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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. St. Louis BluesApr 3, 2025

Final / OT· Enterprise Center
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PIT
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STL
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
PIT11204PIT8713028
STL03115STL4103219
PIT 55STL 41
PIT 3.30STL 2.79
PP goals
PIT 1STL 1
Hits
PIT 20STL 22
Blocks
PIT 11STL 13
PIM
PIT 10STL 2
PIT 37%STL 63%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at home. Jake Neighbours (STL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Dylan Holloway (STL) played 5:22, −11:37 down on his 16:59 season average over 76 games.

  1. Points
    Jake Neighbours had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:01.Neighbours
  2. Points
    Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:46.Rust
  3. Points
    Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:10.Kyrou
  4. Points
    Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:26.Rakell
  5. Points
    Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:35.Thomas
  6. Points
    Rutger McGroarty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:28.McGroarty
  7. Usage
    Dylan Holloway (STL) played 5:22, −11:37 down on his 16:59 season average over 76 games.Holloway
  8. Usage
    Connor Dewar (PIT) played 18:55, +7:31 up on his 11:24 season average over 47 games.Dewar

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: 96 attempts, 47 on goal, 9 goals, 6.09 expected goals; best chance Connor Dewar at 0.68 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 96 of 96 attempts · STL 41 · PIT 55

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 2.79 to 3.30 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 41 to 55, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTSTLPITRNDBKNRMTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 62:12
  • STL
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
STLPITcontrol2nd3rdOTRust · 1st 3:32Neighbours · 2nd 0:39Dewar · 2nd 4:22Buchnevich · 2nd 6:48Kyrou · 2nd 8:05Neighbours · 3rd 5:56Rakell · 3rd 11:15McGroarty · 3rd 19:35Thomas · OT 2:12
  • 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 34% of the game, STL 24%.

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 62:12; most ice Joel Hofer (62:12) for STL and Tristan Jarry (60:25) for PIT, 9 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
5638
3.212.41
2.912.37
128
47
2818
−0.082+0.082
34%24%

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. 3:32
    PITBryan Rust (Rutger McGroarty)wrist0.18 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Timmins, McGroartySTL: Faulk, Buchnevich, Thomas, Broberg, Neighbours
    PIT 1 – 0 STL

2nd period

  1. 0:39
    STLJake Neighbours (Robert Thomas, Philip Broberg)snap0.25 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Grzelcyk, McGroartySTL: Fowler, Buchnevich, Thomas, Broberg, Neighbours
    PIT 1 – 1 STL
  2. 4:22
    PITConnor Dewar (Rickard Rakell, Bryan Rust)wrist0.68 xG
    PIT: Rust, Rakell, Shea, Timmins, DewarSTL: Leddy, Fowler, Buchnevich, Thomas, Snuggerud
    PIT 2 – 1 STL
  3. 6:48
    STLPavel Buchnevich (Nathan Walker)backhand0.16 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Hayes, Acciari, Timmins, TomasinoSTL: Suter, Faksa, Buchnevich, Walker, Tucker
    PIT 2 – 2 STL
  4. 8:05
    STLJordan Kyrou (Cam Fowler)snap0.24 xG
    PIT: Letang, Rakell, Grzelcyk, Dewar, KoivunenSTL: Schenn, Fowler, Sundqvist, Kyrou, Broberg
    PIT 2 – 3 STL

3rd period

  1. 5:56
    STLJake Neighbours (Jimmy Snuggerud, Oskar Sundqvist)snap0.24 xG
    PIT: Hayes, Graves, Acciari, Shea, TomasinoSTL: Leddy, Fowler, Sundqvist, Neighbours, Snuggerud
    PIT 2 – 4 STL
  2. 11:15
    PITRickard RakellPP (Sidney Crosby, Matt Grzelcyk)snap0.19 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Rust, Rakell, Grzelcyk, KoivunenSTL: Suter, Buchnevich, Thomas, Tucker
    PIT 3 – 4 STL
  3. 19:35
    PITRutger McGroarty (Ville Koivunen, Erik Karlsson)wrist0.14 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Koivunen, McGroartySTL: Faulk, Fowler, Sundqvist, Thomas, Neighbours
    PIT 4 – 4 STL

OT period

  1. 2:12
    STLRobert ThomasPP (Jordan Kyrou)snap0.16 xG
    PIT: Graves, Acciari, DewarSTL: Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas
    PIT 4 – 5 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
Sidney Crosby CL1011+120.3500021:08——6146
Bryan Rust RL1112+230.3001019:46——6873
Rutger McGroarty RL1112+130.7621018:28——6557
Connor Dewar CL2101020.7134018:55——5273
Ville Koivunen RL2011010.0500217:47——4830
Rickard Rakell RL2112+150.6030017:26——4872
Blake Lizotte CL3000010.1100015:09——6972
Joona Koppanen LL3000000.0220011:24——5546
Danton Heinen LL3000000.001009:35——5872
Noel Acciari CL4000-210.0631015:00——6419
Philip Tomasino RL4000-210.010008:15——6326
Kevin Hayes RL4000-200.000007:44——7526
Kris Letang DD1000-230.0630224:39——5818
Matt Grzelcyk DD1011-220.0100021:21——6229
Erik Karlsson DD2011+140.2402224:29——5559
Conor Timmins DD2000+100.0011021:23——7486
Ryan Graves DD3000-100.0010013:59——4743
Ryan Shea DD3000000.0011413:55——5069
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)O19145.7372.7960:25

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Radek Faksa CL1000+100.0010012:44——4453
Nathan Walker LL1011+100.0050012:26——4758
Alexey Toropchenko RL1000010.2042011:57——3848
Robert Thomas CL2112-220.5102022:35——3932
Pavel Buchnevich LL2101010.2100022:30——4436
Jake Neighbours LL2202030.5611018:01——4857
Jimmy Snuggerud RL3011020.4700016:22——2837
Zachary Bolduc RL3000000.0110015:32——4130
Oskar Sundqvist CL3011+100.0000014:21——3365
Jordan Kyrou RL4112+130.4500020:10——4337
Brayden Schenn CL4000+120.1830019:22——4768
Dylan Holloway LL4000000.000005:22——3339
Justin Faulk DD1000-220.0521225:09——2925
Philip Broberg DD1011+110.0801019:07——3950
Cam Fowler DD2011+110.0000020:36——4349
Nick Leddy DD2000000.0003018:21——3739
Ryan Suter DD3000+110.0413016:23——4643
Tyler Tucker DD3000+100.0140015:52——4641
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joel Hofer(start)W28244.8573.3062:12

Goal anatomy

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

Bryan Rust (PIT) 1st 3:32 · assists Rutger McGroarty · Forecheck turnover · 10.5 mph shot.

Jake Neighbours · 2nd 0:39 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
40.8 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
4.3 s

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Pavel Buchnevich · 2nd 6:48 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
30.3 mph
Distance
1 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s

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Jordan Kyrou · 2nd 8:05 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
66.5 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Jake Neighbours · 3rd 5:56 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
16.3 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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