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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina HurricanesJan 5, 2025

Final / OT· Lenovo Center
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PIT
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
PIT20103PIT559019
CAR03014CAR9145331
PIT 44CAR 80
PIT 1.70CAR 3.52
PP goals
PIT 0CAR 0
Hits
PIT 22CAR 17
Blocks
PIT 22CAR 11
PIM
PIT 4CAR 6
PIT 44%CAR 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Carolina Hurricanes edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (OT)

Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at home. Seth Jarvis (CAR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Svechnikov skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Seth Jarvis had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:52.Jarvis
  2. Points
    Sebastian Aho had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:00.Aho
  3. Points
    Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:46.Karlsson
  4. New line
    New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Svechnikov skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.StaalMartinookSvechnikov
  5. New line
    New look for CAR: Drury–Blake–Jaaska skated 8:26 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (82.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DruryBlakeJaaska
  6. New line
    New look for CAR: Necas–Robinson–Kotkaniemi skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.NecasRobinsonKotkaniemi
  7. New line
    New look for PIT: Hayes–Beauvillier–O'Connor skated 7:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HayesBeauvillierO'Connor
  8. Usage
    Martin Necas (CAR) played 15:13, −3:50 down on his 19:03 season average over 78 games.Necas

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: 124 attempts, 50 on goal, 7 goals, 5.22 expected goals; best chance Sebastian Aho at 0.54 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 124 of 124 attempts · CAR 80 · PIT 44

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 3.52 to 1.70 (CAR led the chances), shot attempts 80 to 44, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTCARPITHBJCJKAnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:30
  • CAR
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CARPITcontrol2nd3rdOTHayes · 1st 3:47Bunting · 1st 5:08Jarvis · 2nd 4:15Chatfield · 2nd 12:45Jarvis · 2nd 16:18Karlsson · 3rd 1:51Aho · OT 1:30
  • 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 15% of the game, CAR 49%.

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 61:30; most ice Dustin Tokarski (61:30) for CAR and Alex Nedeljkovic (61:30) 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
4274
1.602.56
1.572.53
612
05
1712
−0.055+0.055
15%49%

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. 3:47
    PITKevin Hayes (Drew O'Connor)wrist0.08 xG
    PIT: Letang, Hayes, Pettersson, Beauvillier, O'ConnorCAR: Orlov, Chatfield, Necas, Robinson, Kotkaniemi
    PIT 1 – 0 CAR
  2. 5:08
    PITMichael Bunting (Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust)wrist0.10 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Grzelcyk, BuntingCAR: Burns, Staal, Martinook, Slavin, Svechnikov
    PIT 2 – 0 CAR

2nd period

  1. 4:15
    CARSeth Jarvis (Sebastian Aho)snap0.14 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Hayes, Rakell, Grzelcyk, BeauvillierCAR: Burns, Slavin, Aho, Roslovic, Jarvis
    PIT 2 – 1 CAR
  2. 12:45
    CARJalen Chatfield (Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis)snap0.25 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, GrzelcykCAR: Orlov, Aho, Roslovic, Chatfield, Jarvis
    PIT 2 – 2 CAR
  3. 16:18
    CARSeth Jarvis (Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Staal)snap0.20 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Rakell, PetterssonCAR: Burns, Staal, Slavin, Svechnikov, Jarvis
    PIT 2 – 3 CAR

3rd period

  1. 1:51
    PITErik Karlsson (Matt Grzelcyk, Rickard Rakell)slap0.03 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, GrzelcykCAR: Burns, Slavin, Aho, Roslovic, Jarvis
    PIT 3 – 3 CAR

OT period

  1. 1:30
    CARSebastian Aho (Dmitry Orlov, Martin Necas)snap0.54 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, RakellCAR: Orlov, Aho, Necas
    PIT 3 – 4 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
Bryan Rust RL1011010.0202021:08——4133
Sidney Crosby CL1000-130.2610020:35——5248
Rickard Rakell RL1011-320.1912019:20——4326
Evgeni Malkin CL2000000.0012017:44——3251
Michael Bunting LL2101+110.3710015:51——4053
Cody Glass CL2000000.0963014:31——3222
Drew O'Connor LL3011+100.0000014:01——3236
Kevin Hayes RL3101020.2803012:18——2943
Anthony Beauvillier RL3000000.002009:12——3944
Noel Acciari CL4000010.0830013:00——2530
Matt Nieto LL4000000.0012011:05——2941
Blake Lizotte CL4000020.1801211:05——2428
Kris Letang DD1000-120.1320025:40——2835
Marcus Pettersson DD1000000.0012023:38——2223
Erik Karlsson DD2112020.0402022:46——4340
Matt Grzelcyk DD2011020.0400020:47——4434
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD3000000.0033214:13——4552
Owen Pickering DD3000010.0200011:38——4776
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)O31274.8713.5261:30

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sebastian Aho CL1123+230.9500021:00——6365
Seth Jarvis RL1213+230.3921019:52——6463
Jack Roslovic CL1000+120.1500016:46——5650
Jordan Staal CL2011020.3021016:54——5950
Andrei Svechnikov RL2011000.0060016:46——6370
Jordan Martinook LL2000-100.0020214:50——5960
Martin Necas CL3011020.1310015:13——5650
Jesperi Kotkaniemi CL3000-120.2910012:36——5361
Eric Robinson LL3000-100.0910010:56——6768
Jack Drury CL4000010.1001014:57——7572
Jackson Blake RL4000000.2110012:55——7975
Juha Jaaska LL4000000.081029:16——8273
Brent Burns DD1000010.0503024:40——6779
Jaccob Slavin DD1000040.1202024:04——6564
Dmitry Orlov DD2011+130.1502020:16——5452
Jalen Chatfield DD2101030.2800218:57——5057
Ty Smith DD3000040.1701015:08——7860
Sean Walker DD3000010.0600013:24——7152
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Dustin Tokarski(start)W19163.8421.7061:30

Goal anatomy

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

Kevin Hayes (PIT) 1st 3:47 · assists Drew O'Connor · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 76.5 mph shot · 1.8 s from entry to goal.

Kevin Hayes · 1st 3:47 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
76.5 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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