Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 2, 2019

FinalSaturday, Mar 2, 2019· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	3	1	1	5		PIT	4	16	5	25
MTL	0	1	0	1		MTL	12	10	15	37

: PIT 43MTL 77
: PIT 2.58MTL 2.76
PP goals: PIT 1MTL 0
Hits: PIT 25MTL 38
Blocks: PIT 20MTL 9
PIM: PIT 6MTL 6
: PIT 48%MTL 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Montreal Canadiens 5–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 5–1 at MTL. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:23 together.

Points
Jake Guentzel had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 17:35.Guentzel
Points
Sidney Crosby had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 19:06.Crosby
Points
Jared McCann had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:04.McCann
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Schultz) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:23 together.Malkin Crosby Hornqvist Kessel Schultz
New line
New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–McCann skated 10:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Crosby Guentzel McCann
New line
New look for PIT: Hornqvist–Bjugstad–Simon skated 9:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hornqvist Bjugstad Simon
Goalie
Matt Murray (PIT) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +5 against a season average of 31.9; the win.Murray
Luck
PIT scored 5 goals on 2.58 expected goals (43 attempts), finishing well above 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.

Strength

Period

Team

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

MTL
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · MTL 77 · PIT 43

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL 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 13% of the game, MTL 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

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	MTL
	35	71
	0.71	1.72
	0.65	1.64
	7	6
	10	4
	24	20
	−0.007	+0.007
	13%	40%

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.