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Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh Penguins

2021–22·46–25–11·103 points·3rd in the Metropolitan, 7th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
103#12
Goal differential
+47#9
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
54.0%#6
Power play
20.2%#19
Penalty kill
84.4%#3
GSAx
+17.3#6

Splits

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

Home4123–13–5510.6214412054.0%
Away4123–12–6520.6312510254.0%
October83–3–280.50262456.0%
November147–4–3170.61363353.7%
December87–1–0140.88281559.9%
January1510–3–2220.73594353.0%
February106–3–1130.65272853.2%
March148–4–2180.64523652.7%
April135–7–1110.42414353.0%
Division rivals2614–9–3310.60787953.4%
Rest of conference2414–7–3310.65925953.8%
Other conference3218–9–5410.64998454.6%
CBJ44–0–081.0018860.0%
PHI43–1–060.75151252.9%
NYI32–0–150.8311763.0%
DET32–0–150.8320654.8%
TBL32–1–040.6712857.9%
TOR32–1–040.6710558.2%
NJD42–2–040.50101452.9%
OTT32–1–040.67111050.6%
MTL32–1–040.6714862.6%
WPG22–0–041.005356.2%

On the road

53,263 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2021-10-12: to Tampa, 1,408 km (W)2021-10-14: to Sunrise, 289 km (OTL)2021-10-16: to Pittsburgh, 1,588 km (W)2021-11-09: to Chicago, 663 km (SOL)2021-11-11: to Pittsburgh, 663 km (SOW)2021-11-13: to Ottawa, 633 km (L)2021-11-14: to Washington, 717 km (L)2021-11-16: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (L)2021-11-18: to Montreal, 767 km (W)2021-11-20: to Toronto, 504 km (W)2021-11-22: to Winnipeg, 1,516 km (W)2021-11-24: to Pittsburgh, 1,700 km (W)2021-11-26: to Elmont, 530 km (W)2021-11-27: to Pittsburgh, 530 km (L)2021-11-29: to Calgary, 2,861 km (SOL)2021-12-01: to Edmonton, 282 km (L)2021-12-04: to Vancouver, 817 km (W)2021-12-06: to Seattle, 192 km (W)2021-12-10: to Washington, 3,740 km (W)2021-12-11: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (W)2021-12-19: to Newark, 492 km (W)2022-01-02: to Pittsburgh, 492 km (W)2022-01-06: to Philadelphia, 414 km (W)2022-01-08: to Dallas, 2,086 km (L)2022-01-11: to Anaheim, 1,958 km (W)2022-01-13: to Los Angeles, 45 km (L)2022-01-15: to San Jose, 491 km (OTW)2022-01-17: to Paradise, 614 km (W)2022-01-20: to Pittsburgh, 3,089 km (W)2022-01-21: to Columbus, 261 km (W)2022-01-23: to Pittsburgh, 261 km (SOW)2022-02-08: to Boston, 774 km (W)2022-02-10: to Ottawa, 508 km (W)2022-02-13: to Newark, 527 km (W)2022-02-15: to Pittsburgh, 492 km (OTW)2022-02-17: to Toronto, 360 km (L)2022-02-20: to Pittsburgh, 360 km (L)2022-02-27: to Columbus, 261 km (W)2022-03-03: to Tampa, 1,338 km (W)2022-03-04: to Raleigh, 942 km (OTL)2022-03-08: to Pittsburgh, 527 km (L)2022-03-15: to Nashville, 760 km (L)2022-03-17: to St. Louis, 408 km (SOW)2022-03-19: to Glendale, 2,056 km (W)2022-03-22: to Pittsburgh, 2,949 km (W)2022-03-23: to Buffalo, 286 km (SOL)2022-03-25: to New York, 468 km (L)2022-03-27: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (W)2022-03-31: to St. Paul, 1,181 km (OTW)2022-04-02: to Denver, 1,135 km (L)2022-04-05: to Pittsburgh, 2,122 km (L)2022-04-07: to New York, 507 km (L)2022-04-09: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (L)2022-04-12: to Elmont, 530 km (SOL)2022-04-14: to Pittsburgh, 530 km (W)2022-04-16: to Boston, 774 km (L)2022-04-21: to Pittsburgh, 774 km (W)2022-04-23: to Detroit, 332 km (W)2022-04-24: to Philadelphia, 714 km (L)2022-04-26: to Pittsburgh, 414 km (L)TampaSunrisePittsburghChicagoOttawaWashingtonMontrealTorontoWinnipegElmontCalgaryEdmontonVancouverSeattleNewarkPhiladelphiaDallasAnaheimLos AngelesSan JoseParadiseColumbusBostonRaleighNashvilleSt. LouisGlendaleBuffaloNew YorkSt. PaulDenverDetroit
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 · 5–3–3 · 7 vs fresher opponent
59.1%
48.4%
1 day
46 GP · 23–17–6 · 18 vs fresher opponent
56.5%
54.2%
2 days
15 GP · 10–3–2 · 1 vs fresher opponent
73.3%
56.6%
3+ days
9 GP · 7–2–0 · 1 vs fresher opponent
77.8%
54.1%

Pulling the goalie

36 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
54.0%
51.6%
Goals share
54.8%
57.3%
Shooting %
9.4%
10.1%
Save %
.919
.921