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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Calgary FlamesMar 2, 2024

Final· Scotiabank Saddledome
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PIT
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CGY
4
Goals123TShots123T
PIT2013PIT1410630
CGY0134CGY371020
PIT 58CGY 58
PIT 2.67CGY 2.54
PP goals
PIT 1CGY 1
Hits
PIT 18CGY 35
Blocks
PIT 21CGY 12
PIM
PIT 10CGY 8
PIT 61%CGY 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Calgary Flames edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

Calgary Flames beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at home. Yegor Sharangovich (CGY) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Eller, Karlsson, Rakell and Puustinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.

  1. Points
    Yegor Sharangovich had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:49.Sharangovich
  2. Points
    Mikael Backlund had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:21.Backlund
  3. PP1
    PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Eller, Karlsson, Rakell and Puustinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.CrosbyEllerKarlssonRakellPuustinen
  4. New line
    New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–Puustinen skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MalkinSmithPuustinen
  5. New line
    New look for PIT: Eller–Bemstrom–Gruden skated 6:52 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.EllerBemstromGruden
  6. Usage
    Valtteri Puustinen (PIT) played 16:12, +4:32 up on his 11:40 season average over 51 games.Puustinen
  7. Usage
    Andrew Mangiapane (CGY) played 19:17, +3:20 up on his 15:57 season average over 74 games.Mangiapane
  8. Usage
    Andrei Kuzmenko (CGY) played 9:16, −5:42 down on his 14:58 season average over 71 games.Kuzmenko

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 CGY: 116 attempts, 50 on goal, 7 goals, 5.21 expected goals; best chance Noah Hanifin at 0.24 xG.

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

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · CGY 58 · PIT 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at CGY: expected goals 2.54 to 2.67 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 58 to 58, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdCGYPITGESCKCSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CGY
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CGYPITcontrol2nd3rdGruden · 1st 16:42Eller · 1st 19:26Sharangovich · 2nd 3:37Carter · 3rd 2:51Kadri · 3rd 10:09Coleman · 3rd 10:41Sharangovich · 3rd 19:10
  • CGY 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, CGY 33%.

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 CGY: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jacob Markstrom (60:00) for CGY and Tristan Jarry (59:15) for PIT, 7 goals.

CGY
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
StatPITCGY
5459
2.162.20
2.122.15
87
77
2522
+0.099−0.099
33%33%

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 →

Calgary Flames

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:42
    PITJonathan Grudenwrist0.02 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Ruhwedel, Bemstrom, GrudenCGY: Huberdeau, Hanifin, Gilbert, Rooney, Kuzmenko
    PIT 1 – 0 CGY
  2. 19:26
    PITLars EllerPP (Valtteri Puustinen, Sidney Crosby)other0.18 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Eller, Karlsson, Rakell, PuustinenCGY: Coleman, Andersson, Kylington, Sharangovich
    PIT 2 – 0 CGY

2nd period

  1. 3:37
    CGYYegor Sharangovichwrist0.05 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Smith, Joseph, PuustinenCGY: Huberdeau, Hunt, Andersson, Kylington, Sharangovich
    PIT 2 – 1 CGY

3rd period

  1. 2:51
    PITJeff Carter (Ryan Graves, Noel Acciari)tip-in0.06 xG
    PIT: Carter, Ruhwedel, Graves, Harkins, AcciariCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Weegar, Mangiapane, Hanifin
    PIT 3 – 1 CGY
  2. 10:09
    CGYNazem KadriPP (MacKenzie Weegar, Noah Hanifin)wrist0.19 xG
    PIT: Letang, Pettersson, Acciari, GrudenCGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Weegar, Hanifin, Kuzmenko
    PIT 3 – 2 CGY
  3. 10:41
    CGYBlake Coleman (Andrew Mangiapane, Mikael Backlund)wrist0.15 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell, Pettersson, O'ConnorCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Weegar, Mangiapane, Hanifin
    PIT 3 – 3 CGY
  4. 19:10
    CGYYegor Sharangovich (Mikael Backlund)wrist0.12 xG
    PIT: Letang, Eller, Graves, Acciari, O'ConnorCGY: Backlund, Coleman, Andersson, Kylington, Sharangovich
    PIT 3 – 4 CGY

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
Rickard Rakell RL1000-160.4710220:18——5049
Sidney Crosby CL1011-140.3700018:23——5248
Drew O'Connor LL1000-210.0311017:40——5045
Evgeni Malkin CL2000010.1701019:28——4948
Reilly Smith RL2000-120.3711016:27——4743
Valtteri Puustinen RL2011-110.2712016:12——5255
Lars Eller CL3101-120.1912215:16——3964
Emil Bemstrom CL3000+100.2121210:30——4184
Jonathan Gruden LL3101+110.023009:35——4272
Jeff Carter CL4101+120.1800012:15——4634
Noel Acciari CL4011020.0810012:00——4629
Jansen Harkins CL4000+100.000008:55——5855
Erik Karlsson DD1000010.0423424:15——4540
Marcus Pettersson DD1000-110.0210021:59——4333
Kris Letang DD2000-230.1112024:25——4542
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD2000-110.0322015:35——4350
Ryan Graves DD3011010.0903016:10——5966
Chad Ruhwedel DD3000+210.0213013:02——6581
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)L20164.8002.3059:15

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mikael Backlund CL1022+110.2020019:21——6767
Andrew Mangiapane LL1011020.2320019:17——6568
Blake Coleman LL1101+110.1730217:34——6360
Jonathan Huberdeau LL2000000.0411018:50——4323
Yegor Sharangovich CL2202+240.2810017:49——4840
Dryden Hunt LL2000+100.0810010:08——4428
Nazem Kadri CL3101020.3210218:27——4953
Martin Pospisil CL3000010.3590212:17——5464
Connor Zary CL3000020.152009:38——4555
Jakob Pelletier LL4000000.0030211:02——3314
Andrei Kuzmenko LL4000-100.000009:16——5340
Kevin Rooney CL4000-100.001008:59——4738
Noah Hanifin DD1011-120.5001026:40——5850
MacKenzie Weegar DD1011020.1032025:33——6051
Rasmus Andersson DD2000+210.0403022:34——5861
Oliver Kylington DD2000+220.0902020:31——5359
Brayden Pachal DD3000000.0031013:38——4233
Dennis Gilbert DD3000-100.003209:13——3522
CGY goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)W30273.9002.6760:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jonathan Gruden (PIT) 1st 16:42 · unassisted · Rush · carried in · 26.6 mph shot · 4.4 s from entry to goal.

Nazem Kadri · 3rd 10:09 · CGY PP

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
30.9 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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