Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue JacketsFeb 27, 2022
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | PIT | 14 | 14 | 12 | 40 | |
| CBJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | CBJ | 13 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
- PIT 71CBJ 49
- PIT 3.07CBJ 4.01
- PP goals
- PIT 1CBJ 0
- Hits
- PIT 16CBJ 16
- Blocks
- PIT 5CBJ 13
- PIM
- PIT 4CBJ 18
- PIT 54%CBJ 46%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Pittsburgh Penguins edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Rust and Guentzel) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 4:35 together.
- PointsEvgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:33.Malkin
- PointsJack Roslovic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:26.Roslovic
- PointsBryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) on 8 shots in 19:59.Rust
- PP1
- New line
- GoalieElvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +7 against a season average of 32.5; the loss.Merzlikins
- New lineNew look for CBJ: Voracek–Bjorkstrand–Roslovic skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.VoracekBjorkstrandRoslovic
- LuckCBJ scored 2 goals on 4.02 expected goals (49 attempts), well short of its chances.
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 CBJ: 120 attempts, 74 on goal, 5 goals, 7.09 expected goals; best chance Boone Jenner at 0.55 xG.
- CBJ
- PIT
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 120 of 120 attempts · CBJ 49 · PIT 71
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, PIT at CBJ: expected goals 4.01 to 3.07 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 71, 5 goals.
- CBJ
- PIT
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- 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 38% of the game, CBJ 27%.
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 CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Elvis Merzlikins (59:26) for CBJ and Casey DeSmith (60:00) for PIT, 5 goals.
- 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).
| Stat | PIT | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | 48 | |
| 2.67 | 3.36 | |
| 2.54 | 3.10 | |
| 13 | 8 | |
| 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 14 | |
| +0.035 | −0.035 | |
| 38% | 27% |
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
- 13:2869% CF
- 11:1444% CF
- 9:4063% CF
- L4Boyle – Simon – Aston-Reese7:1565% CF
- 14:5466% CF
- D2Pettersson – Marino14:3944% CF
- 10:5257% CF
- 4:3589% CF
- PP2Carter – Kapanen – Pettersson – Heinen – Rodrigues1:15100% CF
- 1:06
- PK2FBoyle – Aston-Reese0:43
- 1:06
- 0:43
Columbus Blue Jackets
- 12:4057% CF
- L2Voracek – Bjorkstrand – Roslovic10:2742% CF
- 10:1943% CF
- 6:1143% CF
- 18:1747% CF
- 15:0434% CF
- D3Carlsson – Bayreuther8:2569% CF
- PP1Voracek – Jenner – Bjorkstrand – Laine – Boqvist1:30100% CF
- 0:10
- 2:26
- 1:08
- 5:41
- 0:51
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 4:43PIT: Carter, Letang, Dumoulin, McGinn, RodriguesCBJ: Voracek, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic, Carlsson, BayreutherPIT 0 – 1 CBJ
- 19:11PIT 1 – 1 CBJ
2nd period
- 8:39PIT 1 – 2 CBJ
3rd period
- 11:54PIT 2 – 2 CBJ
- 17:46PIT 3 – 2 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
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Guentzel C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22:15 | — | — | 58 | 51 |
| Sidney Crosby C | L1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:45 | — | — | 70 | 66 |
| Bryan Rust R | L1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:59 | — | — | 69 | 66 |
| Jeff Carter C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | — | — | 42 | 26 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | — | — | 47 | 27 |
| Brock McGinn L | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:47 | — | — | 41 | 26 |
| Evgeni Malkin C | L3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | — | — | 54 | 54 |
| Kasperi Kapanen R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 | — | — | 54 | 54 |
| Danton Heinen L | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:59 | — | — | 64 | 60 |
| Zachary Aston-Reese L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9:49 | — | — | 65 | 25 |
| Brian Boyle C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9:04 | — | — | 60 | 22 |
| Dominik Simon C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:38 | — | — | 62 | 23 |
| Kris Letang D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:37 | — | — | 62 | 47 |
| Brian Dumoulin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:40 | — | — | 66 | 45 |
| John Marino D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 | — | — | 50 | 31 |
| Marcus Pettersson D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:49 | — | — | 50 | 14 |
| Chad Ruhwedel D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | — | — | 66 | 68 |
| Mark Friedman D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | — | — | 48 | 50 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmith(start) | W | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 | 4.01 | 60:00 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Jenner C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22:53 | — | — | 44 | 54 |
| Gustav Nyquist R | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:40 | — | — | 46 | 54 |
| Patrik Laine L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:26 | — | — | 44 | 44 |
| Jakub Voracek R | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16:04 | — | — | 36 | 64 |
| Jack Roslovic C | L2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:26 | — | — | 30 | 66 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | L2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | — | — | 35 | 77 |
| Sean Kuraly C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:44 | — | — | 38 | 36 |
| Brendan Gaunce C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0.27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:14 | — | — | 42 | 37 |
| Justin Danforth R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | — | — | 42 | 35 |
| Cole Sillinger C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10:14 | — | — | 44 | 69 |
| Emil Bemstrom C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:47 | — | — | 56 | 83 |
| Max Domi C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:16 | — | — | 44 | 74 |
| Andrew Peeke D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0.04 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27:09 | — | — | 41 | 59 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26:42 | — | — | 49 | 65 |
| Dean Kukan D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:17 | — | — | 26 | 32 |
| Adam Boqvist D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:23 | — | — | 34 | 35 |
| Gabriel Carlsson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:53 | — | — | 62 | 71 |
| Gavin Bayreuther D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:52 | — | — | 50 | 70 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins(start) | L | 40 | 37 | 3 | .925 | 3.07 | 59:26 |