Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMar 7, 2026

Final / SOSaturday, Mar 7, 2026· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
PHI	1	2	0	0	1	4		PHI	2	8	5	1	16
PIT	1	2	0	0	0	3		PIT	8	7	4	4	23

: PHI 40PIT 64
: PHI 2.39PIT 2.68
PP goals: PHI 0PIT 1
Hits: PHI 26PIT 19
Blocks: PHI 15PIT 5
PIM: PHI 17PIT 9
: PHI 55%PIT 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Philadelphia Flyers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (SO)

Philadelphia Flyers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout at PIT. Rickard Rakell (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Cates–Barkey–Michkov skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 22:06.Rakell
Points
Egor Chinakhov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:02.Chinakhov
New line
New look for PHI: Cates–Barkey–Michkov skated 11:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Cates Barkey Michkov
Usage
Cam York (PHI) played 30:48, +8:23 up on his 22:25 season average over 73 games.York
Usage
Egor Chinakhov (PIT) played 21:02, +7:40 up on his 13:22 season average over 71 games.Chinakhov
New line
New look for PHI: Grundstrom–Tippett–Zegras skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Grundstrom Tippett Zegras
Usage
Emil Andrae (PHI) played 7:36, −7:52 down on his 15:28 season average over 60 games.Andrae
New line
New look for PHI: Couturier–Glendening–Hathaway skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (10% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Couturier Glendening Hathaway

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

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

PIT
PHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · PIT 64 · PHI 40

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
PHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PHI 23% of the game, PIT 39%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

PHI

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

PIT skaters (rows) against PHI skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the PIT side.

Matchup matrix

PIT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
Stat	PHI	PIT
	37	54
	2.01	1.78
	2.00	1.75
	8	10
	2	4
	19	19
	+0.053	−0.054
	23%	39%

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

L1Cates – Barkey – Michkov
11:1247% CF
L2Grundstrom – Tippett – Zegras
7:5425% CF
L3Dvorak – Bump – Grebenkin
7:3875% CF
L4Couturier – Glendening – Hathaway
6:2410% CF
D1York – Drysdale
17:0334% CF
D2Ristolainen – Sanheim
16:0035% CF
D3Juulsen – Andrae
3:5067% CF

PP1Sanheim – Dvorak – Cates – York – Bump
1:47100% CF
PP2Tippett – Zegras – Drysdale – Barkey – Michkov
1:4150% CF
PK1FCouturier – Dvorak
2:58
PK2FGlendening – Cates
1:49
PK1DSanheim – York
5:42
PK2DRistolainen – Juulsen
2:53

Current PHI line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Rust – Rakell – Chinakhov
11:1488% CF
L2Acciari – Dewar – Lizotte
9:5576% CF
L3Mantha – Novak – Brazeau
6:2550% CF
L4Koivunen – Hayes – Kindel
3:4929% CF
D1Letang – Girard
15:0057% CF
D2Karlsson – Wotherspoon
13:5463% CF
D3Clifton – Shea
11:0860% CF

PP1Karlsson – Rust – Rakell – Mantha – Chinakhov
5:18100% CF
PP2Letang – Novak – Brazeau – Koivunen – Kindel
3:4286% CF
PK1FRust – Lizotte
1:05
PK2FAcciari – Dewar
0:55
PK1DClifton – Shea
2:38
PK2DKarlsson – Wotherspoon
0:31

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:00
PITTommy NovakPP (Justin Brazeau, Ville Koivunen)wrist0.10 xG
PHI: Glendening, Hathaway, Juulsen, AndraePIT: Letang, Novak, Brazeau, Koivunen, Kindel
PHI 0 – 1 PIT
3:54
PHIOwen Tippett (Trevor Zegras, Cam York)wrist0.21 xG
PHI: Grundstrom, Tippett, Zegras, York, DrysdalePIT: Letang, Girard, Koivunen, Hayes, Kindel
PHI 1 – 1 PIT

2nd period

3:38
PITRickard Rakell (Egor Chinakhov, Bryan Rust)wrist0.05 xG
PHI: Couturier, Glendening, Ristolainen, Hathaway, SanheimPIT: Letang, Rust, Rakell, Girard, Chinakhov
PHI 1 – 2 PIT
4:46
PHIAlex Bump (Nikita Grebenkin)wrist0.17 xG
PHI: Dvorak, Juulsen, York, Bump, GrebenkinPIT: Rust, Clifton, Shea, Chinakhov, Kindel
PHI 2 – 2 PIT
5:45
PITErik Karlsson (Egor Chinakhov, Rickard Rakell)slap0.05 xG
PHI: Juulsen, Grundstrom, Tippett, Zegras, YorkPIT: Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Wotherspoon, Chinakhov
PHI 2 – 3 PIT
10:03
PHIDenver Barkey (Matvei Michkov, Noah Cates)backhand0.26 xG
PHI: Cates, York, Drysdale, Barkey, MichkovPIT: Letang, Girard, Koivunen, Hayes, Kindel
PHI 3 – 3 PIT

Decided in the shootout: PHI 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.

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Noah Cates L	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	19:19	—	—	47	59
Matvei Michkov R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	16:46	—	—	53	59
Denver Barkey C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.51	1	0	0	14:41	—	—	50	59
Trevor Zegras C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.25	1	0	0	18:15	—	—	24	48
Owen Tippett R	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.22	4	1	0	16:25	—	—	28	48
Carl Grundstrom R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	6	0	2	9:51	—	—	28	45
Christian Dvorak C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.32	1	0	2	20:47	—	—	67	58
Alex Bump L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.27	1	1	0	16:07	—	—	61	61
Nikita Grebenkin R	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:30	—	—	63	55
Sean Couturier C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	0	0	16:55	—	—	19	42
Luke Glendening C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	2	2	11:44	—	—	15	26
Garnet Hathaway R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.07	4	2	0	10:19	—	—	15	46
Cam York D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	1	0	30:48	—	—	35	45
Jamie Drysdale D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.40	1	2	7	22:18	—	—	41	53
Travis Sanheim D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	0	4	0	28:26	—	—	37	46
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	2	23:26	—	—	33	45
Noah Juulsen D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	11:27	—	—	53	70
Emil Andrae D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	1	0	7:36	—	—	69	81

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dan Vladar(start)	W	23	20	3	.870	2.68	65:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.11	1	0	0	24:19	—	—	75	68
Rickard Rakell R	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.46	0	1	0	22:06	—	—	78	87
Egor Chinakhov R	L1	0	2	2	+1	3	0.37	1	0	0	21:02	—	—	81	76
Blake Lizotte C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:02	—	—	68	51
Connor Dewar C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.47	2	0	0	14:02	—	—	71	65
Noel Acciari C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	0	0	0	13:27	—	—	64	43
Anthony Mantha R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	18:51	—	—	50	63
Tommy Novak C	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.35	0	1	0	17:10	—	—	47	68
Justin Brazeau R	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.17	2	0	2	15:22	—	—	47	78
Ben Kindel C	L4	0	0	0	-3	1	0.29	0	0	0	15:16	—	—	38	18
Ville Koivunen R	L4	0	1	1	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:35	—	—	29	13
Avery Hayes R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	1	1	5	7:48	—	—	29	15
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	1	0	2	23:55	—	—	56	37
Samuel Girard D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	0	0	17:38	—	—	57	36
Erik Karlsson D	D2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.13	1	0	0	26:12	—	—	65	74
Parker Wotherspoon D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	3	1	0	17:48	—	—	61	63
Ryan Shea D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	1	0	0	15:32	—	—	58	51
Connor Clifton D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	3	0	0	15:04	—	—	60	50

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Stuart Skinner(start)	O	16	13	3	.813	2.39	65:00

Goal anatomy

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

Tommy Novak (PIT PP) 1st 3:00 · assists Justin Brazeau, Ville Koivunen · Forecheck turnover · 51.6 mph shot.

Tommy Novak · 1st 3:00 · PIT PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2
Shot: 51.6 mph
Distance: 28 ft
Type: one-timer

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Owen Tippett · 1st 3:54 · PHI

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.6 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Type: one-timer

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Rickard Rakell · 2nd 3:38 · PIT

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 69.7 mph
Distance: 38 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s

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Alex Bump · 2nd 4:46 · PHI

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 59.7 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 7.5 s

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Erik Karlsson · 2nd 5:45 · PIT

Play: faceoff
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 73.7 mph
Distance: 52 ft
Type: one-timer

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Denver Barkey · 2nd 10:03 · PHI

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 18.8 mph
Distance: 4 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.