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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Nashville PredatorsDec 19, 2024

Final / OT· Bridgestone Arena
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PIT
5
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NSH
4
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
PIT12115PIT5410120
NSH21104NSH9710026
PIT 40NSH 61
PIT 1.58NSH 3.42
PP goals
PIT 1NSH 1
Hits
PIT 15NSH 24
Blocks
PIT 16NSH 11
PIM
PIT 10NSH 6
PIT 54%NSH 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Nashville Predators 5–4 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 5–4 in overtime at NSH. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 2A. PIT scored 5 goals on 1.58 expected goals (40 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Bryan Rust had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 20:57.Rust
  2. Points
    Sidney Crosby had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 17:24.Crosby
  3. Points
    Brady Skjei had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:51.Skjei
  4. Points
    Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:49.Karlsson
  5. Points
    Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:50.Rakell
  6. Points
    Filip Forsberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:57.Forsberg
  7. Luck
    PIT scored 5 goals on 1.58 expected goals (40 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. Usage
    Anthony Beauvillier (PIT) played 5:16, −7:42 down on his 12:58 season average over 80 games.Beauvillier

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: 101 attempts, 46 on goal, 9 goals, 4.99 expected goals; best chance Filip Forsberg at 0.29 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 101 of 101 attempts · NSH 61 · PIT 40

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 3.42 to 1.58 (NSH led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 40, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTNSHPITMRESCRSKRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:07
  • NSH
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHPITcontrol2nd3rdOTMarchessault · 1st 3:51Rust · 1st 16:21Evangelista · 1st 17:57Stamkos · 2nd 3:38Crosby · 2nd 7:54Rakell · 2nd 9:08Skjei · 3rd 7:44Karlsson · 3rd 11:36Rust · OT 1:07
  • 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 18% of the game, NSH 52%.

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 61:07; most ice Juuse Saros (60:57) for NSH and Tristan Jarry (61:07) for PIT, 9 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
4249
1.412.43
1.372.31
66
16
1918
+0.025−0.025
18%52%

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. 3:51
    NSHJonathan Marchessault (Filip Forsberg, Luke Schenn)wrist0.22 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Grzelcyk, Bunting, TomasinoNSH: Stamkos, Schenn, Marchessault, Forsberg, Del Gaizo
    PIT 0 – 1 NSH
  2. 16:21
    PITBryan Rust (Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby)backhand0.18 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, GrzelcykNSH: Skjei, Sissons, McCarron, Evangelista, Blankenburg
    PIT 1 – 1 NSH
  3. 17:57
    NSHLuke EvangelistaPP (Tommy Novak, Brady Skjei)wrist0.22 xG
    PIT: Letang, Glass, O'Connor, PickeringNSH: Skjei, Novak, Evangelista, L'Heureux, Blankenburg
    PIT 1 – 2 NSH

2nd period

  1. 3:38
    NSHSteven Stamkos (Filip Forsberg, Gustav Nyquist)wrist0.14 xG
    PIT: Letang, Rust, Acciari, Lizotte, PickeringNSH: Stamkos, Nyquist, Marchessault, Forsberg, Lauzon, Evangelista
    PIT 1 – 3 NSH
  2. 7:54
    PITSidney CrosbyPP (Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust)tip-in0.14 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, TomasinoNSH: Schenn, McCarron, Smith, Wilsby
    PIT 2 – 3 NSH
  3. 9:08
    PITRickard Rakell (Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust)deflected0.02 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Karlsson, Rust, RakellNSH: Stamkos, Marchessault, Forsberg, Lauzon, Wilsby
    PIT 3 – 3 NSH

3rd period

  1. 7:44
    NSHBrady Skjei (Ryan O'Reilly, Zachary L'Heureux)snap0.16 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Bunting, Glass, PickeringNSH: Nyquist, O'Reilly, Skjei, L'Heureux, Blankenburg
    PIT 3 – 4 NSH
  2. 11:36
    PITErik Karlsson (Matt Grzelcyk, Sidney Crosby)wrist0.06 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, GrzelcykNSH: Nyquist, O'Reilly, Lauzon, Wilsby, L'Heureux
    PIT 4 – 4 NSH

OT period

  1. 1:07
    PITBryan Rust (Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang)wrist0.09 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, RustNSH: Stamkos, Skjei, Forsberg
    PIT 5 – 4 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
Bryan Rust RL1224+350.3501020:57——6458
Rickard Rakell RL1112+320.0910217:50——6759
Sidney Crosby CL1134+320.5111017:24——6559
Noel Acciari CL2000-100.1013016:51——3338
Matt Nieto LL2000000.0033015:38——3541
Blake Lizotte CL2000-100.0010412:30——3838
Evgeni Malkin CL3011-100.0001018:47——4420
Michael Bunting LL3000-200.0010016:08——4016
Cody Glass CL3000-100.0701015:02——4117
Philip Tomasino RL4000-130.2202011:15——3931
Drew O'Connor LL4000000.001008:07——3354
Anthony Beauvillier RL4000000.000025:16——2551
Erik Karlsson DD1112+240.1701220:49——6547
Matt Grzelcyk DD1011+100.0000019:42——6145
Ryan Shea DD2000000.0301017:06——2226
Ryan Graves DD2000000.0020017:02——2230
Kris Letang DD3011040.0422023:00——4829
Owen Pickering DD3000-200.0020020:28——4625
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)W26224.8463.4261:07

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Gustav Nyquist RL1011+120.0600020:58——5267
Ryan O'Reilly CL1011040.6900018:38——5067
Zachary L'Heureux LL1011000.3131016:21——6272
Steven Stamkos CL2101030.2911219:12——5888
Jonathan Marchessault RL2101+120.3500218:38——5682
Filip Forsberg LL2022010.4210017:57——6378
Michael McCarron CL3000-100.0541013:44——5323
Colton Sissons CL3000-100.0010013:25——4218
Cole Smith RL3000000.0021011:49——3620
Luke Evangelista RL4101020.2500013:39——5321
Mark Jankowski LL4000000.0000012:17——6037
Tommy Novak CL4011030.1901011:38——5828
Adam Wilsby DD1000-210.3110019:16——4158
Jeremy Lauzon DD1000-100.0051018:10——3857
Brady Skjei DD2112-130.2702222:51——6857
Nick Blankenburg DD2000040.1310020:02——6957
Marc Del Gaizo DD3000+100.1030014:38——4877
Luke Schenn DD3011+110.0123014:22——5078
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)O20155.7501.5860:57

Goal anatomy

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

Jonathan Marchessault (NSH) 1st 3:51 · assists Filip Forsberg, Luke Schenn · Deflection · passed in · 33.3 mph shot · 2.6 s from entry to goal.

Bryan Rust · 1st 16:21 · PIT

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
4
Shot
4.0 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
5.2 s

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Rickard Rakell · 2nd 9:08 · PIT

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
25.2 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
6.5 s

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Bryan Rust · OT 1:07 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
3
Shot
56.7 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
4.1 s

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