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Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh Penguins

2016–17·50–21–11·111 points·2nd in the Metropolitan, 2nd in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
111#2
Goal differential
+49#4
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
53.3%#5
Power play
23.1%#4
Penalty kill
79.8%#21
GSAx
+13.1#7

Splits

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

Home4131–6–4660.8015610854.0%
Away4119–15–7450.5512212152.4%
October96–2–1130.72242750.5%
November147–5–2160.57434258.4%
December1512–1–2260.87643754.0%
January116–5–0120.55433651.8%
February127–2–3170.71372756.1%
March169–4–3210.66484551.3%
April53–2–060.60191545.3%
Division rivals3020–8–2420.701089653.0%
Rest of conference2415–6–3330.69836354.7%
Other conference2815–7–6360.64877052.2%
NJD55–0–0101.00251460.0%
CAR44–0–081.0016650.0%
FLA33–0–061.0012366.4%
NYR53–2–060.60201458.6%
TBL33–0–061.0015763.0%
NYI42–1–150.63131258.9%
BUF32–0–150.838561.7%
CBJ42–1–150.63101347.1%
WSH42–2–040.50132149.2%
ANA22–0–041.008354.8%

On the road

53,652 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2016-10-18: to Montreal, 767 km (L)2016-10-20: to Pittsburgh, 767 km (W)2016-10-22: to Nashville, 760 km (L)2016-10-25: to Pittsburgh, 760 km (W)2016-10-29: to Philadelphia, 414 km (W)2016-11-02: to Anaheim, 3,823 km (W)2016-11-03: to Los Angeles, 45 km (OTL)2016-11-05: to San Jose, 491 km (W)2016-11-08: to Pittsburgh, 3,610 km (W)2016-11-16: to Washington, 306 km (L)2016-11-18: to Brooklyn, 327 km (OTW)2016-11-19: to Buffalo, 474 km (SOL)2016-11-21: to Pittsburgh, 286 km (L)2016-11-23: to New York, 507 km (W)2016-11-25: to St. Paul, 1,622 km (L)2016-11-26: to Pittsburgh, 1,181 km (SOW)2016-11-30: to Brooklyn, 509 km (L)2016-12-01: to Pittsburgh, 509 km (W)2016-12-08: to Sunrise, 1,588 km (W)2016-12-10: to Tampa, 289 km (W)2016-12-12: to Pittsburgh, 1,408 km (W)2016-12-17: to Toronto, 360 km (OTL)2016-12-20: to Pittsburgh, 360 km (W)2016-12-22: to Columbus, 261 km (L)2016-12-23: to Pittsburgh, 261 km (W)2016-12-27: to Newark, 492 km (W)2016-12-28: to Pittsburgh, 492 km (W)2017-01-11: to Washington, 306 km (L)2017-01-12: to Ottawa, 717 km (L)2017-01-14: to Detroit, 660 km (L)2017-01-16: to Pittsburgh, 330 km (OTW)2017-01-18: to Montreal, 767 km (W)2017-01-20: to Raleigh, 1,162 km (W)2017-01-22: to Pittsburgh, 527 km (W)2017-01-26: to Boston, 774 km (L)2017-01-31: to Pittsburgh, 774 km (W)2017-02-04: to St. Louis, 898 km (W)2017-02-07: to Pittsburgh, 898 km (SOL)2017-02-09: to Denver, 2,122 km (W)2017-02-11: to Glendale, 946 km (OTL)2017-02-14: to Pittsburgh, 2,949 km (W)2017-02-17: to Columbus, 261 km (OTL)2017-02-19: to Pittsburgh, 261 km (L)2017-02-21: to Raleigh, 527 km (W)2017-02-25: to Pittsburgh, 529 km (W)2017-02-28: to Dallas, 1,720 km (L)2017-03-01: to Chicago, 1,292 km (L)2017-03-03: to Pittsburgh, 663 km (W)2017-03-08: to Winnipeg, 1,700 km (W)2017-03-10: to Edmonton, 1,194 km (SOW)2017-03-11: to Vancouver, 817 km (W)2017-03-13: to Calgary, 674 km (SOL)2017-03-15: to Philadelphia, 3,229 km (L)2017-03-17: to Pittsburgh, 414 km (W)2017-03-21: to Buffalo, 286 km (W)2017-03-23: to Ottawa, 358 km (SOL)2017-03-24: to Pittsburgh, 633 km (SOL)2017-03-31: to New York, 507 km (SOW)2017-04-02: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (W)2017-04-06: to Newark, 492 km (W)2017-04-08: to Toronto, 537 km (L)2017-04-09: to New York, 548 km (L)PittsburghMontrealNashvillePhiladelphiaAnaheimLos AngelesSan JoseWashingtonBrooklynBuffaloNew YorkSt. PaulSunriseTampaTorontoColumbusNewarkOttawaDetroitRaleighBostonSt. LouisDenverGlendalePittsburghDallasChicagoWinnipegEdmontonVancouverCalgary
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
15 GP · 6–4–5 · 12 vs fresher opponent
56.7%
53.8%
1 day
47 GP · 30–12–5 · 6 vs fresher opponent
69.1%
51.7%
2 days
12 GP · 8–3–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
70.8%
56.7%
3+ days
7 GP · 5–2–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
71.4%
56.6%

Pulling the goalie

25 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.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 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
52.3%
51.7%
Goals share
54.8%
60.4%
Shooting %
10.1%
12.0%
Save %
.917
.929