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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. St. Louis BluesOct 21, 2023

Final· Enterprise Center
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PIT
2
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STL
4
Goals123TShots123T
PIT1012PIT11121033
STL1214STL89421
PIT 83STL 45
PIT 4.17STL 4.25
PP goals
PIT 0STL 0
Hits
PIT 11STL 25
Blocks
PIT 9STL 25
PIM
PIT 4STL 4
PIT 52%STL 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at home. Brandon Saad (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT scored 2 goals on 4.17 expected goals (83 attempts), well short of its chances.

  1. Points
    Brandon Saad had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 16:18.Saad
  2. Points
    Kasperi Kapanen had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:39.Kapanen
  3. Points
    Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:31.Thomas
  4. Luck
    PIT scored 2 goals on 4.17 expected goals (83 attempts), well short of its chances.
  5. New line
    New look for PIT: Eller–O'Connor–Zohorna skated 8:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.EllerO'ConnorZohorna
  6. Usage
    Kasperi Kapanen (STL) played 18:39, +4:20 up on his 14:20 season average over 72 games.Kapanen
  7. Usage
    Drew O'Connor (PIT) played 12:13, −3:34 down on his 15:47 season average over 78 games.O'Connor
  8. Usage
    Colton Parayko (STL) played 20:50, −3:04 down on his 23:54 season average over 81 games.Parayko

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 STL: 128 attempts, 54 on goal, 6 goals, 8.43 expected goals; best chance Brandon Saad at 0.72 xG.

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

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · STL 45 · PIT 83

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at STL: expected goals 4.25 to 4.17 (STL led the chances), shot attempts 45 to 83, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdSTLPITSMNPSZnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • STL
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
STLPITcontrol2nd3rdSaad · 1st 9:33Malkin · 1st 19:55Neighbours · 2nd 5:39Parayko · 2nd 7:12Saad · 3rd 15:13Zohorna · 3rd 16:27
  • STL 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 45% of the game, STL 17%.

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 STL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jordan Binnington (60:00) for STL and Tristan Jarry (58:02) for PIT, 6 goals.

STL
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
StatPITSTL
9044
4.013.26
3.873.19
1711
77
1613
+0.030−0.029
45%17%

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 →

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 9:33
    STLBrandon Saad (Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou)snap0.18 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel, GravesSTL: Faulk, Saad, Krug, Kyrou, Thomas
    PIT 0 – 1 STL
  2. 19:55
    PITEvgeni Malkin (Kris Letang)wrist0.15 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Eller, Nieto, PetterssonSTL: Schenn, Krug, Kapanen, Kyrou, Thomas
    PIT 1 – 1 STL

2nd period

  1. 5:39
    STLJake Neighbours (Kasperi Kapanen, Justin Faulk)wrist0.36 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Smith, Rakell, Ruhwedel, SheaSTL: Scandella, Schenn, Faulk, Kapanen, Neighbours
    PIT 1 – 2 STL
  2. 7:12
    STLColton Parayko (Alexey Toropchenko, Oskar Sundqvist)slap0.05 xG
    PIT: Carter, Karlsson, Nieto, Pettersson, AcciariSTL: Leddy, Parayko, Sundqvist, Toropchenko, Alexandrov
    PIT 1 – 3 STL

3rd period

  1. 15:13
    STLBrandon Saad (Kasperi Kapanen, Robert Thomas)snap0.14 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Karlsson, Rust, GuentzelSTL: Leddy, Faulk, Saad, Kapanen, Thomas
    PIT 1 – 4 STL
  2. 16:27
    PITRadim Zohorna (Lars Eller, Drew O'Connor)wrist0.38 xG
    PIT: Eller, Karlsson, Pettersson, O'Connor, ZohornaSTL: Scandella, Hayes, Vrana, Blais, Tucker
    PIT 2 – 4 STL

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
Jake Guentzel CL1000-210.1700022:21——5852
Bryan Rust RL1000-230.8212020:32——5744
Sidney Crosby CL1000-230.7711019:57——5751
Evgeni Malkin CL2101020.3600218:20——7556
Rickard Rakell RL2000-130.2910017:22——7357
Reilly Smith RL2000-120.1610014:49——7449
Lars Eller CL3011+250.2101015:10——7873
Drew O'Connor LL3011+120.1000012:13——7668
Radim Zohorna LL3101+130.6210010:56——8690
Matt Nieto LL4000000.1000011:45——6752
Noel Acciari CL4000-110.1610010:28——6536
Jeff Carter CL4000-100.0111010:18——6335
Erik Karlsson DD1000-120.1600026:52——6868
Marcus Pettersson DD1000+100.0200022:57——7170
Kris Letang DD2011-140.1301221:43——6340
Ryan Graves DD2000-110.0401018:29——6242
Chad Ruhwedel DD3000-100.0031012:14——6744
Ryan Shea DD3000-110.0711011:32——7256
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)L21174.8103.1958:02

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Robert Thomas CL1022+120.4901021:31——4146
Jordan Kyrou RL1011010.2301019:20——4346
Brandon Saad LL1202+261.7401016:18——4349
Kevin Hayes RL2000-110.0201013:57——2327
Jakub Vrana LL2000-110.1000012:55——1711
Sammy Blais LL2000-100.0050012:19——1710
Kasperi Kapanen RL3022+120.2930018:39——3262
Brayden Schenn CL3000010.1650017:59——2761
Jake Neighbours LL3101+120.3913013:19——2661
Oskar Sundqvist CL4011+110.0912013:33——2944
Alexey Toropchenko RL4011+120.2721212:03——3963
Nikita Alexandrov CL4000+100.001107:29——3933
Colton Parayko DD1101+110.0620220:50——4650
Nick Leddy DD1000+200.0001019:36——4762
Torey Krug DD2000010.4004025:17——3041
Justin Faulk DD2011+300.0002023:50——3558
Marco Scandella DD3000000.0022013:45——2332
Tyler Tucker DD3000-100.0035013:20——144
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)W33312.9394.1760:00

Goal anatomy

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

Radim Zohorna (PIT) 3rd 16:27 · assists Lars Eller, Drew O'Connor · Rebound · 11.7 mph shot.

Evgeni Malkin · 1st 19:55 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
46.6 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Jake Neighbours · 2nd 5:39 · STL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
13.0 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
4.5 s
Type
rebound

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Brandon Saad · 3rd 15:13 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
60.9 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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