Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsDec 14, 2021

FinalTuesday, Dec 14, 2021· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	2	0	2		MTL	7	8	15	30
PIT	1	2	2	5		PIT	8	18	5	31

: MTL 54PIT 51
: MTL 1.90PIT 2.94
PP goals: MTL 0PIT 1
Hits: MTL 29PIT 22
Blocks: MTL 11PIT 16
PIM: MTL 10PIT 4
: MTL 37%PIT 63%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at home. Evan Rodrigues (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Carter, Crosby, Letang, Zucker and Rodrigues) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 5:49 together.

Points
Evan Rodrigues had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:07.Rodrigues
Points
Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:30.Drouin
Points
Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:06.Crosby
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Carter, Crosby, Letang, Zucker and Rodrigues) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 5:49 together.Carter Crosby Letang Zucker Rodrigues
New line
New look for MTL: Dauphin–Drouin–Ylonen skated 9:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dauphin Drouin Ylonen
New line
New look for MTL: Lehkonen–Poehling–Caufield skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (70.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Lehkonen Poehling Caufield
Usage
Evan Rodrigues (PIT) played 22:07, +6:21 up on his 15:46 season average over 81 games.Rodrigues
Usage
Kasperi Kapanen (PIT) played 19:29, +5:01 up on his 14:28 season average over 78 games.Kapanen

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

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

PIT
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · PIT 51 · MTL 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 31% of the game, PIT 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

MTL

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	MTL	PIT
	59	49
	1.93	2.66
	1.79	2.54
	12	8
	4	1
	11	10
	−0.127	+0.127
	31%	40%

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.