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Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh Penguins

2018–19·44–26–12·100 points·3rd in the Metropolitan, 6th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
100#8
Goal differential
+33#5
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
52.7%#10
Power play
24.6%#5
Penalty kill
79.7%#19
GSAx
+0.5#15

Splits

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

Home4123–14–4500.6113512552.9%
Away4121–12–8500.6113611352.4%
October106–2–2140.70433151.7%
November144–7–3110.39384753.9%
December1511–3–1230.77513551.0%
January116–5–0120.55433953.1%
February136–5–2140.54424350.5%
March1610–3–3230.72463454.3%
April31–1–130.508956.9%
Division rivals2815–8–5350.63898054.7%
Rest of conference2411–7–6280.58776851.1%
Other conference3018–11–1370.621059051.9%
NYR43–0–170.88211352.3%
WSH43–1–060.75151262.1%
CBJ43–1–060.7513855.9%
NYI42–1–150.63121152.3%
BOS32–0–150.8310750.2%
CAR42–1–150.638747.7%
FLA32–0–150.8310655.3%
EDM22–0–041.009646.5%
ARI22–0–041.007254.5%
BUF31–0–240.6712954.2%

On the road

51,473 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2018-10-13: to Montreal, 767 km (SOL)2018-10-16: to Pittsburgh, 767 km (OTL)2018-10-18: to Toronto, 360 km (W)2018-10-23: to Edmonton, 2,707 km (OTW)2018-10-25: to Calgary, 282 km (W)2018-10-27: to Vancouver, 674 km (W)2018-10-30: to Pittsburgh, 3,486 km (L)2018-11-01: to Brooklyn, 509 km (SOL)2018-11-03: to Pittsburgh, 509 km (L)2018-11-07: to Washington, 306 km (L)2018-11-10: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (W)2018-11-13: to Newark, 492 km (L)2018-11-15: to Pittsburgh, 492 km (L)2018-11-17: to Ottawa, 633 km (L)2018-11-19: to Pittsburgh, 633 km (OTL)2018-11-23: to Boston, 774 km (OTL)2018-11-24: to Pittsburgh, 774 km (W)2018-11-27: to Winnipeg, 1,700 km (W)2018-11-28: to Denver, 1,286 km (L)2018-12-01: to Pittsburgh, 2,122 km (L)2018-12-08: to Ottawa, 633 km (OTL)2018-12-10: to Uniondale, 543 km (SOW)2018-12-12: to Chicago, 1,182 km (L)2018-12-14: to Pittsburgh, 663 km (W)2018-12-19: to Washington, 306 km (W)2018-12-20: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (W)2018-12-22: to Raleigh, 527 km (W)2018-12-27: to Pittsburgh, 527 km (W)2018-12-29: to St. Louis, 898 km (W)2018-12-31: to St. Paul, 742 km (W)2019-01-02: to New York, 1,622 km (W)2019-01-04: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (W)2019-01-11: to Anaheim, 3,412 km (W)2019-01-12: to Los Angeles, 45 km (L)2019-01-15: to San Jose, 491 km (L)2019-01-18: to Glendale, 970 km (OTW)2019-01-19: to Paradise, 391 km (L)2019-01-28: to Pittsburgh, 3,089 km (L)2019-02-02: to Toronto, 360 km (L)2019-02-05: to Pittsburgh, 360 km (L)2019-02-07: to Sunrise, 1,588 km (OTL)2019-02-09: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2019-02-11: to Philadelphia, 1,488 km (W)2019-02-13: to Pittsburgh, 414 km (W)2019-02-19: to Newark, 492 km (W)2019-02-21: to Pittsburgh, 492 km (L)2019-02-23: to Philadelphia, 414 km (OTL)2019-02-26: to Columbus, 668 km (W)2019-03-01: to Buffalo, 472 km (OTL)2019-03-02: to Montreal, 514 km (W)2019-03-05: to Pittsburgh, 767 km (OTW)2019-03-09: to Columbus, 261 km (L)2019-03-10: to Pittsburgh, 261 km (W)2019-03-14: to Buffalo, 286 km (W)2019-03-16: to Pittsburgh, 286 km (L)2019-03-19: to Raleigh, 527 km (SOL)2019-03-21: to Nashville, 726 km (SOW)2019-03-23: to Dallas, 992 km (W)2019-03-25: to New York, 2,208 km (W)2019-03-29: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (L)2019-04-02: to Detroit, 332 km (L)2019-04-04: to Pittsburgh, 332 km (W)PittsburghMontrealTorontoEdmontonCalgaryVancouverBrooklynWashingtonNewarkOttawaBostonWinnipegDenverUniondaleChicagoRaleighSt. LouisSt. PaulNew YorkAnaheimLos AngelesSan JoseGlendaleParadiseSunriseTampaPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaColumbusBuffaloNashvilleDallasDetroit
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
11 GP · 6–4–1 · 6 vs fresher opponent
59.1%
52.9%
1 day
50 GP · 27–14–9 · 12 vs fresher opponent
63.0%
52.3%
2 days
15 GP · 7–6–2 · 1 vs fresher opponent
53.3%
53.7%
3+ days
5 GP · 3–2–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
60.0%
49.4%

Pulling the goalie

32 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
52.4%
50.0%
Goals share
53.2%
49.4%
Shooting %
9.9%
8.5%
Save %
.917
.926