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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa SenatorsDec 23, 2023

Final / OT· Canadian Tire Centre
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
PIT11204PIT7423034
OTT22015OTT10114126
PIT 77OTT 50
PIT 3.27OTT 3.13
PP goals
PIT 1OTT 0
Hits
PIT 16OTT 16
Blocks
PIT 11OTT 28
PIM
PIT 6OTT 12
PIT 59%OTT 41%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Ottawa Senators edge Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in overtime at home. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 2A.

  1. Points
    Brady Tkachuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:34.Tkachuk
  2. Points
    Kris Letang had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 26:39.Letang
  3. Points
    Erik Brannstrom had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:13.Brannstrom
  4. Points
    Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:35.Chychrun
  5. Points
    Josh Norris had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:24.Norris
  6. Points
    Claude Giroux had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:52.Giroux
  7. Points
    Marcus Pettersson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:54.Pettersson
  8. Points
    Reilly Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:06.Smith

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 OTT: 127 attempts, 60 on goal, 9 goals, 6.40 expected goals; best chance Drake Batherson at 0.49 xG.

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

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · OTT 50 · PIT 77

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at OTT: expected goals 3.13 to 3.27 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 50 to 77, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTOTTPITCENTRBOLSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:10
  • OTT
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTPITcontrol2nd3rdOTChychrun · 1st 11:07Eller · 1st 14:31Norris · 1st 15:01Tkachuk · 2nd 2:10Rakell · 2nd 4:59Brannstrom · 2nd 7:30O'Connor · 3rd 1:51Letang · 3rd 17:34Stützle · OT 1:10
  • OTT 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, OTT 36%.

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 OTT: 38 players over 61:10; most ice Anton Forsberg (61:05) for OTT and Alex Nedeljkovic (61:10) for PIT, 9 goals.

OTT
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
StatPITOTT
6838
2.562.07
2.442.00
147
44
1417
+0.034−0.034
37%36%

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 →

Ottawa Senators

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 11:07
    OTTJakob Chychrun (Claude Giroux, Josh Norris)wrist0.17 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Rakell, Guentzel, Pettersson, LudvigOTT: Giroux, Hamonic, Chychrun, Norris, Tkachuk
    PIT 0 – 1 OTT
  2. 14:31
    PITLars EllerPP (Reilly Smith, Kris Letang)wrist0.11 xG
    PIT: Carter, Letang, Eller, Smith, RakellOTT: Hamonic, Norris, Bernard-Docker, Greig
    PIT 1 – 1 OTT
  3. 15:01
    OTTJosh Norris (Brady Tkachuk, Erik Brannstrom)other0.25 xG
    PIT: Letang, Pettersson, Acciari, O'Connor, ZohornaOTT: Giroux, Norris, Brannstrom, Tkachuk, Bernard-Docker
    PIT 1 – 2 OTT

2nd period

  1. 2:10
    OTTBrady Tkachuk (Claude Giroux, Jakob Chychrun)tip-in0.12 xG
    PIT: Letang, Eller, Smith, Rakell, PetterssonOTT: Giroux, Hamonic, Chychrun, Norris, Tkachuk
    PIT 1 – 3 OTT
  2. 4:59
    PITRickard Rakell (Sidney Crosby, Reilly Smith)tip-in0.10 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Karlsson, Smith, RakellOTT: Giroux, Chychrun, Tkachuk, Sanderson, Stützle
    PIT 2 – 3 OTT
  3. 7:30
    OTTErik Brannstrom (Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson)wrist0.18 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Karlsson, Guentzel, AcciariOTT: Giroux, Brannstrom, Tkachuk, Sanderson, Zub
    PIT 2 – 4 OTT

3rd period

  1. 1:51
    PITDrew O'Connor (Marcus Pettersson, Kris Letang)tip-in0.14 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Pettersson, O'Connor, ZohornaOTT: Kubalik, Brannstrom, Bernard-Docker, Crookshank, Greig
    PIT 3 – 4 OTT
  2. 17:34
    PITKris Letang (Marcus Pettersson, Evgeni Malkin)wrist0.02 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Pettersson, O'Connor, ZohornaOTT: Giroux, Norris, Tkachuk, Sanderson, Zub
    PIT 4 – 4 OTT

OT period

  1. 1:10
    OTTTim Stützle (Drake Batherson)wrist0.29 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, RakellOTT: Chychrun, Batherson, Stützle
    PIT 4 – 5 OTT

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 CL1000-230.5600022:24——6058
Sidney Crosby CL1011+120.3710021:35——6983
Rickard Rakell RL1101-250.5410019:23——5760
Evgeni Malkin CL2011-140.2300017:52——5727
Drew O'Connor LL2101+120.1701014:29——6331
Radim Zohorna LL2000+110.042008:26——5833
Reilly Smith RL3022020.0900018:06——6952
Lars Eller CL3101-120.3000017:54——6438
Valtteri Puustinen RL3000020.0600014:49——7776
Noel Acciari CL4000-200.0722012:11——6443
Jeff Carter CL4000020.5000011:22——7383
Jansen Harkins CL4000020.091106:33——6976
Kris Letang DD1123-120.0412026:39——5448
Marcus Pettersson DD1022-110.0243023:54——5146
Erik Karlsson DD2000020.1702023:17——7979
Ryan Graves DD2000020.0210217:47——7786
Chad Ruhwedel DD3000000.0030010:17——6045
John Ludvig DD3000-100.000048:32——5638
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)O26215.8083.1361:10

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Claude Giroux RL1022+220.1102221:52——3955
Josh Norris CL1112+230.4201020:24——4153
Brady Tkachuk LL1123+240.3632018:34——4154
Tim Stützle CL2101020.4400023:21——2827
Drake Batherson RL2011+130.7110016:53——3127
Vladimir Tarasenko RL2000000.0000013:55——2924
Ridly Greig CL3000-100.0000213:27——4841
Dominik Kubalik LL3000-110.1412013:01——2626
Angus Crookshank CL3000-120.031005:11——5841
Parker Kelly CL4000000.0323015:27——2923
Jiri Smejkal LL4000000.001008:37——6094
Mark Kastelic CL4000000.002004:17——140
Jakob Chychrun DD1112+230.4414022:35——3038
Travis Hamonic DD1000+210.0104217:34——3341
Jake Sanderson DD2011-120.2211224:41——3437
Artem Zub DD2000000.0034024:07——3343
Erik Brannstrom DD3112+120.1900413:13——5270
Jacob Bernard-Docker DD3000010.0305012:52——4158
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Anton Forsberg(start)W34304.8823.2761:05

Goal anatomy

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

Jakob Chychrun (OTT) 1st 11:07 · assists Claude Giroux, Josh Norris · Rebound · 21.8 mph shot.

Brady Tkachuk · 2nd 2:10 · OTT

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
34.1 mph
Distance
49 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s

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Rickard Rakell · 2nd 4:59 · PIT

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
24.9 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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Erik Brannstrom · 2nd 7:30 · OTT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
2
Shot
22.6 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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