·106 points·2nd in the Atlantic, 4th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
106#4
Goal differential
+32#5
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
50.9%#14
Power play
15.8%#24
Penalty kill
86.4%#1
GSAx
+10.4#12

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4125–14–2520.631169453.7%
Away4124–11–6540.6611210248.1%
October126–5–1130.54352854.2%
November1410–3–1210.75423451.0%
December139–3–1190.73462853.5%
January116–4–1130.59282250.6%
February146–6–2140.50314445.9%
March148–4–2180.64303152.3%
April44–0–081.0016945.3%
Division rivals2412–9–3270.56526052.3%
Rest of conference4026–12–2540.681229450.0%
Other conference1811–4–3250.69544250.6%
NJD64–1–190.7510851.9%
NYI64–1–190.75141553.9%
ATL44–0–081.0018945.9%
FLA44–0–081.0013740.9%
BUF44–0–081.0012546.4%
OTT43–1–060.7513755.3%
CAR43–1–060.75111049.6%
TOR42–1–150.63151460.7%
NYR62–3–150.42142149.8%
PHI62–4–040.33141653.6%

On the road

46,504 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2010-10-11: to Newark, 492 km (W)2010-10-13: to Pittsburgh, 492 km (L)2010-10-16: to Philadelphia, 414 km (W)2010-10-18: to Pittsburgh, 414 km (W)2010-10-21: to Nashville, 760 km (OTW)2010-10-23: to St. Louis, 408 km (OTL)2010-10-27: to Tampa, 1,388 km (L)2010-10-29: to Pittsburgh, 1,408 km (L)2010-10-30: to Raleigh, 527 km (W)2010-11-03: to Dallas, 1,692 km (L)2010-11-05: to Anaheim, 1,958 km (L)2010-11-06: to Glendale, 520 km (SOW)2010-11-10: to Pittsburgh, 2,949 km (L)2010-11-13: to Atlanta, 839 km (W)2010-11-15: to Pittsburgh, 839 km (OTL)2010-11-22: to Sunrise, 1,588 km (W)2010-11-24: to Buffalo, 1,863 km (W)2010-11-26: to Pittsburgh, 286 km (W)2010-11-29: to New York, 507 km (W)2010-12-02: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (W)2010-12-04: to Columbus, 261 km (W)2010-12-06: to Pittsburgh, 261 km (W)2010-12-11: to Buffalo, 286 km (W)2010-12-14: to Philadelphia, 453 km (L)2010-12-15: to Pittsburgh, 414 km (L)2010-12-23: to Washington, 306 km (SOW)2010-12-26: to Ottawa, 717 km (L)2010-12-28: to Pittsburgh, 633 km (W)2010-12-29: to Uniondale, 541 km (SOL)2011-01-01: to Pittsburgh, 543 km (L)2011-01-05: to Pittsburgh, 2 km (W)2011-01-06: to Montreal, 767 km (SOL)2011-01-08: to Pittsburgh, 767 km (L)2011-01-12: to Montreal, 767 km (W)2011-01-15: to Boston, 402 km (W)2011-01-18: to Pittsburgh, 774 km (W)2011-01-20: to Newark, 492 km (L)2011-01-22: to Pittsburgh, 492 km (W)2011-02-01: to New York, 507 km (SOW)2011-02-02: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (W)2011-02-06: to Washington, 306 km (L)2011-02-08: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (L)2011-02-11: to Uniondale, 541 km (L)2011-02-13: to New York, 34 km (L)2011-02-16: to Denver, 2,621 km (OTW)2011-02-20: to Chicago, 1,475 km (SOL)2011-02-21: to Pittsburgh, 663 km (L)2011-02-25: to Raleigh, 527 km (L)2011-02-26: to Toronto, 874 km (SOW)2011-03-04: to Newark, 537 km (OTL)2011-03-05: to Boston, 316 km (OTW)2011-03-08: to Pittsburgh, 774 km (W)2011-03-15: to Ottawa, 633 km (W)2011-03-20: to Pittsburgh, 633 km (L)2011-03-21: to Detroit, 330 km (SOW)2011-03-24: to Philadelphia, 713 km (SOW)2011-03-25: to Pittsburgh, 414 km (SOW)2011-03-31: to Tampa, 1,408 km (L)2011-04-02: to Sunrise, 289 km (W)2011-04-05: to Pittsburgh, 1,588 km (W)2011-04-08: to Uniondale, 541 km (SOW)2011-04-10: to Atlanta, 1,229 km (W)PittsburghNewarkPhiladelphiaNashvilleSt. LouisTampaRaleighDallasAnaheimGlendaleAtlantaSunriseBuffaloNew YorkColumbusWashingtonOttawaUniondalePittsburghMontrealBostonDenverChicagoTorontoDetroit
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
17 GP · 12–3–2 · 11 vs fresher opponent
76.5%
50.9%
1 day
39 GP · 22–13–4 · 8 vs fresher opponent
61.5%
50.5%
2 days
15 GP · 12–3–0 · 1 vs fresher opponent
80.0%
52.0%
3+ days
10 GP · 3–5–2 · 0 vs fresher opponent
40.0%
49.0%

Pulling the goalie

22 times this season the Penguins were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Penguins in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
50.9%
49.3%
Goals share
53.8%
48.7%
Shooting %
8.8%
7.5%
Save %
.919
.924