Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York RangersMar 14, 2018

Final / OTWednesday, Mar 14, 2018· Madison Square Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
PIT	0	2	1	0	3		PIT	14	13	9	4	40
NYR	0	0	3	1	4		NYR	7	9	14	3	33

: PIT 63NYR 57
: PIT 3.73NYR 2.78
PP goals: PIT 0NYR 2
Hits: PIT 16NYR 20
Blocks: PIT 12NYR 11
PIM: PIT 6NYR 6
: PIT 50%NYR 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Rangers edge Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 (OT)

New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at home. Chris Kreider (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 3A. NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Namestnikov, Buchnevich and Pionk) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 1:34 together.

Points
Chris Kreider had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:33.Kreider
Points
Neal Pionk had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:03.Pionk
Points
Mika Zibanejad had two goals (2 points) on 9 shots in 18:51.Zibanejad
PP1
NYR's first power-play unit (Kreider, Zibanejad, Namestnikov, Buchnevich and Pionk) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 1:34 together.Kreider Zibanejad Namestnikov Buchnevich Pionk
Goalie
Alexandar Georgiev (NYR) faced 40 shots and stopped 37 (.925), +7 against a season average of 33.1; the win.Georgiev
New line
New look for PIT: Brassard–Kessel–Rust skated 11:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Brassard Kessel Rust
New line
New look for PIT: Sheahan–Kuhnhackl–Rowney skated 4:55 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sheahan Kuhnhackl Rowney
Usage
David Desharnais (NYR) played 6:08, −7:01 down on his 13:09 season average over 70 games.Desharnais

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)NYR attacks right (top on phones) →

NYR
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · NYR 57 · PIT 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NYR
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYR 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 38% of the game, NYR 27%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

NYR

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	NYR
	64	54
	2.85	2.31
	2.68	2.22
	22	13
	6	8
	26	32
	+0.018	−0.018
	38%	27%

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.