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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Toronto Maple LeafsApr 8, 2024

Final / OT· Scotiabank Arena
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PIT
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
PIT10102PIT101013033
TOR01113TOR598123
PIT 75TOR 56
PIT 4.55TOR 2.00
PP goals
PIT 0TOR 1
Hits
PIT 31TOR 30
Blocks
PIT 20TOR 13
PIM
PIT 4TOR 10
PIT 49%TOR 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Toronto Maple Leafs edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (OT)

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in overtime at home. Auston Matthews (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:01 together.

  1. Points
    Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:09.Matthews
  2. PP1
    TOR's first power-play unit (Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner and Matthews) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:01 together.TavaresRiellyNylanderMarnerMatthews
  3. Luck
    PIT scored 2 goals on 4.55 expected goals (75 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. Usage
    Emil Bemstrom (PIT) played 5:28, −5:47 down on his 11:15 season average over 55 games.Bemstrom
  5. Usage
    Evgeni Malkin (PIT) played 22:04, +3:31 up on his 18:33 season average over 81 games.Malkin
  6. Usage
    Matthew Knies (TOR) played 10:21, −3:22 down on his 13:43 season average over 79 games.Knies
  7. Usage
    Michael Bunting (PIT) played 21:16, +5:39 up on his 15:37 season average over 80 games.Bunting
  8. Usage
    Simon Benoit (TOR) played 22:11, +5:02 up on his 17:09 season average over 63 games.Benoit

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 TOR: 131 attempts, 56 on goal, 5 goals, 6.55 expected goals; best chance Drew O'Connor at 0.76 xG.

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

Showing 131 of 131 attempts · TOR 56 · PIT 75

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at TOR: expected goals 2.00 to 4.55 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 75, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTTORPITRKMOMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:30
  • TOR
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TORPITcontrol2nd3rdOTRakell · 1st 18:06Knies · 2nd 5:36Matthews · 3rd 1:22O'Connor · 3rd 13:38McCabe · OT 1:30
  • TOR 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, TOR 28%.

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 TOR: 38 players over 61:30; most ice Ilya Samsonov (61:30) for TOR and Alex Nedeljkovic (61:30) for PIT, 5 goals.

TOR
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
StatPITTOR
6160
3.301.77
3.071.73
148
52
1717
−0.022+0.022
45%28%

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 →

Toronto Maple Leafs

Current TOR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 18:06
    PITRickard Rakell (Evgeni Malkin)wrist0.17 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rakell, Pettersson, BuntingTOR: Reaves, Rielly, Kampf, Lyubushkin, Dewar
    PIT 1 – 0 TOR

2nd period

  1. 5:36
    TORMatthew Knies (TJ Brodie, Morgan Rielly)tip-in0.13 xG
    PIT: Carter, Shea, Puljujarvi, Bemstrom, St. IvanyTOR: Brodie, Rielly, Nylander, Holmberg, Knies
    PIT 1 – 1 TOR

3rd period

  1. 1:22
    TORAuston MatthewsPP (John Tavares)slap0.08 xG
    PIT: Letang, Eller, Rust, PetterssonTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Marner, Matthews
    PIT 1 – 2 TOR
  2. 13:38
    PITDrew O'Connor (Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Sidney Crosby)wrist0.76 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Joseph, O'ConnorTOR: Tavares, McCabe, Marner, Benoit, McMann
    PIT 2 – 2 TOR

OT period

  1. 1:30
    TORJake McCabe (Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner)wrist0.20 xG
    PIT: Eller, Karlsson, O'ConnorTOR: McCabe, Marner, Matthews
    PIT 2 – 3 TOR

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 CL1011+110.3221021:15——6382
Bryan Rust RL1000+160.7701021:14——6382
Drew O'Connor LL1101051.1120018:10——6080
Evgeni Malkin CL2011+130.1310022:04——7287
Michael Bunting LL2000+160.7830021:16——7287
Rickard Rakell RL2101+140.8500218:09——7085
Lars Eller CL3000-100.0712018:42——3313
Reilly Smith RL3000010.0120015:55——3613
Valtteri Puustinen RL3000000.002209:09——237
Jeff Carter CL4000-100.1131012:35——261
Jesse Puljujarvi RL4000-100.002005:34——90
Emil Bemstrom CL4000-100.000105:28——172
Kris Letang DD1000+100.0613024:04——4674
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD1011+110.0321017:50——4874
Erik Karlsson DD2000050.2712226:51——6576
Marcus Pettersson DD2000+100.0322020:38——7479
Jack St. Ivany DD3000-100.0041012:16——3223
Ryan Shea DD3000-110.0133011:17——3325
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)O23203.8702.0061:30

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Auston Matthews CL1112+120.3612019:09——7163
Tyler Bertuzzi LL1000010.0640017:45——7163
Max Domi CL1000020.0511017:20——7163
Mitch Marner RL2011020.3502018:49——3815
John Tavares CL2011-130.2110015:46——3416
Bobby McMann CL2000-120.0240013:39——4124
William Nylander RL3000+120.2110216:30——4234
Pontus Holmberg RL3000+110.0810012:16——5057
Matthew Knies LL3101+110.2020010:21——4650
David Kampf CL4000-110.0010013:15——4633
Connor Dewar CL4000-100.0001010:38——4740
Ryan Reaves RL4000-100.101008:05——3940
Jake McCabe DD1101030.2520223:17——3516
Simon Benoit DD1000-100.0072222:11——4016
Morgan Rielly DD2011000.0011023:11——4444
Ilya Lyubushkin DD2000-110.0634215:55——4151
TJ Brodie DD3011+100.0000021:53——6972
Mark Giordano DD3000020.0500214:30——7084
TOR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Samsonov(start)W33312.9394.5561:30

Goal anatomy

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

Rickard Rakell (PIT) 1st 18:06 · assists Evgeni Malkin · Forecheck turnover · 65.4 mph shot.

Jake McCabe · OT 1:30 · TOR

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
34.2 mph
Distance
10 ft

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