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St. Louis Blues vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsOct 4, 2017

Final / OT· PPG Paints Arena
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STL
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PIT
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
STL21115STL12138134
PIT11204PIT121011033
STL 56PIT 72
STL 3.02PIT 3.61
PP goals
STL 1PIT 1
Hits
STL 36PIT 27
Blocks
STL 19PIT 10
PIM
STL 8PIT 8
STL 41%PIT 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at PIT. Alex Pietrangelo (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

  1. Points
    Alex Pietrangelo had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 25:43.Pietrangelo
  2. Points
    Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:46.Schenn
  3. Points
    Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:49.Stastny
  4. Points
    Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:39.Crosby
  5. Points
    Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) in 14:56.Rust
  6. Points
    Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:57.Malkin
  7. Points
    Jaden Schwartz had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:19.Schwartz
  8. Points
    Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:17.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.

Shot map, STL at PIT: 128 attempts, 67 on goal, 9 goals, 6.63 expected goals; best chance Scott Wilson at 0.57 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← STL attacks left (bottom on phones)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →
  • PIT
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · PIT 72 · STL 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, STL at PIT: expected goals 3.61 to 3.02 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 72 to 56, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTPITSTLSSPMPSCSPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:15
  • PIT
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITSTLcontrol2nd3rdOTSchultz · 1st 6:37Schenn · 1st 8:31Parayko · 1st 17:45Maatta · 2nd 12:37Pietrangelo · 2nd 15:37Stastny · 3rd 3:38Crosby · 3rd 13:46Sheary · 3rd 14:40Pietrangelo · OT 1:15
  • PIT pressure
  • STL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 28% of the game, PIT 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, STL at PIT: 38 players over 61:15; most ice Matt Murray (61:15) for PIT and Jake Allen (61:15) for STL, 9 goals.

PIT
STL
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
StatSTLPIT
5870
2.303.10
2.223.04
1312
24
128
−0.071+0.071
28%37%

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.

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:37
    PITJustin Schultz (Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel)snap0.02 xG
    STL: Pietrangelo, Paajarvi, Edmundson, Sundqvist, ThompsonPIT: Crosby, Schultz, Maatta, Guentzel, Sheary
    STL 0 – 1 PIT
  2. 8:31
    STLBrayden Schenn (Carl Gunnarsson, Jaden Schwartz)wrist0.08 xG
    STL: Gunnarsson, Schenn, Schwartz, Jaskin, ParaykoPIT: Malkin, Hunwick, Kessel, Cole, Rust
    STL 1 – 1 PIT
  3. 17:45
    STLColton ParaykoPPsnap0.15 xG
    STL: Sobotka, Parayko, Sundqvist, Dunn, ThompsonPIT: Hunwick, Cole, Rust, Wilson
    STL 2 – 1 PIT

2nd period

  1. 12:37
    PITOlli Maatta (Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin)snap0.03 xG
    STL: Thorburn, Upshall, Brodziak, Edmundson, ParaykoPIT: Malkin, Kessel, Schultz, Rust, Maatta
    STL 2 – 2 PIT
  2. 15:37
    STLAlex Pietrangelo (Vladimir Sobotka, Paul Stastny)snap0.20 xG
    STL: Stastny, Sobotka, Pietrangelo, EdmundsonPIT: Letang, Dumoulin, McKegg, Rust
    STL 3 – 2 PIT

3rd period

  1. 3:38
    STLPaul Stastny (Vladimir Sobotka, Vladimir Tarasenko)wrist0.09 xG
    STL: Stastny, Sobotka, Tarasenko, Edmundson, DunnPIT: Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, Guentzel, Sheary
    STL 4 – 2 PIT
  2. 13:46
    PITSidney CrosbyPP (Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin)wrist0.19 xG
    STL: Brodziak, Pietrangelo, EdmundsonPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Kessel, Guentzel
    STL 4 – 3 PIT
  3. 14:40
    PITConor Sheary (Greg McKegg, Bryan Rust)wrist0.05 xG
    STL: Sobotka, Gunnarsson, Schenn, Parayko, SundqvistPIT: Cole, Dumoulin, McKegg, Rust, Sheary
    STL 4 – 4 PIT

OT period

  1. 1:15
    STLAlex Pietrangelo (Brayden Schenn, Jaden Schwartz)wrist0.09 xG
    STL: Pietrangelo, Schenn, SchwartzPIT: Crosby, Schultz, Guentzel
    STL 5 – 4 PIT

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Paul Stastny CL1112+240.2121020:49——3933
Vladimir Tarasenko RL1011+110.1422019:05——3628
Vladimir Sobotka CL1022+100.0050018:43——4232
Jaden Schwartz LL2022+230.4520017:19——7091
Brayden Schenn CL2112+140.8341216:46——6685
Dmitrij Jaskin RL2000+140.3330012:54——7095
Oskar Sundqvist CL3000-210.0200015:31——2829
Magnus Paajarvi LL3000-110.0120013:28——2133
Tage Thompson CL3000-100.1100011:26——4051
Kyle Brodziak CL4000-100.0013011:16——3610
Scottie Upshall RL4000-110.0340010:09——3510
Chris Thorburn RL4000-110.012008:41——369
Alex Pietrangelo DD1202+180.4514225:43——4946
Joel Edmundson DD1000040.1232023:22——5151
Colton Parayko DD2101-110.1511021:36——5374
Carl Gunnarsson DD2011010.0914018:01——5374
Vince Dunn DD3000+100.0010015:28——3012
Robert Bortuzzo DD3000000.0621413:54——288
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)W33294.8793.6161:15

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sidney Crosby CL1112-120.3402423:39——4939
Jake Guentzel CL1022-100.2200222:17——5339
Conor Sheary LL1101+130.3320017:11——5036
Evgeni Malkin CL2022030.6400019:57——5244
Phil Kessel RL2000040.3810018:42——5749
Bryan Rust RL2022000.0011014:56——5546
Greg McKegg CL3011010.0900015:07——7484
Carl Hagelin LL3000030.0230014:39——7181
Tom Kuhnhackl RL3000010.4050013:05——6881
Carter Rowney CL4000000.185008:04——4484
Scott Wilson CL4000010.572007:17——4484
Ryan Reaves RL4000010.062206:21——4782
Kris Letang DD1000-220.0711026:05——5662
Brian Dumoulin DD1000-120.0611021:35——5355
Justin Schultz DD2101+140.1100019:25——6576
Olli Maatta DD2101+240.1010216:08——6876
Matt Hunwick DD3000-120.0222016:18——4343
Ian Cole DD3000000.0311015:40——4540
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Matt Murray(start)O34295.8533.0261:15