Colorado Avalanche vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsOct 16, 2019

Final / OTWednesday, Oct 16, 2019· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
COL	1	0	1	0	2		COL	7	9	11	1	28
PIT	1	1	0	1	3		PIT	12	9	10	2	33

: COL 57PIT 60
: COL 2.67PIT 2.82
PP goals: COL 0PIT 0
Hits: COL 42PIT 39
Blocks: COL 13PIT 17
PIM: COL 6PIT 6
: COL 41%PIT 59%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Colorado Avalanche 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for COL: Wilson–Compher–Jost skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:24.Crosby
New line
New look for COL: Wilson–Compher–Jost skated 9:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wilson Compher Jost
Usage
Dominik Simon (PIT) played 20:11, +5:52 up on his 14:19 season average over 63 games.Simon
Usage
Juuso Riikola (PIT) played 6:27, −7:39 down on his 14:06 season average over 35 games.Riikola
New line
New look for PIT: Hornqvist–Lafferty–Kahun skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hornqvist Lafferty Kahun
Usage
Sam Lafferty (PIT) played 16:11, +6:42 up on his 9:29 season average over 49 games.Lafferty
Usage
Sidney Crosby (PIT) played 24:24, +4:14 up on his 20:10 season average over 40 games.Crosby
Usage
Jake Guentzel (PIT) played 23:45, +3:12 up on his 20:33 season average over 38 games.Guentzel

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← COL attacks left (bottom on phones)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
COL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · PIT 60 · COL 57

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
COL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT pressure
COL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: COL 35% of the game, PIT 25%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

PIT

COL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	COL	PIT
	59	52
	2.39	2.24
	2.36	2.19
	11	11
	7	6
	12	11
	−0.068	+0.068
	35%	25%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.