Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Vancouver CanucksJan 25, 2026

FinalSunday, Jan 25, 2026· Rogers Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	0	3	0	3		PIT	8	13	4	25
VAN	0	0	2	2		VAN	8	10	14	32

: PIT 56VAN 68
: PIT 3.05VAN 4.37
PP goals: PIT 0VAN 0
Hits: PIT 27VAN 25
Blocks: PIT 14VAN 13
PIM: PIT 4VAN 0
: PIT 55%VAN 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Vancouver Canucks 3–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vancouver Canucks 3–2 at VAN. Ben Kindel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jack St. Ivany (PIT) played 2:54, −14:08 down on his 17:02 season average over 19 games.

Points
Ben Kindel had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 13:28.Kindel
Usage
Jack St. Ivany (PIT) played 2:54, −14:08 down on his 17:02 season average over 19 games.St. Ivany
Luck
VAN scored 2 goals on 4.37 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Brett Kulak (PIT) played 24:04, +5:10 up on his 18:54 season average over 82 games.Kulak
Usage
Egor Chinakhov (PIT) played 16:33, +3:07 up on his 13:26 season average over 71 games.Chinakhov
Usage
Kris Letang (PIT) played 26:28, +4:51 up on his 21:37 season average over 73 games.Letang
Usage
Drew O'Connor (VAN) played 18:40, +4:08 up on his 14:32 season average over 81 games.O'Connor
Usage
Zeev Buium (VAN) played 15:41, −3:57 down on his 19:38 season average over 75 games.Buium

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)VAN attacks right (top on phones) →

VAN
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · VAN 68 · PIT 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VAN
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VAN 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 33% of the game, VAN 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VAN

PIT

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

VAN skaters (rows) against PIT skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the VAN side.

Matchup matrix

VAN xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	PIT	VAN
	66	65
	3.47	3.46
	3.34	3.21
	17	24
	7	6
	22	29
	+0.016	−0.016
	33%	37%

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 – Rakell
13:4454% CF
L2Malkin – Novak – Chinakhov
13:2756% CF
L3Mantha – Brazeau – Kindel
9:3460% CF
L4Acciari – Dewar – Lizotte
9:0055% CF
D1Letang – Kulak
14:2471% CF
D2Karlsson – Wotherspoon
14:0432% CF

PK1FAcciari – Dewar
1:28
PK2FRust – Lizotte
0:27
PK1DKulak – Wotherspoon
1:07
PK2DKarlsson – Shea
0:48

Current PIT line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Boeser – Chytil – O'Connor
14:0247% CF
L2Kane – DeBrusk – Pettersson
12:5252% CF
L3Blueger – Garland – Ohgren
12:2546% CF
L4Karlsson – Hoglander – Sasson
7:1150% CF
D1Pettersson – Hronek
16:3738% CF
D2Myers – Pettersson
8:1253% CF
D3Joseph – Buium
4:4536% CF

PP1Kane – Garland – Chytil – Ohgren – Buium
1:09100% CF
PP2Boeser – DeBrusk – Pettersson – Karlsson – Buium
0:49100% CF

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

5:24
PITEvgeni Malkin (Tommy Novak, Egor Chinakhov)wrist0.14 xG
PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Novak, Wotherspoon, ChinakhovVAN: Myers, Kane, DeBrusk, Pettersson, Buium
PIT 1 – 0 VAN
8:41
PITBen Kindel (Ryan Shea, Anthony Mantha)tip-in0.12 xG
PIT: Karlsson, Mantha, Shea, Brazeau, KindelVAN: Joseph, Karlsson, Hoglander, Pettersson, Sasson
PIT 2 – 0 VAN
17:22
PITBen Kindel (Justin Brazeau, Brett Kulak)slap0.10 xG
PIT: Letang, Kulak, Brazeau, Dewar, KindelVAN: Kane, Pettersson, Joseph, Karlsson, Buium
PIT 3 – 0 VAN

3rd period

6:29
VANJake DeBrusk (Elias Pettersson, Evander Kane)backhand0.27 xG
PIT: Karlsson, Acciari, Shea, Dewar, LizotteVAN: Kane, DeBrusk, Hronek, Pettersson, Pettersson
PIT 3 – 1 VAN
14:00
VANTeddy Blueger (Liam Ohgren, Filip Hronek)deflected0.17 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, KulakVAN: Blueger, Pettersson, Garland, Hronek, Ohgren
PIT 3 – 2 VAN

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
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	2	1	2	17:53	—	—	45	35
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:43	—	—	50	40
Rickard Rakell R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.26	5	1	0	16:20	—	—	52	42
Egor Chinakhov R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.04	1	0	0	16:33	—	—	53	60
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	1	0	1	+1	5	0.47	0	1	0	16:01	—	—	55	73
Tommy Novak C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.11	0	0	0	14:35	—	—	54	74
Ben Kindel C	L3	2	0	2	+2	5	0.63	0	1	0	13:28	—	—	41	45
Anthony Mantha R	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	0	2	12:29	—	—	46	49
Justin Brazeau R	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.06	3	0	0	11:39	—	—	50	52
Blake Lizotte C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.26	0	0	0	13:58	—	—	54	44
Noel Acciari C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.29	2	0	0	13:56	—	—	54	44
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	3	1	0	13:55	—	—	52	49
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	2	0	26:28	—	—	60	57
Brett Kulak D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	2	0	0	24:04	—	—	63	67
Erik Karlsson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.19	0	1	0	23:57	—	—	44	44
Parker Wotherspoon D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	3	5	0	23:40	—	—	37	30
Ryan Shea D	—	0	1	1	0	3	0.15	0	0	0	19:27	—	—	45	47
Jack St. Ivany D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	2:54	—	—	33	69

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Stuart Skinner(start)	W	32	30	2	.938	4.37	60:00

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk		PP	SH
Drew O'Connor L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.50	1	1	18:40	—	—	51	51
Brock Boeser R	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.34	1	0	18:10	—	—	50	53
Filip Chytil C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.81	0	0	16:59	—	—	47	43
Elias Pettersson C	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.11	5	2	18:32	—	—	48	44
Evander Kane L	L2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.25	0	0	16:21	—	—	46	42
Jake DeBrusk L	L2	1	0	1	0	5	0.63	3	1	15:54	—	—	50	48
Conor Garland R	L3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.42	1	1	17:03	—	—	48	56
Liam Ohgren L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.11	0	2	16:05	—	—	50	63
Teddy Blueger C	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.55	5	0	15:31	—	—	50	62
Linus Karlsson C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.05	0	0	11:28	—	—	44	26
Max Sasson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	1	1	9:39	—	—	53	45
Nils Hoglander L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	1	1	9:11	—	—	58	52
Filip Hronek D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.09	1	1	26:57	—	—	55	66
Marcus Pettersson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	2	22:26	—	—	44	53
Tyler Myers D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	0	20:42	—	—	53	38
Elias Pettersson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	17:26	—	—	53	44
Zeev Buium D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.18	0	1	15:41	—	—	52	48
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	15:05	—	—	36	37

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)	L	25	22	3	.880	2.89	58:10

Goal anatomy

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

Evgeni Malkin (PIT) 2nd 5:24 · assists Tommy Novak, Egor Chinakhov · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 41.6 mph shot · 2.1 s from entry to goal.

Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 5:24 · PIT

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 41.6 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Ben Kindel · 2nd 8:41 · PIT

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.8 mph
Distance: 3 ft

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Ben Kindel · 2nd 17:22 · PIT

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 75.0 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 2.8 s

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Jake DeBrusk · 3rd 6:29 · VAN

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 8.8 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Entry to goal: 8.1 s
Type: rebound

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Teddy Blueger · 3rd 14:00 · VAN

Play: deflection
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 5.1 mph
Distance: 5 ft

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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.