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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Los Angeles KingsFeb 26, 2020

Final· STAPLES Center
Goals123TShots123T
PIT0011PIT8141436
LAK1102LAK86822
PIT 67LAK 40
PIT 3.45LAK 1.44
PP goals
PIT 0LAK 1
Hits
PIT 24LAK 16
Blocks
PIT 13LAK 15
PIM
PIT 4LAK 6
PIT 48%LAK 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 at home. Blake Lizotte (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. LAK's first power-play unit (Frk, Amadio, Vilardi, Walker and Lizotte) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:07 together.

  1. Points
    Blake Lizotte had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:17.Lizotte
  2. PP1
    LAK's first power-play unit (Frk, Amadio, Vilardi, Walker and Lizotte) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:07 together.FrkAmadioVilardiWalkerLizotte
  3. New line
    New look for PIT: Crosby–Zucker–Sheary skated 13:48 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.CrosbyZuckerSheary
  4. Luck
    PIT scored 1 goal on 3.45 expected goals (67 attempts), well short of its chances.
  5. Goalie
    Cal Petersen (LAK) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +2 against a season average of 33.6; the win.Petersen
  6. New line
    New look for PIT: Lafferty–Rodrigues–Simon skated 5:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.LaffertyRodriguesSimon
  7. New line
    New look for PIT: Marleau–Blueger–Tanev skated 8:57 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MarleauBluegerTanev
  8. Usage
    Dominik Simon (PIT) played 7:29, −7:02 down on his 14:31 season average over 63 games.Simon

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 LAK: 107 attempts, 58 on goal, 3 goals, 4.89 expected goals; best chance Dominik Simon at 0.20 xG.

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

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · LAK 40 · PIT 67

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at LAK: expected goals 1.44 to 3.45 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 40 to 67, 3 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdLAKPITLLRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • LAK
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
LAKPITcontrol2nd3rdLizotte · 1st 2:34Lewis · 2nd 19:28Rust · 3rd 6:42
  • LAK 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 60% of the game, LAK 10%.

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 LAK: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Cal Petersen (59:43) for LAK and Tristan Jarry (58:45) for PIT, 3 goals.

LAK
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
StatPITLAK
6136
2.911.04
2.811.01
136
24
126
+0.008−0.008
60%10%

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 →

Los Angeles Kings

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:34
    PIT 0 – 1 LAK

2nd period

  1. 19:28
    PIT 0 – 2 LAK

3rd period

  1. 6:42
    PIT 1 – 2 LAK

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
Sidney Crosby CL1000-120.1612020:14——5548
Jason Zucker LL1000-120.0310018:44——5959
Conor Sheary LL1000-110.1710018:14——6159
Evgeni Malkin CL2011+140.5120020:30——6381
Bryan Rust RL2101+140.4610019:59——5878
Patric Hornqvist RL2011+150.5121019:17——5878
Patrick Marleau CL3000010.3221014:29——7181
Brandon Tanev LL3000010.0911014:26——6575
Teddy Blueger CL3000010.1811013:46——6987
Evan Rodrigues CL4000000.000007:48——7591
Dominik Simon CL4000040.461007:29——7591
Sam Lafferty CL4000020.091005:59——7387
Kris Letang DD1000-130.0923225:42——6263
Jack Johnson DD1000-110.1040219:40——5862
Justin Schultz DD2000+120.1301020:59——6783
Marcus Pettersson DD2000+110.0421020:23——7082
Chad Ruhwedel DD3000000.0012016:43——5983
Juuso Riikola DD3000020.1210013:19——6286
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)L22202.9091.4458:45

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Anze Kopitar CL1000010.0412024:28——266
Alex Iafallo LL1000000.0001020:58——299
Dustin Brown RL1000010.0220020:43——3311
Adrian Kempe RL2000010.0312016:09——3221
Gabriel Vilardi CL2011020.2000214:05——3224
Martin Frk RL2000020.1800012:15——3123
Trevor Moore LL3011020.2000016:40——5249
Blake Lizotte CL3112020.2203215:17——5458
Austin Wagner LL3000000.0222010:08——4116
Trevor Lewis CL4101040.2430013:00——4238
Michael Amadio RL4000010.030027:53——277
Nikolai Prokhorkin LL4000000.000006:06——256
Drew Doughty DD1000-100.0001023:02——2827
Joakim Ryan DD1000-120.1411019:55——2827
Matt Roy DD2000+110.0123020:30——4327
Ben Hutton DD2000+110.0110018:40——4327
Sean Walker D—011010.0920018:26——4123
Kurtis MacDermid L—000010.0110016:02——4123
LAK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Cal Petersen(start)W36351.9723.4559:43