Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue JacketsApr 5, 2018

Final / OTThursday, Apr 5, 2018· Nationwide Arena

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

5

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

4

Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
PIT	2	0	2	1	5		PIT	18	10	14	1	43
CBJ	2	1	1	0	4		CBJ	10	11	8	1	30

: PIT 69CBJ 44
: PIT 3.58CBJ 2.74
PP goals: PIT 2CBJ 1
Hits: PIT 14CBJ 30
Blocks: PIT 9CBJ 17
PIM: PIT 6CBJ 6
: PIT 49%CBJ 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 in overtime at CBJ. Phil Kessel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:38 together.

Points
Phil Kessel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:27.Kessel
Points
Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:59.Hornqvist
Points
Artemi Panarin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:10.Panarin
Points
Justin Schultz had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:32.Schultz
Points
Pierre-Luc Dubois had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 24:45.Dubois
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:38 together.Malkin Crosby Hornqvist Kessel Schultz
Goalie
Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ) faced 43 shots and stopped 38 (.884), +12 against a season average of 30.7; the overtime loss.Bobrovsky
Usage
Jack Johnson (CBJ) played 11:53, −7:46 down on his 19:39 season average over 76 games.Johnson

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

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

CBJ
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · CBJ 44 · PIT 69

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CBJ 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 40% of the game, CBJ 19%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CBJ

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
Stat	PIT	CBJ
	71	40
	3.80	2.34
	3.77	2.30
	13	8
	6	2
	11	10
	−0.044	+0.044
	40%	19%

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

L1Crosby – Rust – Guentzel
14:5271% CF
L2Malkin – Hornqvist – Hagelin
9:3690% CF
L3Kessel – Sheahan – Sheary
8:0859% CF
L4Kuhnhackl – Jooris – Aston-Reese
1:4550% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
16:0066% CF
D2Schultz – Maatta
11:3571% CF
D3Oleksiak – Ruhwedel
6:1750% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Hornqvist – Kessel – Schultz
2:38100% CF
PP2Malkin – Letang – Hornqvist – Kessel – Sheahan
0:40100% CF
PK1FHagelin – Sheahan
2:36
PK2FKuhnhackl – Aston-Reese
1:48
PK1DLetang – Dumoulin
2:22
PK2DMaatta – Ruhwedel
0:40

Current PIT line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois
16:1543% CF
L2Vanek – Jenner – Wennberg
9:5453% CF
L3Dubinsky – Calvert – Anderson
6:5232% CF
L4Letestu – Bjorkstrand – Milano
3:2320% CF
D1Cole – Savard
15:0528% CF
D2Jones – Werenski
14:3041% CF
D3Johnson – Murray
11:1944% CF

PP1Atkinson – Jones – Wennberg – Panarin – Dubois
3:5788% CF
PP2Vanek – Jenner – Bjorkstrand – Milano – Werenski
1:09100% CF
PK1FLetestu – Calvert
1:11
PK2FAtkinson – Wennberg
0:45
PK1DMurray – Jones
1:41
PK2DCole – Savard
1:38

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:11
CBJZach Werenski (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Artemi Panarin)backhand0.03 xG
PIT: Kessel, Sheahan, Oleksiak, Ruhwedel, ShearyCBJ: Atkinson, Jones, Werenski, Panarin, Dubois
PIT 0 – 1 CBJ
10:26
PITPhil KesselPP (Justin Schultz, Sidney Crosby)wrist0.06 xG
PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel, SchultzCBJ: Cole, Calvert, Savard, Wennberg
PIT 1 – 1 CBJ
12:39
CBJMatt Calvert (Jack Johnson)backhand0.03 xG
PIT: Crosby, Rust, Maatta, Ruhwedel, GuentzelCBJ: Dubinsky, Johnson, Calvert, Murray, Anderson
PIT 1 – 2 CBJ
15:35
PITPatric Hornqvist (Justin Schultz)snap0.10 xG
PIT: Malkin, Hornqvist, Hagelin, Schultz, OleksiakCBJ: Vanek, Dubinsky, Johnson, Calvert, Murray
PIT 2 – 2 CBJ

2nd period

6:35
CBJBoone JennerPP (Thomas Vanek, Sonny Milano)wrist0.13 xG
PIT: Letang, Hagelin, Dumoulin, SheahanCBJ: Vanek, Jenner, Bjorkstrand, Milano, Werenski
PIT 2 – 3 CBJ

3rd period

2:58
PITKris LetangPP (Evgeni Malkin, Patric Hornqvist)wrist0.06 xG
PIT: Malkin, Letang, Hornqvist, Kessel, SheahanCBJ: Cole, Savard, Jenner, Wennberg
PIT 3 – 3 CBJ
8:25
CBJCam Atkinson (Pierre-Luc Dubois, Artemi Panarin)tip-in0.02 xG
PIT: Malkin, Letang, Hornqvist, Dumoulin, GuentzelCBJ: Cole, Atkinson, Savard, Panarin, Dubois
PIT 3 – 4 CBJ
12:16
PITConor Sheary (Phil Kessel)wrist0.00 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Kessel, Dumoulin, ShearyCBJ: Vanek, Jenner, Jones, Wennberg, Werenski
PIT 4 – 4 CBJ

OT period

1:06
PITPhil Kesselwrist0.14 xG
PIT: Malkin, Kessel, SchultzCBJ: Atkinson, Wennberg, Werenski
PIT 5 – 4 CBJ

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	22:16	—	—	72	63
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	2	19:08	—	—	60	44
Jake Guentzel C	L1	0	0	0	-2	6	0.25	1	1	0	18:43	—	—	61	41
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.83	0	0	0	20:49	—	—	69	67
Patric Hornqvist R	L2	1	1	2	0	3	0.39	2	0	2	18:59	—	—	71	68
Carl Hagelin L	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.17	1	0	0	14:57	—	—	91	94
Riley Sheahan C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.25	0	0	0	17:43	—	—	48	43
Phil Kessel R	L3	2	1	3	+1	4	0.30	0	0	0	17:27	—	—	57	43
Conor Sheary L	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.18	0	2	0	11:26	—	—	57	53
Tom Kuhnhackl R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	9:00	—	—	33	18
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	0	0	0	7:32	—	—	57	43
Josh Jooris R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	3:13	—	—	50	63
Kris Letang D	D1	1	0	1	0	3	0.07	1	0	0	28:14	—	—	64	57
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	1	0	22:55	—	—	68	63
Justin Schultz D	D2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.69	0	1	0	20:32	—	—	65	76
Olli Maatta D	D2	0	0	0	-1	6	0.11	1	0	0	18:41	—	—	76	82
Jamie Oleksiak D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	3	2	16:34	—	—	46	46
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	1	0	0	10:19	—	—	62	50

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matt Murray(start)	W	30	26	4	.867	2.74	60:20

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.21	4	1	0	24:45	—	—	43	71
Cam Atkinson R	L1	1	0	1	+1	8	0.62	0	1	2	23:50	—	—	44	74
Artemi Panarin L	L1	0	2	2	+2	2	0.18	1	0	0	23:10	—	—	41	63
Alexander Wennberg C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.22	0	0	0	21:24	—	—	44	54
Boone Jenner C	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.26	3	1	2	17:48	—	—	48	70
Thomas Vanek L	L2	0	1	1	-2	1	0.03	0	0	0	13:52	—	—	50	57
Matt Calvert L	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.72	1	1	0	13:34	—	—	21	22
Brandon Dubinsky C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	1	0	12:16	—	—	29	24
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	0	0	0	9:44	—	—	25	28
Mark Letestu C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	10:28	—	—	15	1
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	0	6:58	—	—	20	21
Sonny Milano L	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	5:39	—	—	20	11
David Savard D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.12	8	1	0	20:18	—	—	30	39
Ian Cole D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.09	2	3	0	18:30	—	—	28	39
Seth Jones D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	3	2	26:57	—	—	38	56
Zach Werenski D	D2	1	0	1	-1	3	0.20	1	1	0	18:23	—	—	39	55
Ryan Murray D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	19:51	—	—	41	25
Jack Johnson D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:53	—	—	44	20

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)	O	43	38	5	.884	3.58	61:06

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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.