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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Colorado AvalancheMar 24, 2024

Final / OT· Ball Arena
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PIT
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
PIT22004PIT15127034
COL02215COL41510130
PIT 65COL 65
PIT 2.82COL 3.69
PP goals
PIT 0COL 0
Hits
PIT 21COL 15
Blocks
PIT 16COL 16
PIM
PIT 4COL 4
PIT 56%COL 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Colorado Avalanche edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 3A. Noel Acciari (PIT) played 4:56, −8:11 down on his 13:07 season average over 54 games.

  1. Points
    Sidney Crosby had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:10.Crosby
  2. Points
    Jonathan Drouin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:47.Drouin
  3. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 24:52.MacKinnon
  4. Points
    Devon Toews had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:45.Toews
  5. Usage
    Noel Acciari (PIT) played 4:56, −8:11 down on his 13:07 season average over 54 games.Acciari
  6. Usage
    Yakov Trenin (COL) played 9:11, −5:28 down on his 14:39 season average over 75 games.Trenin
  7. Usage
    Pierre-Olivier Joseph (PIT) played 19:04, +4:03 up on his 15:01 season average over 51 games.Joseph
  8. Usage
    Brandon Duhaime (COL) played 7:46, −3:08 down on his 10:54 season average over 79 games.Duhaime

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, PIT at COL: 130 attempts, 64 on goal, 9 goals, 6.51 expected goals; best chance Jesse Puljujarvi at 0.83 xG.

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

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · COL 65 · PIT 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at COL: expected goals 3.69 to 2.82 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 65 to 65, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTCOLPITPRCJWTDMDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:54
  • COL
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
COLPITcontrol2nd3rdOTPuljujarvi · 1st 7:53Rust · 1st 15:11Crosby · 2nd 13:47Joseph · 2nd 15:40Walker · 2nd 16:05Trenin · 2nd 19:30Drouin · 3rd 3:32MacKinnon · 3rd 15:22Drouin · OT 0:54
  • COL pressure
  • PIT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PIT 26% of the game, COL 45%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, PIT at COL: 39 players over 60:54; most ice Alexandar Georgiev (60:54) for COL and Alex Nedeljkovic (50:46) for PIT, 9 goals.

COL
PIT
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
StatPITCOL
7368
3.013.38
2.723.28
1012
25
1310
+0.056−0.056
26%45%

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 7:53
    PITJesse Puljujarvi (Reilly Smith, Sidney Crosby)other0.83 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Smith, Puljujarvi, JosephCOL: Toews, Girard, Duhaime, Colton, Mittelstadt
    PIT 1 – 0 COL
  2. 15:11
    PITBryan Rust (Sidney Crosby)wrist0.14 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Joseph, O'ConnorCOL: Manson, MacKinnon, Nichushkin, Rantanen, Girard
    PIT 2 – 0 COL

2nd period

  1. 13:47
    PITSidney Crosby (Valtteri Puustinen)tip-in0.04 xG
    PIT: Crosby, St. Ivany, Ludvig, Puustinen, O'ConnorCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Drouin, Makar, Walker
    PIT 3 – 0 COL
  2. 15:40
    PITPierre-Olivier Joseph (Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang)wrist0.03 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Puljujarvi, Joseph, BemstromCOL: Manson, Nichushkin, Rantanen, Girard, Mittelstadt
    PIT 4 – 0 COL
  3. 16:05
    COLSean Walker (Ross Colton, Miles Wood)wrist0.03 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Joseph, O'ConnorCOL: Parise, Johnson, Wood, Colton, Walker
    PIT 4 – 1 COL
  4. 19:30
    COLYakov Trenin (Brandon Duhaime)wrist0.19 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Pettersson, O'ConnorCOL: Lehkonen, Trenin, Girard, Duhaime, Walker
    PIT 4 – 2 COL

3rd period

  1. 3:32
    COLJonathan Drouin (Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews)snap0.13 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rakell, Pettersson, BuntingCOL: Lehkonen, MacKinnon, Drouin, Toews, Girard
    PIT 4 – 3 COL
  2. 15:22
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Jonathan Drouin, Devon Toews)snap0.09 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Pettersson, O'ConnorCOL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Toews, Rantanen, Girard
    PIT 4 – 4 COL

OT period

  1. 0:54
    COLJonathan Drouin (Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon)wrist0.36 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, RustCOL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Makar
    PIT 4 – 5 COL

Box score

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Evgeni Malkin CL1000-120.1601019:40——5010
Michael Bunting LL1000-110.0300019:06——5211
Rickard Rakell RL1000-110.0100015:55——4810
Bryan Rust RL2101-340.5111020:11——4850
Sidney Crosby CL2134050.2421020:10——6074
Drew O'Connor LL2000-130.1711018:16——4952
Lars Eller CL3000020.0500017:49——4122
Reilly Smith RL3011+120.0811016:26——5571
Valtteri Puustinen RL3011+110.0201011:45——5346
Jesse Puljujarvi RL4101+220.9840210:57——6068
Emil Bemstrom CL4000+100.000006:15——5343
Noel Acciari CL4000000.001104:56——5061
Erik Karlsson DD1000-250.1002024:37——5451
Marcus Pettersson DD1000-310.3032223:04——5036
Kris Letang DD2011040.1131025:01——4237
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD2101+210.0301019:04——5563
Jack St. Ivany DD3000+100.0132012:53——4737
John Ludvig DD3000+100.0121012:40——6549
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)O25214.8402.9250:46
Tristan Jarry—541.8000.7710:05

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nathan MacKinnon CL1123+160.6910024:52——4953
Mikko Rantanen RL1000-140.5511023:57——4862
Valeri Nichushkin RL1000-230.2602020:31——4060
Miles Wood LL2011+100.0011012:25——5664
Ross Colton CL2011000.0820011:52——4519
Zach Parise LL2000+100.1300010:15——5661
Jonathan Drouin LL3213+230.5102020:47——5868
Artturi Lehkonen LL3000+110.0811016:17——5071
Casey Mittelstadt CL3000-220.1501015:52——4450
Yakov Trenin CL4101+110.190009:11——5368
Brandon Duhaime LL4011000.100127:46——4231
Andrew Cogliano CL4000010.230006:50——4643
Cale Makar DD1011010.3001025:10——5355
Devon Toews DD1022+130.0911221:45——4835
Samuel Girard DD2000000.0012022:41——4751
Josh Manson DD2000-220.0541018:05——5064
Sean Walker DD3101+130.2812017:10——5371
Jack Johnson DD3000+100.0120013:16——3749
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)W34304.8822.8260:54

Goal anatomy

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

Jesse Puljujarvi (PIT) 1st 7:53 · assists Reilly Smith, Sidney Crosby · Rebound · 11.7 mph shot.

Bryan Rust · 1st 15:11 · PIT

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
12.3 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s

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Sidney Crosby · 2nd 13:47 · PIT

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
33.6 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
6.2 s
Type
one-timer

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Yakov Trenin · 2nd 19:30 · COL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2
Shot
13.0 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
7.9 s

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Jonathan Drouin · 3rd 3:32 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
40.6 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
4.8 s
Type
one-timer

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Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 15:22 · COL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
65.4 mph
Distance
29 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s
Type
one-timer

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