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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Nashville PredatorsNov 28, 2023

Final / OT· Bridgestone Arena
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PIT
2
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home
NSH
3
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
PIT01102PIT11146031
NSH20013NSH987125
PIT 56NSH 55
PIT 3.27NSH 2.83
PP goals
PIT 0NSH 0
Hits
PIT 16NSH 33
Blocks
PIT 16NSH 8
PIM
PIT 11NSH 9
PIT 47%NSH 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Nashville Predators edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (OT)

Nashville Predators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in overtime at home. Michael McCarron (NSH) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–O'Connor skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Michael McCarron had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 9:47.McCarron
  2. Points
    Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:43.Forsberg
  3. New line
    New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–O'Connor skated 11:58 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MalkinSmithO'Connor
  4. Usage
    Gustav Nyquist (NSH) played 23:11, +5:31 up on his 17:40 season average over 80 games.Nyquist
  5. Usage
    Michael McCarron (NSH) played 9:47, −3:02 down on his 12:49 season average over 69 games.McCarron
  6. Usage
    Jeff Carter (PIT) played 8:20, −4:18 down on his 12:38 season average over 71 games.Carter
  7. Usage
    Luke Schenn (NSH) played 10:38, −4:37 down on his 15:15 season average over 62 games.Schenn
  8. Usage
    Dante Fabbro (NSH) played 12:35, −3:50 down on his 16:25 season average over 55 games.Fabbro

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 NSH: 111 attempts, 56 on goal, 5 goals, 6.10 expected goals; best chance Bryan Rust at 0.33 xG.

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

Showing 111 of 111 attempts · NSH 55 · PIT 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at NSH: expected goals 2.83 to 3.27 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 55 to 56, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTNSHPITMMMRFnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:14
  • NSH
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHPITcontrol2nd3rdOTMcCarron · 1st 10:20McCarron · 1st 18:38Malkin · 2nd 5:49Rust · 3rd 2:26Forsberg · OT 0:14
  • NSH 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 22% of the game, NSH 40%.

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 NSH: 38 players over 60:14; most ice Juuse Saros (59:14) for NSH and Tristan Jarry (59:55) for PIT, 5 goals.

NSH
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
StatPITNSH
5846
3.212.03
2.961.99
147
74
1628
+0.013−0.013
22%40%

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 →

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 10:20
    NSHMichael McCarron (Tyson Barrie, Gustav Nyquist)deflected0.09 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Smith, Shea, Ludvig, O'ConnorNSH: McDonagh, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Barrie, McCarron
    PIT 0 – 1 NSH
  2. 18:38
    NSHMichael McCarron (Philip Tomasino, Filip Forsberg)wrist0.20 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Smith, Pettersson, O'ConnorNSH: Forsberg, McCarron, Lauzon, Carrier, Tomasino, Parssinen
    PIT 0 – 2 NSH

2nd period

  1. 5:49
    PITEvgeni Malkin (Reilly Smith)wrist0.04 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Smith, Pettersson, O'ConnorNSH: Schenn, Josi, Sissons, Trenin, Smith
    PIT 1 – 2 NSH

3rd period

  1. 2:26
    PITBryan Rust (John Ludvig, Jake Guentzel)wrist0.06 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Rust, Guentzel, Pettersson, LudvigNSH: Sissons, McCarron, Lauzon, Trenin, Carrier
    PIT 2 – 2 NSH

OT period

  1. 0:14
    NSHFilip Forsberg (Roman Josi, Ryan O'Reilly)snap0.18 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, GuentzelNSH: Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg
    PIT 2 – 3 NSH

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
Jake Guentzel CL1011040.3610020:40——6180
Sidney Crosby CL1000030.5410020:17——6573
Bryan Rust RL1101+130.4001019:40——6675
Evgeni Malkin CL2101-120.2001017:20——4655
Drew O'Connor LL2000-120.1900016:12——4656
Reilly Smith RL2011-120.1610015:44——4847
Lars Eller CL3000010.2501014:50——5252
Radim Zohorna LL3000020.1300011:43——5962
Jansen Harkins CL3000010.0131211:34——6262
Matt Nieto LL4000010.2401011:26——5446
Noel Acciari CL4000010.0400011:05——4634
Jeff Carter CL4000020.021028:20——5634
Kris Letang DD1000+110.1711025:11——5550
Marcus Pettersson DD1000+120.1933223:52——5566
Ryan Graves DD2000000.0014022:27——5254
Erik Karlsson DD2000-210.1102021:57——5770
Ryan Shea DD3000-110.0220012:15——6051
John Ludvig DD3011020.2621510:28——6378
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)O25223.8802.8359:55

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Gustav Nyquist RL1011+130.1000023:11——4435
Ryan O'Reilly CL1011+210.2800021:55——4432
Filip Forsberg LL1112+240.4140021:43——5239
Colton Sissons CL2000-210.4040018:35——3030
Yakov Trenin CL2000-210.0220017:28——1716
Cole Smith RL2000-100.0010214:36——3047
Juuso Parssinen CL3000+110.1721014:56——6356
Luke Evangelista RL3000010.2210011:36——5649
Kiefer Sherwood LL3000000.0060011:08——6053
Roman Josi DD1011050.3301026:34——4539
Ryan McDonagh DD1000+110.0101020:37——4848
Alexandre Carrier DD2000000.0701015:11——4427
Jeremy Lauzon DD2000010.0151214:54——4829
Tyson Barrie DD3011+100.0300017:02——6256
Dante Fabbro DD3000000.0011012:35——1721
Philip Tomasino R—011+130.2900015:16——4833
Luke Schenn D—000-100.0042010:38——3861
Michael McCarron C—202+130.473059:47——5077
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)W31292.9353.2759:14

Goal anatomy

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

Bryan Rust (PIT) 3rd 2:26 · assists John Ludvig, Jake Guentzel · Forecheck turnover · 44.9 mph shot.

Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 5:49 · PIT

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
61.6 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
5.1 s

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