Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York IslandersFeb 6, 2021

FinalSaturday, Feb 6, 2021· Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

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New York IslandersNYI

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	1	1	3		PIT	9	14	8	31
NYI	2	0	2	4		NYI	9	10	7	26

: PIT 60NYI 52
: PIT 3.22NYI 3.39
PP goals: PIT 0NYI 1
Hits: PIT 29NYI 20
Blocks: PIT 12NYI 12
PIM: PIT 4NYI 2
: PIT 47%NYI 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Islanders edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3

New York Islanders beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 at home. Jordan Eberle (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Lee, Pulock, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:01 together.

Points
Jordan Eberle had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 17:18.Eberle
Points
Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:33.Guentzel
Points
Michael Dal Colle had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:56.Dal Colle
PP1
NYI's first power-play unit (Eberle, Lee, Pulock, Barzal and Dobson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:01 together.Eberle Lee Pulock Barzal Dobson
New line
New look for NYI: Eberle–Nelson–Dal Colle skated 12:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eberle Nelson Dal Colle
Usage
Jared McCann (PIT) played 4:01, −10:20 down on his 14:21 season average over 42 games.McCann
Usage
Pierre-Olivier Joseph (PIT) played 22:04, +5:38 up on his 16:26 season average over 15 games.Joseph
Luck
Bryan Rust (PIT) generated 1.15 xG on 13 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Rust

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)NYI attacks right (top on phones) →

NYI
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · NYI 52 · PIT 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NYI
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYI 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 46% of the game, NYI 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NYI

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	NYI
	67	53
	3.60	2.70
	3.33	2.54
	20	16
	2	1
	12	14
	−0.013	+0.013
	46%	23%

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
16:5177% CF
L2Malkin – Zucker – Kapanen
14:1260% CF
L3Jankowski – Lafferty – O'Connor
4:4136% CF
L4Blueger – McCann – Tanev
3:0025% CF
D1Letang – Joseph
17:4955% CF
D2Matheson – Marino
16:4447% CF
D3Ceci – Ruhwedel
11:1665% CF

PK1FLafferty – Tanev
0:21
PK1DLetang – Ruhwedel
1:01

Current PIT line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Eberle – Nelson – Dal Colle
12:1353% CF
L2Bailey – Lee – Barzal
11:0139% CF
L3Komarov – Pageau – Wahlstrom
9:5532% CF
L4Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas
9:1936% CF
D1Pelech – Pulock
17:4929% CF
D2Leddy – Mayfield
15:2344% CF
D3Greene – Dobson
11:5460% CF

PP1Eberle – Lee – Pulock – Barzal – Dobson
1:01100% CF
PP2Greene – Komarov – Pageau – Wahlstrom – Dobson
0:33
PK1FKomarov – Pageau
0:12
PK1DGreene – Pelech
0:12

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

10:22
NYIJordan Eberle (Michael Dal Colle, Noah Dobson)backhand0.10 xG
PIT: Jankowski, Ceci, Ruhwedel, Lafferty, O'ConnorNYI: Greene, Eberle, Nelson, Dal Colle, Dobson
PIT 0 – 1 NYI
13:43
PITPierre-Olivier Joseph (Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang)wrist0.01 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel, JosephNYI: Greene, Bailey, Martin, Leddy, Barzal
PIT 1 – 1 NYI
15:45
NYIJordan Eberle (Brock Nelson, Michael Dal Colle)wrist0.03 xG
PIT: Crosby, Zucker, Matheson, Kapanen, MarinoNYI: Eberle, Nelson, Pelech, Pulock, Dal Colle
PIT 1 – 2 NYI

2nd period

19:44
PITEvgeni Malkin (Kasperi Kapanen)wrist0.08 xG
PIT: Malkin, Letang, Zucker, Kapanen, JosephNYI: Eberle, Leddy, Nelson, Mayfield, Dal Colle
PIT 2 – 2 NYI

3rd period

3:19
PITJake Guentzel (Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust)wrist0.22 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel, JosephNYI: Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, Pelech, Pulock
PIT 3 – 2 NYI
8:23
NYICal Clutterbuck (Casey Cizikas, Matt Martin)snap0.26 xG
PIT: Letang, Blueger, Lafferty, Tanev, JosephNYI: Greene, Clutterbuck, Martin, Cizikas, Dobson
PIT 3 – 3 NYI
17:16
NYIAnders LeePP (Ryan Pulock, Mathew Barzal)tip-in0.02 xG
PIT: Letang, Ruhwedel, Lafferty, TanevNYI: Eberle, Lee, Pulock, Barzal, Dobson
PIT 3 – 4 NYI

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
Jake Guentzel C	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.46	2	0	0	22:33	—	—	74	77
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	1	1	+2	8	1.15	2	0	0	21:14	—	—	77	82
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.23	2	0	0	20:45	—	—	71	78
Jason Zucker L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	1	1	0	18:31	—	—	46	39
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.29	0	1	0	18:29	—	—	59	48
Kasperi Kapanen R	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.09	1	0	0	17:35	—	—	49	38
Sam Lafferty C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.02	6	2	0	11:47	—	—	39	26
Mark Jankowski L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	1	0	9:37	—	—	28	37
Drew O'Connor L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.21	0	0	0	7:07	—	—	56	63
Teddy Blueger C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	2	0	2	14:35	—	—	48	33
Brandon Tanev L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	4	1	0	13:06	—	—	43	37
Jared McCann L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	4:01	—	—	50	84
Kris Letang D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	1	0	23:41	—	—	56	60
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D1	1	0	1	+2	1	0.05	1	1	0	22:04	—	—	56	58
Mike Matheson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	2	0	2	20:49	—	—	53	54
John Marino D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	2	2	0	20:33	—	—	47	47
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	1	1	0	16:06	—	—	61	60
Cody Ceci D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	1	0	15:20	—	—	64	60

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	L	26	22	4	.846	2.71	58:33

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Eberle R	L1	2	0	2	+1	7	0.44	1	0	0	17:18	—	—	51	38
Brock Nelson C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.27	1	1	0	17:13	—	—	51	35
Michael Dal Colle L	L1	0	2	2	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:56	—	—	52	41
Mathew Barzal C	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.06	0	0	0	19:27	—	—	40	48
Anders Lee L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.38	2	0	0	18:48	—	—	48	55
Josh Bailey R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	0	0	14:04	—	—	36	49
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.36	0	2	0	17:08	—	—	39	40
Leo Komarov R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	1	0	13:18	—	—	35	34
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:04	—	—	33	37
Cal Clutterbuck R	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.95	4	0	0	12:09	—	—	46	46
Casey Cizikas C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.05	2	0	2	11:41	—	—	47	52
Matt Martin L	L4	0	1	1	-1	1	0.18	4	0	0	10:42	—	—	38	39
Ryan Pulock D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.25	0	1	0	24:02	—	—	33	26
Adam Pelech D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	1	1	0	22:57	—	—	32	25
Nick Leddy D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	0	0	19:51	—	—	46	37
Scott Mayfield D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	19:44	—	—	47	40
Andy Greene D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	0	1	0	17:55	—	—	55	69
Noah Dobson D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.07	2	2	0	15:31	—	—	58	71

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Semyon Varlamov(start)	W	31	28	3	.903	3.22	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.