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Vancouver Canucks vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsJan 11, 2024

Final / OT· PPG Paints Arena
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VAN
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PIT
3
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
VAN30014VAN9125329
PIT11103PIT101014135
VAN 50PIT 73
VAN 3.39PIT 3.00
PP goals
VAN 1PIT 0
Hits
VAN 16PIT 33
Blocks
VAN 21PIT 9
PIM
VAN 8PIT 4
VAN 47%PIT 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vancouver Canucks edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (OT)

Vancouver Canucks beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at PIT. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:41 together.

  1. Points
    Elias Pettersson had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:54.Pettersson
  2. Points
    J.T. Miller had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:27.Miller
  3. Points
    Brock Boeser had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:08.Boeser
  4. Points
    Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:30.Crosby
  5. Points
    Marcus Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:36.Pettersson
  6. Points
    Filip Hronek had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:44.Hronek
  7. PP1
    VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes and Kuzmenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:41 together.MillerBoeserPetterssonHughesKuzmenko
  8. Usage
    Reilly Smith (PIT) played 3:08, −13:10 down on his 16:18 season average over 75 games.Smith

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, VAN at PIT: 123 attempts, 64 on goal, 7 goals, 6.38 expected goals; best chance Elias Pettersson at 0.41 xG.

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

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · PIT 73 · VAN 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VAN at PIT: expected goals 3.00 to 3.39 (VAN led the chances), shot attempts 73 to 50, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTPITVANBBPPCCPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 63:05
  • PIT
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITVANcontrol2nd3rdOTBoeser · 1st 5:44Boeser · 1st 6:31Pettersson · 1st 16:20Pettersson · 1st 17:31Crosby · 2nd 6:05Crosby · 3rd 19:31Pettersson · OT 3:05
  • PIT pressure
  • VAN pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 24% of the game, PIT 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, VAN at PIT: 39 players over 63:05; most ice Tristan Jarry (41:02) for PIT and Thatcher Demko (62:56) for VAN, 7 goals.

PIT
VAN
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
StatVANPIT
4958
2.481.86
2.351.82
1210
82
2618
−0.027+0.027
24%34%

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:44
    VANBrock Boeser (Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller)tip-in0.06 xG
    VAN: Miller, Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson, HughesPIT: Carter, Letang, Pettersson, Harkins, Acciari
    VAN 1 – 0 PIT
  2. 6:31
    VANBrock BoeserPP (J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson)tip-in0.12 xG
    VAN: Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes, KuzmenkoPIT: Letang, Rust, Pettersson, Acciari
    VAN 2 – 0 PIT
  3. 16:20
    PITMarcus Pettersson (Jansen Harkins)snap0.01 xG
    VAN: Hronek, Suter, Hughes, Mikheyev, KuzmenkoPIT: Carter, Letang, Pettersson, Harkins, Acciari
    VAN 2 – 1 PIT
  4. 17:31
    VANElias Pettersson (Filip Hronek, J.T. Miller)tip-in0.08 xG
    VAN: Miller, Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson, HughesPIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rust, Joseph, O'Connor
    VAN 3 – 1 PIT

2nd period

  1. 6:05
    PITSidney Crosby (Jake Guentzel, Marcus Pettersson)snap0.11 xG
    VAN: Miller, Boeser, Hronek, Pettersson, HughesPIT: Crosby, Letang, Rakell, Guentzel, Pettersson
    VAN 3 – 2 PIT

3rd period

  1. 19:31
    PITSidney Crosby (Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang)tip-in0.06 xG
    VAN: Cole, Myers, Joshua, Pettersson, MikheyevPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Karlsson, Rakell, Guentzel
    VAN 3 – 3 PIT

OT period

  1. 3:05
    VANElias Pettersson (Filip Hronek)wrist0.24 xG
    VAN: Hronek, Pettersson, KuzmenkoPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Guentzel
    VAN 4 – 3 PIT

Box score

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

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Elias Pettersson CL1224+150.8600020:54——3943
J.T. Miller CL1033+110.1220219:27——4146
Brock Boeser RL1202+130.2800019:08——3838
Teddy Blueger CL2000020.2110015:46——3937
Dakota Joshua CL2000-110.1312015:07——4863
Conor Garland RL2000020.2901014:07——4855
Ilya Mikheyev RL3000-210.3701217:04——5076
Pius Suter CL3000-110.1700016:05——5581
Andrei Kuzmenko LL3000030.2301013:32——5074
Nils Aman CL4000010.1511011:38——5066
Sam Lafferty CL4000020.201108:50——5371
Nils Hoglander LL4000020.070108:19——5371
Quinn Hughes DD1000010.0011223:25——4247
Filip Hronek DD1022+100.1212221:44——5263
Ian Cole DD2000-110.0113019:20——5974
Nikita Zadorov DD2000010.0033015:43——6486
Tyler Myers DD3000-120.1932020:52——3143
Carson Soucy DD3000000.0012020:23——3239
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Thatcher Demko(start)W35323.9143.0062:56

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Rickard Rakell RL1000+220.3840025:36——6755
Sidney Crosby CL1202+150.6060225:30——6955
Jake Guentzel CL1011+180.6620025:25——7355
Evgeni Malkin CL2000030.2511020:44——5243
Bryan Rust RL2000-120.2210018:50——5741
Drew O'Connor LL2000-110.1010015:28——5241
Jeff Carter CL3000010.0810013:28——3925
Noel Acciari CL3000000.0012012:22——2926
Jansen Harkins CL3011000.001009:03——2916
Lars Eller CL4000010.0730213:59——4136
Valtteri Puustinen RL4000030.260009:42——4427
Reilly Smith RL4000000.001003:08——200
Kris Letang DD1011+230.1464029:05——5750
Marcus Pettersson DD1112+130.0401022:36——6454
Erik Karlsson DD2011-120.1700025:04——4632
Ryan Graves DD2000000.0011014:37——4633
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD3000-100.0010012:27——5636
Chad Ruhwedel DD3000010.0330011:41——4836
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan JarryO20191.9502.4741:07
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)—963.6670.5020:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Brock Boeser (VAN) 1st 5:44 · assists Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller · Deflection · carried in · 19.9 mph shot · 3.4 s from entry to goal.

Brock Boeser · 1st 5:44 · VAN

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
19.9 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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Brock Boeser · 1st 6:31 · VAN PP

Play
deflection
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
49.1 mph
Distance
11 ft
Type
deflection

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Sidney Crosby · 2nd 6:05 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
71.0 mph
Distance
28 ft
Entry to goal
1.7 s

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Elias Pettersson · OT 3:05 · VAN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
6.6 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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