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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina HurricanesFeb 23, 2018

Final· PNC Arena
Goals123TShots123T
PIT1326PIT11161239
CAR0101CAR615728
PIT 72CAR 61
PIT 3.76CAR 2.68
PP goals
PIT 1CAR 0
Hits
PIT 27CAR 23
Blocks
PIT 13CAR 21
PIM
PIT 6CAR 14
PIT 41%CAR 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins rout Carolina Hurricanes 6–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–1 at CAR. Phil Kessel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CAR: Teravainen–Lindholm–Aho skated 12:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Phil Kessel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 17:26.Kessel
  2. Points
    Evgeni Malkin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:36.Malkin
  3. Points
    Jake Guentzel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:25.Guentzel
  4. New line
    New look for CAR: Teravainen–Lindholm–Aho skated 12:42 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.TeravainenLindholmAho
  5. New line
    New look for PIT: Malkin–Hornqvist–Hagelin skated 12:12 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MalkinHornqvistHagelin
  6. Goalie
    Cam Ward (CAR) faced 39 shots and stopped 33 (.846), +11 against a season average of 27.6; the loss.Ward
  7. Luck
    PIT scored 6 goals on 3.76 expected goals (72 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. New line
    New look for CAR: Nordstrom–Di Giuseppe–Jooris skated 5:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.NordstromDi GiuseppeJooris

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 CAR: 133 attempts, 67 on goal, 7 goals, 6.44 expected goals; best chance Sidney Crosby at 0.34 xG.

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

Showing 133 of 133 attempts · CAR 61 · PIT 72

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at CAR: expected goals 2.68 to 3.76 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 72, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCARPITGMTKKCMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CAR
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CARPITcontrol2nd3rdGuentzel · 1st 13:36Maatta · 2nd 0:46Teravainen · 2nd 2:05Kessel · 2nd 6:11Kessel · 2nd 8:25Crosby · 3rd 9:12Malkin · 3rd 12:42
  • CAR 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 45% of the game, CAR 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 CAR: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Cam Ward (60:00) for CAR and Matt Murray (60:00) for PIT, 7 goals.

CAR
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
StatPITCAR
8267
4.312.70
4.102.52
1912
1013
4136
−0.031+0.031
45%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 →

Carolina Hurricanes

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 13:36
    PIT 1 – 0 CAR

2nd period

  1. 0:46
    PIT 2 – 0 CAR
  2. 2:05
    PIT 2 – 1 CAR
  3. 6:11
    PIT 3 – 1 CAR
  4. 8:25
    PIT 4 – 1 CAR

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
Evgeni Malkin CL1123+250.7210216:36——4851
Carl Hagelin LL1000+110.0510014:29——4429
Patric Hornqvist RL1000+200.0000013:47——4348
Phil Kessel RL2213+350.3800017:26——5776
Riley Sheahan CL2011+300.0010017:13——5468
Jake Guentzel CL2123+350.7412015:25——5573
Sidney Crosby CL3101-130.7721018:25——6469
Bryan Rust RL3000-120.3411015:21——6161
Dominik Simon CL3000-110.1300213:32——5956
Conor Sheary LL4000010.1000011:37——5859
Zachary Aston-Reese LL4011+120.2940010:54——7187
Carter Rowney CL4000010.0440010:13——5042
Kris Letang DD1011030.0622024:23——6872
Brian Dumoulin DD1011+110.0210221:17——6872
Olli Maatta DD2101+310.0053020:47——3442
Justin Schultz DD2000+410.0113019:57——4051
Jamie Oleksiak DD3000050.0911016:21——6369
Matt Hunwick DD3000020.0420016:17——6475
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Matt Murray(start)W28271.9642.6860:00

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sebastian Aho CL1011010.0620217:42——4547
Elias Lindholm CL1011+120.2320017:23——4144
Teuvo Teravainen CL1101020.3200016:52——4137
Justin Williams RL2000-330.1421017:59——4228
Victor Rask CL2000-410.1011016:43——4829
Brock McGinn LL2000-220.2841015:32——5139
Jeff Skinner LL3000-210.2200017:51——4239
Derek Ryan CL3000010.1111016:53——5364
Lee Stempniak RL3000020.2421015:43——5777
Josh Jooris RL4000-110.121209:39——3215
Joakim Nordstrom CL4000010.042208:55——3612
Phillip Di Giuseppe LL4000-110.161006:54——4027
Brett Pesce DD1000010.1414022:32——4334
Jaccob Slavin DD1000-100.0601021:38——4944
Justin Faulk DD2000-140.3422022:13——4849
Haydn Fleury DD2000-210.0113017:19——3326
Noah Hanifin DD3000-230.0711020:26——5554
Trevor van Riemsdyk DD3000-210.0301214:33——4332
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Cam Ward(start)L39336.8463.7660:00