Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York IslandersDec 27, 2023

FinalWednesday, Dec 27, 2023· UBS Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	0	6	1	7		PIT	5	20	7	32
NYI	0	0	0	0		NYI	4	7	11	22

: PIT 68NYI 48
: PIT 4.31NYI 1.55
PP goals: PIT 0NYI 0
Hits: PIT 16NYI 22
Blocks: PIT 13NYI 18
PIM: PIT 4NYI 6
: PIT 55%NYI 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins rout New York Islanders 7–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New York Islanders 7–0 at NYI. Kris Letang (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 6A. PIT scored 7 goals on 4.31 expected goals (68 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Kris Letang had 6 assists (6 points) on 1 shot in 22:42.Letang
Points
Marcus Pettersson had 4 assists (4 points) in 22:47.Pettersson
Points
Jake Guentzel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:04.Guentzel
Points
Evgeni Malkin had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:48.Malkin
Points
Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:32.Rakell
Points
Valtteri Puustinen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:52.Puustinen
Luck
PIT scored 7 goals on 4.31 expected goals (68 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for PIT: Eller–Puustinen–Zohorna skated 6:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (43.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Eller Puustinen Zohorna

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 116 of 116 attempts · NYI 48 · PIT 68

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 49% of the game, NYI 21%.

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
	62	53
	4.18	1.58
	4.00	1.54
	22	10
	2	1
	13	13
	+0.028	−0.028
	49%	21%

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 – Rakell – Guentzel
13:0559% CF
L2Malkin – Smith – O'Connor
10:4469% CF
L3Carter – Harkins – Acciari
7:3837% CF
L4Eller – Puustinen – Zohorna
6:4644% CF
D1Letang – Pettersson
17:2562% CF
D2Karlsson – Graves
11:4950% CF
D3Ruhwedel – Ludvig
9:5953% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Karlsson – Guentzel – Puustinen
4:25100% CF
PP2Carter – Letang – Eller – Smith – Rakell
1:11100% CF
PK1FSmith – Acciari
1:48
PK2FEller – O'Connor
1:47
PK1DRuhwedel – Ludvig
1:12
PK2DLetang – Pettersson
1:12

Current PIT line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Lee – Horvat – Barzal
13:3963% CF
L2Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Fasching
11:1931% CF
L3Palmieri – Nelson – Engvall
9:4260% CF
L4Pageau – Wahlstrom – Holmstrom
7:1519% CF
D1Dobson – Romanov
16:4049% CF
D2Reilly – Aho
13:5439% CF
D3Bortuzzo – Bolduc
12:3938% CF

PP1Palmieri – Nelson – Horvat – Barzal – Dobson
2:3250% CF
PP2Lee – Pageau – Reilly – Engvall – Aho
1:2450% CF
PK1FPageau – Holmstrom
2:45
PK2FPalmieri – Nelson
1:29
PK1DBortuzzo – Romanov
3:07
PK2DAho – Dobson
0:56

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

6:44
PITRickard Rakell (Jake Guentzel, Marcus Pettersson)snap0.29 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rakell, Guentzel, PetterssonNYI: Lee, Horvat, Barzal, Dobson, Romanov
PIT 1 – 0 NYI
10:15
PITJake Guentzel (Kris Letang, Marcus Pettersson)tip-in0.08 xG
PIT: Letang, Rakell, Guentzel, Pettersson, AcciariNYI: Bortuzzo, Lee, Horvat, Barzal, Bolduc
PIT 2 – 0 NYI
10:27
PITJake Guentzel (Rickard Rakell, Kris Letang)wrist0.15 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rakell, Guentzel, PetterssonNYI: Pageau, Wahlstrom, Dobson, Romanov, Holmstrom
PIT 3 – 0 NYI
12:48
PITEvgeni Malkin (Reilly Smith, Kris Letang)wrist0.16 xG
PIT: Malkin, Letang, Smith, Graves, O'ConnorNYI: Palmieri, Nelson, Reilly, Engvall, Dobson
PIT 4 – 0 NYI
16:06
PITEvgeni Malkin (Kris Letang, Marcus Pettersson)tip-in0.11 xG
PIT: Malkin, Letang, Smith, Pettersson, O'ConnorNYI: Pageau, Reilly, Aho, Wahlstrom, Holmstrom
PIT 5 – 0 NYI
17:13
PITRadim Zohorna (Valtteri Puustinen, Kris Letang)backhand0.46 xG
PIT: Eller, Karlsson, Graves, Puustinen, ZohornaNYI: Lee, Horvat, Barzal, Dobson, Romanov
PIT 6 – 0 NYI

3rd period

9:48
PITValtteri Puustinen (Kris Letang, Marcus Pettersson)slap0.09 xG
PIT: Letang, Eller, Pettersson, Puustinen, ZohornaNYI: Bortuzzo, Pageau, Wahlstrom, Bolduc, Holmstrom
PIT 7 – 0 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	2	1	3	+3	3	0.30	0	0	0	19:04	—	—	61	77
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.04	1	0	0	18:47	—	—	60	75
Rickard Rakell R	L1	1	1	2	+3	5	0.75	0	0	0	18:32	—	—	58	75
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	1	1	+2	3	0.36	0	0	0	18:28	—	—	68	74
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	2	0	2	+2	5	0.53	0	0	0	17:48	—	—	73	80
Drew O'Connor L	L2	0	0	0	+2	4	0.58	1	0	0	17:37	—	—	67	68
Noel Acciari C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.34	0	3	0	13:40	—	—	39	62
Jeff Carter C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	12:11	—	—	33	47
Jansen Harkins C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	0	8:55	—	—	36	49
Lars Eller C	L4	0	0	0	+2	2	0.22	1	0	0	14:43	—	—	41	67
Valtteri Puustinen R	L4	1	1	2	+2	3	0.39	0	1	0	10:52	—	—	55	86
Radim Zohorna L	L4	1	0	1	+2	2	0.57	1	1	0	10:24	—	—	57	85
Marcus Pettersson D	D1	0	4	4	+5	0	0.00	0	1	0	22:47	—	—	60	80
Kris Letang D	D1	0	6	6	+6	1	0.04	0	2	2	22:42	—	—	64	86
Erik Karlsson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	2	0	0	20:38	—	—	47	61
Ryan Graves D	D2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.03	2	1	2	18:46	—	—	50	73
John Ludvig D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	15:43	—	—	42	53
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	3	1	0	14:23	—	—	52	70

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	W	22	22	0	.1000	1.55	60:00

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mathew Barzal C	L1	-3	2	0.10	1	0	0	19:44	—	—	64	40
Bo Horvat C	L1	-3	2	0.20	1	0	0	17:53	—	—	64	37
Anders Lee L	L1	-3	1	0.22	3	1	0	16:56	—	—	61	35
Casey Cizikas C	L2	0	0	0.02	4	1	0	14:47	—	—	29	12
Cal Clutterbuck R	L2	0	1	0.03	4	0	4	14:28	—	—	28	10
Hudson Fasching R	L2	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	13:09	—	—	33	17
Brock Nelson C	L3	-1	3	0.23	1	1	0	15:28	—	—	65	40
Kyle Palmieri C	L3	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:49	—	—	59	30
Pierre Engvall L	L3	-1	2	0.13	1	0	0	14:37	—	—	70	45
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L4	-3	1	0.10	3	0	0	14:15	—	—	32	14
Simon Holmstrom R	L4	-3	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:01	—	—	16	7
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L4	-3	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:19	—	—	19	8
Noah Dobson D	D1	-4	4	0.11	3	3	0	26:03	—	—	51	32
Alexander Romanov D	D1	-3	3	0.26	1	4	0	22:23	—	—	50	30
Sebastian Aho D	D2	-1	1	0.07	0	2	0	19:21	—	—	44	35
Mike Reilly D	D2	-2	1	0.06	0	1	0	18:06	—	—	43	28
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	-2	0	0.02	0	2	2	17:50	—	—	41	12
Samuel Bolduc D	D3	-2	0	0.00	0	2	0	13:51	—	—	39	12

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)	L	25	19	6	.760	3.37	40:00
Semyon Varlamov	—	7	6	1	.857	0.94	20:00

Goal anatomy

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

Rickard Rakell (PIT) 2nd 6:44 · assists Jake Guentzel, Marcus Pettersson · Rebound · 19.9 mph shot.

Rickard Rakell · 2nd 6:44 · PIT

Play: rebound
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 19.9 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 16:06 · PIT

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 14.6 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: rebound

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Jake Guentzel · 2nd 10:15 · PIT

Play: deflection
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 34.9 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Type: deflection

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Jake Guentzel · 2nd 10:27 · PIT

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 67.8 mph
Distance: 18 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 12:48 · PIT

Play: cycle
Passes: 3
Shot: 50.0 mph
Distance: 20 ft

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Radim Zohorna · 2nd 17:13 · PIT

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 8.3 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s
Type: rebound

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Valtteri Puustinen · 3rd 9:48 · PIT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 79.6 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Type: one-timer

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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.