Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red WingsDec 31, 2017

FinalSunday, Dec 31, 2017· Little Caesars Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	0	1	0	1		PIT	12	12	14	38
DET	1	2	1	4		DET	6	10	7	23

: PIT 61DET 43
: PIT 2.74DET 2.90
PP goals: PIT 1DET 0
Hits: PIT 25DET 28
Blocks: PIT 9DET 12
PIM: PIT 2DET 6
: PIT 55%DET 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Detroit Red Wings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 at home. Gustav Nyquist (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Maatta) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:55 together.

Points
Gustav Nyquist had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:29.Nyquist
Points
Henrik Zetterberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:04.Zetterberg
Points
Tyler Bertuzzi had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:40.Bertuzzi
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Hornqvist, Kessel and Maatta) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:55 together.Malkin Crosby Hornqvist Kessel Maatta
New line
New look for PIT: Malkin–Hornqvist–Kessel skated 13:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Malkin Hornqvist Kessel
New line
New look for PIT: Hagelin–Sheahan–Sprong skated 12:40 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hagelin Sheahan Sprong
Usage
Xavier Ouellet (DET) played 4:39, −9:25 down on his 14:04 season average over 44 games.Ouellet
Goalie
Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +9 against a season average of 29.5; the win.Howard

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)DET attacks right (top on phones) →

DET
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · DET 43 · PIT 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DET
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DET 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, DET 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DET

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	DET
	67	47
	2.37	3.19
	2.32	3.09
	8	10
	4	1
	16	20
	+0.037	−0.037
	37%	23%

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.