Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia FlyersJan 6, 2022

FinalThursday, Jan 6, 2022· Wells Fargo Center

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

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Philadelphia FlyersPHI

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	3	0	3	6		PIT	15	8	9	32
PHI	0	1	1	2		PHI	9	6	5	20

: PIT 56PHI 49
: PIT 3.90PHI 2.40
PP goals: PIT 1PHI 0
Hits: PIT 17PHI 30
Blocks: PIT 15PHI 12
PIM: PIT 10PHI 16
: PIT 54%PHI 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Philadelphia Flyers 6–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–2 at PHI. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for PHI: Brassard–Hayes–MacEwen skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:34.Rust
Points
Kris Letang had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:03.Letang
Points
Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:48.Guentzel
Points
Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:22.Rodrigues
Points
Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:39.Crosby
New line
New look for PHI: Brassard–Hayes–MacEwen skated 5:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Brassard Hayes MacEwen
Luck
PIT scored 6 goals on 3.90 expected goals (56 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for PHI: Brown–Willman–Bunnaman skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Brown Willman Bunnaman

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)PHI attacks right (top on phones) →

PHI
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · PHI 49 · PIT 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PHI
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PHI 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 37% of the game, PHI 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PHI

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	PHI
	52	49
	3.41	2.59
	3.27	2.43
	10	12
	2	7
	14	10
	+0.055	−0.055
	37%	26%

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 – Guentzel
11:5948% CF
L2Kapanen – Heinen – Rodrigues
11:2276% CF
L3Blueger – McGinn – Aston-Reese
10:4038% CF
L4Boyle – Simon – Bjorkqvist
7:1673% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
14:1048% CF
D2Pettersson – Marino
13:1360% CF
D3Matheson – Ruhwedel
12:1757% CF

PP1Crosby – Letang – Rust – Guentzel – Rodrigues
0:56100% CF
PK1FBoyle – Aston-Reese
3:25
PK2FBlueger – McGinn
1:56
PK1DLetang – Ruhwedel
3:30
PK2DDumoulin – Marino
2:16

Current PIT line combinations →

Philadelphia Flyers

L1Atkinson – Laughton – Farabee
10:0967% CF
L2Brassard – Hayes – MacEwen
5:2050% CF
L3Brown – Willman – Bunnaman
5:0843% CF
L4van Riemsdyk – Lindblom – Frost
4:3325% CF
D1Ristolainen – Zamula
16:2363% CF
D2Braun – York
15:2146% CF
D3Yandle – Connauton
13:2239% CF

PP1Yandle – van Riemsdyk – Atkinson – Hayes – Farabee
3:3983% CF
PP2Brassard – Lindblom – MacEwen – Frost – York
2:2067% CF
PK1FAtkinson – Brown
0:56
PK1DBraun – York
0:56

Current PHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:21
PITBryan RustPP (Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby)wrist0.11 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel, RodriguesPHI: Braun, Atkinson, Brown, York
PIT 1 – 0 PHI
14:55
PITBryan Rust (Evan Rodrigues, Kris Letang)wrist0.10 xG
PIT: Letang, Rust, Marino, RodriguesPHI: Hayes, Frost, Zamula, York
PIT 2 – 0 PHI
16:16
PITJake Guentzel (Kris Letang, Brian Dumoulin)wrist0.84 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, Guentzel, PetterssonPHI: Yandle, Atkinson, Connauton, Laughton, Farabee
PIT 3 – 0 PHI

2nd period

8:10
PHICam Atkinson (Joel Farabee, Scott Laughton)slap0.10 xG
PIT: Crosby, Dumoulin, Rust, Guentzel, MarinoPHI: Atkinson, Laughton, Ristolainen, Farabee, Zamula
PIT 3 – 1 PHI

3rd period

8:50
PITEvan Rodrigues (Kasperi Kapanen)wrist0.26 xG
PIT: Ruhwedel, Kapanen, Heinen, Marino, RodriguesPHI: Yandle, van Riemsdyk, Connauton, Willman, Frost
PIT 4 – 1 PHI
10:20
PITJake Guentzel (Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust)snap0.13 xG
PIT: Crosby, Dumoulin, Rust, Guentzel, MarinoPHI: Atkinson, Ristolainen, Brown, Farabee, Zamula
PIT 5 – 1 PHI
11:51
PITBrian BoyleSH (John Marino)snap0.24 xG
PIT: Boyle, Letang, Marino, Aston-ReesePHI: Yandle, van Riemsdyk, Atkinson, Hayes, Farabee
PIT 6 – 1 PHI
13:00
PHIOskar Lindblom (Morgan Frost, Zack MacEwen)snap0.20 xG
PIT: Letang, Blueger, McGinn, Ruhwedel, PetterssonPHI: Lindblom, MacEwen, Frost, Zamula, York
PIT 6 – 2 PHI

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	2	1	3	+1	4	0.58	1	0	0	16:34	—	—	44	40
Jake Guentzel C	L1	2	0	2	+1	3	1.10	0	0	2	15:48	—	—	47	59
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	2	2	+1	2	0.30	0	0	0	15:39	—	—	50	62
Evan Rodrigues C	L2	1	1	2	+2	5	0.51	0	0	0	17:22	—	—	52	56
Danton Heinen L	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.39	0	1	0	13:42	—	—	57	63
Kasperi Kapanen R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	1	0	0	13:37	—	—	77	95
Brock McGinn L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	0	0	0	16:09	—	—	29	18
Teddy Blueger C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	1	1	2	15:52	—	—	33	17
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:45	—	—	40	31
Brian Boyle C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.47	0	1	0	12:01	—	—	75	73
Kasper Bjorkqvist R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	0	2	9:40	—	—	69	69
Dominik Simon C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	8:38	—	—	75	67
Kris Letang D	D1	0	3	3	+2	3	0.14	0	2	0	25:03	—	—	44	64
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.09	0	4	0	21:10	—	—	51	71
John Marino D	D2	0	1	1	+3	0	0.00	0	2	0	20:39	—	—	59	64
Marcus Pettersson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	0	2	16:37	—	—	52	57
Mike Matheson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	4	0	18:29	—	—	55	46
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	5	0	0	17:23	—	—	48	42

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	W	20	18	2	.900	2.40	59:52

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Cam Atkinson R	L1	1	0	1	-2	6	0.67	0	0	0	19:50	—	—	63	35
Joel Farabee L	L1	0	1	1	-2	1	0.15	1	2	0	18:52	—	—	48	36
Scott Laughton C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.14	4	0	4	14:39	—	—	55	40
Derick Brassard C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.51	4	0	0	16:40	—	—	43	51
Kevin Hayes R	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.06	1	0	10	16:11	—	—	40	54
Zack MacEwen R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.04	3	0	0	13:18	—	—	57	57
Patrick Brown C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.20	0	2	0	13:54	—	—	60	70
Max Willman C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	1	0	0	11:42	—	—	27	35
Connor Bunnaman C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	10:40	—	—	46	91
James van Riemsdyk L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:47	—	—	42	29
Morgan Frost C	L4	0	1	1	-1	1	0.11	3	0	2	14:49	—	—	44	39
Oskar Lindblom L	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.23	2	0	0	14:29	—	—	50	37
Egor Zamula D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	3	0	19:46	—	—	64	67
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	2	0	0	18:25	—	—	63	62
Cam York D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	3	1	0	22:21	—	—	46	43
Justin Braun D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	19:02	—	—	44	39
Keith Yandle D	D3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.11	0	0	0	18:44	—	—	38	30
Kevin Connauton D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.08	4	1	0	15:55	—	—	39	30

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carter Hart(start)	L	32	26	6	.813	3.90	60:00

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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.