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Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division

Pittsburgh Penguins

2012–13·36–12–0·72 points·1st in the Atlantic, 1st in the Eastern·Clinched conference

Points
72#2
Goal differential
+43#2
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
52.4%#11
Power play
24.7%#2
Penalty kill
79.6%#25
GSAx
+5.7#14

Splits

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

Home2418–6–0360.75785253.1%
Away2418–6–0360.75846751.1%
January74–3–080.57181858.3%
February149–5–0180.64514050.2%
March1515–0–0301.00522655.1%
April128–4–0160.67413546.4%
Division rivals1812–6–0240.67554152.0%
Rest of conference3024–6–0480.801077851.9%
Other conference00–0–00–00–
NYR54–1–080.80141050.4%
NYI54–1–080.8017950.8%
PHI43–1–060.75151252.9%
OTT33–0–061.008443.3%
WSH33–0–061.0013649.4%
TBL33–0–061.0015952.8%
MTL33–0–061.00141043.2%
BOS33–0–061.008549.5%
TOR32–1–040.6791060.0%
WPG32–1–040.679563.0%

On the road

26,824 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2013-01-19: to Philadelphia, 414 km (W)2013-01-20: to New York, 137 km (W)2013-01-23: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (L)2013-01-25: to Winnipeg, 1,700 km (L)2013-01-27: to Ottawa, 1,664 km (SOW)2013-01-29: to Pittsburgh, 633 km (L)2013-01-31: to New York, 507 km (W)2013-02-02: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (W)2013-02-03: to Washington, 306 km (W)2013-02-05: to Uniondale, 356 km (W)2013-02-07: to Pittsburgh, 541 km (W)2013-02-09: to Newark, 492 km (L)2013-02-10: to Pittsburgh, 492 km (L)2013-02-15: to Winnipeg, 1,700 km (W)2013-02-17: to Buffalo, 1,598 km (W)2013-02-20: to Pittsburgh, 286 km (L)2013-02-26: to Sunrise, 1,588 km (L)2013-02-28: to Raleigh, 1,083 km (L)2013-03-02: to Montreal, 1,162 km (OTW)2013-03-04: to Pittsburgh, 767 km (W)2013-03-07: to Philadelphia, 414 km (W)2013-03-09: to Toronto, 543 km (SOW)2013-03-10: to Pittsburgh, 360 km (W)2013-03-14: to Toronto, 360 km (W)2013-03-16: to Pittsburgh, 360 km (W)2013-03-22: to Uniondale, 541 km (W)2013-03-24: to Pittsburgh, 541 km (OTW)2013-04-03: to New York, 507 km (L)2013-04-05: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (SOW)2013-04-09: to Raleigh, 527 km (W)2013-04-11: to Tampa, 942 km (W)2013-04-13: to Sunrise, 289 km (W)2013-04-17: to Pittsburgh, 1,588 km (W)2013-04-20: to Boston, 774 km (W)2013-04-22: to Ottawa, 508 km (W)2013-04-23: to Pittsburgh, 633 km (L)2013-04-25: to Newark, 492 km (L)2013-04-27: to Pittsburgh, 492 km (W)PhiladelphiaNew YorkPittsburghWinnipegOttawaWashingtonUniondaleNewarkBuffaloSunriseRaleighMontrealTorontoTampaBoston
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
7 GP · 4–3–0 · 2 vs fresher opponent
57.1%
52.0%
1 day
31 GP · 25–6–0 · 5 vs fresher opponent
80.6%
53.6%
2 days
7 GP · 4–3–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
57.1%
45.1%
3+ days
2 GP · 2–0–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
100.0%
47.4%

Pulling the goalie

12 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.

0:001:002:003:004:005:00Down 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
53.5%
55.2%
Goals share
57.7%
69.7%
Shooting %
11.3%
16.0%
Save %
.917
.939