New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsFeb 20, 2024

Final / OTTuesday, Feb 20, 2024· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NYI	0	3	1	1	5		NYI	13	12	7	1	33
PIT	1	1	2	0	4		PIT	12	13	16	0	41

: NYI 55PIT 65
: NYI 2.52PIT 3.51
PP goals: NYI 0PIT 0
Hits: NYI 28PIT 17
Blocks: NYI 12PIT 14
PIM: NYI 4PIT 4
: NYI 42%PIT 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Islanders edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at PIT. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 (.902), +8 against a season average of 32.5; the win.

Points
Adam Pelech had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 23:48.Pelech
Points
Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 20:10.Nelson
Points
Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:06.Barzal
Goalie
Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 37 (.902), +8 against a season average of 32.5; the win.Sorokin
New line
New look for PIT: Eller–Smith–Puustinen skated 10:12 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (77.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Smith Puustinen
Luck
NYI scored 5 goals on 2.52 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for PIT: Malkin–Phillips–O'Connor skated 8:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Malkin Phillips O'Connor
Usage
Bo Horvat (NYI) played 24:07, +4:29 up on his 19:38 season average over 80 games.Horvat

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

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

PIT
NYI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · PIT 65 · NYI 55

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
NYI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYI 29% of the game, PIT 32%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

NYI

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	NYI	PIT
	52	68
	2.19	3.26
	2.16	3.06
	11	10
	5	5
	24	16
	−0.062	+0.062
	29%	32%

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.

New York Islanders

L1Lee – Horvat – Barzal
14:5837% CF
L2Palmieri – Nelson – Engvall
11:0557% CF
L3Pageau – Wahlstrom – Holmstrom
6:5567% CF
L4Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas
4:1433% CF
D1Pelech – Pulock
16:5340% CF
D2Dobson – Romanov
13:2743% CF
D3Reilly – Mayfield
13:2638% CF

PP1Palmieri – Nelson – Horvat – Barzal – Dobson
3:09100% CF
PP2Lee – Nelson – Reilly – Horvat – Barzal
0:22100% CF
PK1FPageau – Holmstrom
1:27
PK2FClutterbuck – Cizikas
0:57
PK1DPelech – Pulock
2:03
PK2DMayfield – Romanov
0:52

Current NYI line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Rakell
15:1572% CF
L2Eller – Smith – Puustinen
10:1277% CF
L3Malkin – Phillips – O'Connor
8:3825% CF
L4Carter – White – Harkins
4:3318% CF
D1Karlsson – Pettersson
20:0268% CF
D2Letang – Joseph
13:2150% CF
D3Ruhwedel – Graves
8:5024% CF

PP1Crosby – Eller – Karlsson – Rust – Rakell
2:3986% CF
PP2Carter – Malkin – Letang – Smith – Phillips
2:290% CF
PK1FEller – O'Connor
1:50
PK2FSmith – White
1:07
PK1DLetang – Graves
1:34
PK2DRuhwedel – Joseph
0:24

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bo Horvat C	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.36	1	0	0	24:07	—	—	31	24
Mathew Barzal C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.18	0	2	2	22:06	—	—	43	52
Anders Lee L	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	4	1	0	18:34	—	—	34	37
Brock Nelson C	L2	1	1	2	+2	8	0.92	0	0	0	20:10	—	—	53	47
Kyle Palmieri C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:45	—	—	46	36
Pierre Engvall L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.03	0	2	0	14:37	—	—	57	58
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	1	1	0	14:52	—	—	55	79
Simon Holmstrom R	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.55	0	0	0	11:48	—	—	55	74
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	2	1	0	11:01	—	—	50	53
Cal Clutterbuck R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	9:15	—	—	27	1
Casey Cizikas C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	0	8:31	—	—	21	1
Matt Martin L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	0	0	7:07	—	—	30	1
Adam Pelech D	D1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.09	1	0	0	23:48	—	—	43	43
Ryan Pulock D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	0	2	0	22:34	—	—	44	55
Noah Dobson D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	1	0	19:17	—	—	48	67
Alexander Romanov D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	5	0	0	18:43	—	—	44	49
Scott Mayfield D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	1	0	18:14	—	—	38	20
Mike Reilly D	D3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.08	2	0	2	15:22	—	—	39	20

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)	W	41	37	4	.902	3.51	60:57

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	-2	7	0.98	2	1	0	21:40	—	—	67	57
Rickard Rakell R	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.06	1	0	2	20:29	—	—	65	52
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.33	1	0	0	19:29	—	—	74	71
Lars Eller C	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.23	1	0	0	18:49	—	—	63	38
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	1	1	+2	4	0.26	2	0	0	16:19	—	—	69	88
Valtteri Puustinen R	L2	1	0	1	+2	4	0.16	1	2	0	12:43	—	—	72	78
Evgeni Malkin C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.15	0	1	0	17:42	—	—	50	71
Drew O'Connor L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.33	1	0	0	15:31	—	—	47	58
Matthew Phillips R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	0	0	13:00	—	—	47	66
Jeff Carter C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.27	2	0	0	13:45	—	—	30	50
Colin White C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	2	1	0	8:18	—	—	21	28
Jansen Harkins C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	5:59	—	—	25	46
Erik Karlsson D	D1	0	1	1	0	5	0.15	0	1	0	25:22	—	—	67	61
Marcus Pettersson D	D1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.17	0	3	2	23:41	—	—	67	58
Kris Letang D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.20	0	0	0	25:01	—	—	63	71
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:45	—	—	50	57
Ryan Graves D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	14:53	—	—	24	24
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	11:25	—	—	35	41

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)	O	33	28	5	.848	2.52	60:57

Goal anatomy

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

Simon Holmstrom (NYI) 2nd 13:15 · unassisted · Cycle · 5.4 mph shot.

Simon Holmstrom · 2nd 13:15 · NYI

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 5.4 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Drew O'Connor · 3rd 13:02 · PIT

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 28.3 mph
Distance: 31 ft

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Marcus Pettersson · 1st 12:48 · PIT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 36.1 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Type: one-timer

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Brock Nelson · 2nd 3:40 · NYI

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 27.5 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Mathew Barzal · 2nd 6:37 · NYI

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.0 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Lars Eller · 2nd 16:35 · PIT

Play: point-shot
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 51.9 mph
Distance: 52 ft

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Mike Reilly · 3rd 10:42 · NYI

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 68.0 mph
Distance: 39 ft

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Valtteri Puustinen · 3rd 12:06 · PIT

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 14.1 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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Adam Pelech · OT 0:57 · NYI

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 77.9 mph
Distance: 43 ft
Entry to goal: 1.3 s

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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.

New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsFeb 20, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

New York Islanders edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

New York Islanders

Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

New York Islanders

Pittsburgh Penguins

Goal anatomy

Simon Holmstrom · 2nd 13:15 · NYI

Drew O'Connor · 3rd 13:02 · PIT

Marcus Pettersson · 1st 12:48 · PIT

Brock Nelson · 2nd 3:40 · NYI

Mathew Barzal · 2nd 6:37 · NYI

Lars Eller · 2nd 16:35 · PIT

Mike Reilly · 3rd 10:42 · NYI

Valtteri Puustinen · 3rd 12:06 · PIT

Adam Pelech · OT 0:57 · NYI