Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York RangersApr 6, 2021

FinalTuesday, Apr 6, 2021· Madison Square Garden

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

4

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New York RangersNYR

8

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	1	2	4		PIT	18	13	14	45
NYR	4	1	3	8		NYR	11	7	7	25

: PIT 70NYR 42
: PIT 4.03NYR 3.20
PP goals: PIT 1NYR 3
Hits: PIT 18NYR 26
Blocks: PIT 8NYR 15
PIM: PIT 10NYR 10
: PIT 59%NYR 41%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Rangers rout Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4

New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh Penguins 8–4 at home. Artemi Panarin (NYR) led the scoring with 1G 3A.

Points
Artemi Panarin had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 15:31.Panarin
Points
Adam Fox had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:12.Fox
Points
Colin Blackwell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:15.Blackwell
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Kaapo Kakko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:43.Kakko
Points
Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:05.Zibanejad
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Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:38.Matheson
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Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 16:17.Buchnevich
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Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:42.Strome

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 112 of 112 attempts · NYR 42 · PIT 70

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 37% of the game, NYR 15%.

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	32
	3.56	2.20
	3.48	2.07
	16	11
	6	6
	19	19
	+0.068	−0.068
	37%	15%

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

L1Crosby – Rust – Guentzel
13:0271% CF
L2Zucker – McCann – Rodrigues
11:1676% CF
L3Gaudreau – Lafferty – Aston-Reese
9:3863% CF
L4Sceviour – Jankowski – Zohorna
8:0663% CF
D1Matheson – Ceci
13:1483% CF
D2Letang – Dumoulin
11:0264% CF
D3Pettersson – Marino
10:5563% CF

PP1Crosby – Letang – Rust – Guentzel – McCann
2:1378% CF
PP2Crosby – Letang – Rust – Matheson – Zohorna
1:13100% CF
PK1FGaudreau – Aston-Reese
1:18
PK2FSceviour – Jankowski
1:16
PK1DDumoulin – Ceci
1:54
PK2DLetang – Marino
0:32

Current PIT line combinations →

New York Rangers

L1Chytil – Kakko – Lafrenière
12:4126% CF
L2Kreider – Zibanejad – Buchnevich
11:4250% CF
L3Di Giuseppe – Rooney – Kravtsov
7:1830% CF
L4Blackwell – Strome – Panarin
6:3433% CF
D1Trouba – Miller
16:2520% CF
D2Smith – Hajek
14:3131% CF
D3Fox – Lindgren
14:1142% CF

PP1Kreider – Strome – Zibanejad – Panarin – Fox
2:0390% CF
PP2Blackwell – Trouba – Buchnevich – Kravtsov – Kakko
0:31
PK1FBlackwell – Rooney
2:10
PK2FZibanejad – Buchnevich
1:10
PK1DTrouba – Miller
2:18
PK2DFox – Hajek
0:56

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:35
NYRColin Blackwell (Artemi Panarin, Jacob Trouba)deflected0.09 xG
PIT: Letang, Zucker, Matheson, McCann, RodriguesNYR: Blackwell, Strome, Trouba, Panarin, Miller
PIT 0 – 1 NYR
7:28
NYRMika Zibanejad (Pavel Buchnevich)backhand0.19 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, Rust, GuentzelNYR: Kreider, Zibanejad, Buchnevich, Fox, Lindgren
PIT 0 – 2 NYR
9:58
NYRArtemi PanarinPP (Adam Fox, Chris Kreider)wrist0.07 xG
PIT: Sceviour, Dumoulin, Jankowski, CeciNYR: Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox
PIT 0 – 3 NYR
10:38
PITJared McCannPP (Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby)slap0.07 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel, McCannNYR: Smith, Zibanejad, Buchnevich, Fox
PIT 1 – 3 NYR
19:42
NYRRyan StromePP (Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox)wrist0.06 xG
PIT: Letang, Ceci, Gaudreau, Aston-ReeseNYR: Kreider, Strome, Zibanejad, Panarin, Fox
PIT 1 – 4 NYR

2nd period

12:20
NYRAlexis Lafrenière (Filip Chytil, Kaapo Kakko)deflected0.14 xG
PIT: Gaudreau, Pettersson, Lafferty, Marino, Aston-ReeseNYR: Smith, Trouba, Chytil, Kakko, Lafrenière
PIT 1 – 5 NYR
12:36
PITMike Matheson (Colton Sceviour, Mark Jankowski)wrist0.08 xG
PIT: Sceviour, Jankowski, Matheson, Ceci, ZohornaNYR: Di Giuseppe, Trouba, Rooney, Miller, Kravtsov
PIT 2 – 5 NYR

3rd period

6:10
NYRKaapo KakkoPP (Jacob Trouba, Colin Blackwell)tip-in0.11 xG
PIT: Letang, Gaudreau, Marino, Aston-ReeseNYR: Blackwell, Trouba, Buchnevich, Miller, Kakko
PIT 2 – 6 NYR
8:04
PITJake Guentzel (Mike Matheson, Kris Letang)slap0.11 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Matheson, GuentzelNYR: Trouba, Hajek, Chytil, Kakko, Lafrenière
PIT 3 – 6 NYR
10:22
NYRAdam FoxSH (Mika Zibanejad, Ryan Strome)wrist0.08 xG
PIT: Zucker, Matheson, Pettersson, Rodrigues, ZohornaNYR: Strome, Zibanejad, Fox, Lindgren
PIT 3 – 7 NYR
10:41
NYRPavel Buchnevich (Filip Chytil, Artemi Panarin)wrist0.08 xG
PIT: Dumoulin, Ceci, Gaudreau, Lafferty, Aston-ReeseNYR: Smith, Buchnevich, Panarin, Hajek, Chytil
PIT 3 – 8 NYR
18:36
PITBrian Dumoulin (Radim Zohorna, Mark Jankowski)wrist0.10 xG
PIT: Sceviour, Dumoulin, Jankowski, Ceci, ZohornaNYR: Kreider, Zibanejad, Trouba, Buchnevich, Miller
PIT 4 – 8 NYR

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.30	0	0	0	19:35	—	—	73	57
Jake Guentzel C	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.42	1	0	2	18:21	—	—	64	42
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.39	0	0	0	18:20	—	—	66	43
Jared McCann L	L2	1	0	1	-1	4	0.48	1	0	0	16:33	—	—	75	71
Jason Zucker L	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.03	2	0	0	15:46	—	—	67	67
Evan Rodrigues C	L2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.73	0	0	0	15:27	—	—	74	71
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	0	1	0	13:40	—	—	57	52
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.60	2	0	2	13:18	—	—	71	65
Sam Lafferty C	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.08	2	0	0	10:58	—	—	59	57
Colton Sceviour C	L4	0	1	1	+2	2	0.21	1	2	0	11:57	—	—	70	100
Radim Zohorna L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.18	3	0	2	11:01	—	—	63	100
Mark Jankowski L	L4	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:42	—	—	55	70
Mike Matheson D	D1	1	1	2	0	4	0.22	2	0	2	21:38	—	—	75	81
Cody Ceci D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.03	0	3	0	20:14	—	—	72	84
Kris Letang D	D2	0	2	2	-1	4	0.20	3	0	0	23:35	—	—	63	58
Brian Dumoulin D	D2	1	0	1	-1	1	0.10	1	1	2	18:51	—	—	61	55
Marcus Pettersson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	17:38	—	—	65	51
John Marino D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	0	0	0	15:52	—	—	64	40

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Casey DeSmith	L	14	10	4	.714	2.19	40:00
Tristan Jarry(start)	—	11	7	4	.636	1.01	20:00

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alexis Lafrenière L	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.14	0	1	2	14:52	—	—	25	25
Filip Chytil C	L1	0	2	2	+1	2	0.20	0	2	0	14:46	—	—	32	30
Kaapo Kakko R	L1	1	1	2	0	1	0.12	0	0	0	14:43	—	—	25	24
Mika Zibanejad C	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.99	2	2	0	18:05	—	—	46	77
Chris Kreider L	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.20	4	1	0	17:29	—	—	48	72
Pavel Buchnevich L	L2	1	1	2	+1	5	0.65	3	0	2	16:17	—	—	46	71
Kevin Rooney C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:30	—	—	25	15
Vitali Kravtsov R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:03	—	—	25	15
Phillip Di Giuseppe L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	4	0	0	9:25	—	—	31	18
Ryan Strome C	L4	1	1	2	+2	3	0.20	0	0	0	15:42	—	—	31	29
Artemi Panarin L	L4	1	3	4	+2	2	0.25	0	0	0	15:31	—	—	33	34
Colin Blackwell C	L4	1	1	2	+1	1	0.09	1	0	0	12:15	—	—	33	34
K'Andre Miller D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	2	0	21:58	—	—	23	26
Jacob Trouba D	D1	0	2	2	-1	0	0.00	4	3	2	21:18	—	—	27	29
Brendan Smith D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.10	1	0	0	17:32	—	—	42	43
Libor Hajek D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	17:13	—	—	28	26
Adam Fox D	D3	1	2	3	+2	1	0.08	0	1	0	22:12	—	—	46	66
Ryan Lindgren D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.02	3	2	4	17:52	—	—	43	66

NYR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Igor Shesterkin(start)	W	45	41	4	.911	4.03	59:53

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.