Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa SenatorsMar 12, 2024

Final / OTTuesday, Mar 12, 2024· Canadian Tire Centre

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
PIT	0	0	1	0	1		PIT	12	13	9	1	35
OTT	0	0	1	1	2		OTT	9	10	14	6	39

: PIT 63OTT 67
: PIT 3.12OTT 4.18
PP goals: PIT 0OTT 0
Hits: PIT 22OTT 27
Blocks: PIT 15OTT 15
PIM: PIT 11OTT 9
: PIT 46%OTT 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Ottawa Senators edge Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 (OT)

Ottawa Senators beat Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in overtime at home. Jake Sanderson (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–O'Connor skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jake Sanderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:02.Sanderson
New line
New look for PIT: Malkin–Smith–O'Connor skated 10:26 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Malkin Smith O'Connor
Goalie
Tristan Jarry (PIT) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +12 against a season average of 26.8; the overtime loss.Jarry
Luck
OTT scored 2 goals on 4.18 expected goals (67 attempts), well short of its chances.
Luck
PIT scored 1 goal on 3.12 expected goals (63 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Joonas Korpisalo (OTT) faced 35 shots and stopped 34 (.971), +7 against a season average of 27.7; the win.Korpisalo
New line
New look for OTT: Katchouk–Kastelic–Smejkal skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (54.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Katchouk Kastelic Smejkal
New line
New look for OTT: Kubalik–Greig–Ostapchuk skated 9:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kubalik Greig Ostapchuk

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)OTT attacks right (top on phones) →

OTT
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · OTT 67 · PIT 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

OTT
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 30% 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

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
Stat	PIT	OTT
	62	61
	2.51	3.69
	2.44	3.40
	13	16
	6	7
	26	25
	−0.029	+0.029
	30%	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

L1Crosby – Rust – Bunting
14:2655% CF
L2Malkin – Smith – O'Connor
10:2652% CF
L3Eller – Rakell – Puustinen
7:3460% CF
L4Carter – Acciari – Bemstrom
6:5636% CF
D1Letang – Pettersson
16:3050% CF
D2Karlsson – Graves
13:4545% CF
D3Joseph – Ludvig
6:2760% CF

PP1Crosby – Letang – Eller – Rust – Bunting
0:48100% CF
PP2Carter – Malkin – Karlsson – Smith – Rakell
0:38100% CF
PK1FCarter – Acciari
2:05
PK2FEller – O'Connor
1:47
PK1DLetang – Pettersson
1:03
PK2DGraves – Joseph
0:55

Current PIT line combinations →

Ottawa Senators

L1Giroux – Joseph – Stützle
13:5652% CF
L2Batherson – Tkachuk – Pinto
12:4458% CF
L3Kubalik – Greig – Ostapchuk
9:2929% CF
L4Katchouk – Kastelic – Smejkal
4:2755% CF
D1Sanderson – Zub
15:2244% CF
D2Chychrun – Guenette
14:3661% CF
D3Brannstrom – Bernard-Docker
11:5518% CF

PP1Chychrun – Batherson – Tkachuk – Sanderson – Stützle
1:50100% CF
PP2Giroux – Kubalik – Brannstrom – Pinto – Greig
1:16100% CF
PK1FGiroux – Joseph
0:47
PK2FGreig – Stützle
0:34
PK1DSanderson – Zub
0:47
PK2DBrannstrom – Bernard-Docker
0:34

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

3rd period

11:06
OTTJake Sanderson (Mathieu Joseph, Claude Giroux)snap0.17 xG
PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Pettersson, BuntingOTT: Giroux, Joseph, Sanderson, Stützle, Zub
PIT 0 – 1 OTT
19:37
PITMichael Bunting (Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin)wrist0.40 xG
PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Karlsson, Rust, BuntingOTT: Giroux, Joseph, Brannstrom, Bernard-Docker, Stützle
PIT 1 – 1 OTT

OT period

3:13
OTTDrake Batherson (Tim Stützle, Jake Sanderson)snap0.03 xG
PIT: Malkin, Rust, PetterssonOTT: Batherson, Sanderson, Stützle
PIT 1 – 2 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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.16	0	0	2	20:39	—	—	57	40
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	-1	7	0.48	0	0	0	19:30	—	—	54	37
Michael Bunting L	L1	1	0	1	0	4	1.01	1	1	0	18:34	—	—	54	37
Drew O'Connor L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	2	0	0	18:07	—	—	58	49
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	17:48	—	—	44	40
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.14	1	1	0	15:59	—	—	46	42
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	16:55	—	—	63	56
Rickard Rakell R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	2	0	0	11:03	—	—	46	51
Valtteri Puustinen R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	0	0	10:23	—	—	58	52
Noel Acciari C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	2	5	0	13:43	—	—	33	33
Jeff Carter C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	0	0	11:56	—	—	35	33
Emil Bemstrom C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	0	0	8:00	—	—	40	38
Marcus Pettersson D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.03	3	3	0	25:44	—	—	49	29
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	0	4	23:38	—	—	49	24
Erik Karlsson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.28	0	3	0	24:53	—	—	47	55
Ryan Graves D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	2	0	20:55	—	—	48	59
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	15:44	—	—	58	38
John Ludvig D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	5	11:06	—	—	61	47

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	O	39	37	2	.949	4.18	62:15

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tim Stützle C	L1	0	1	1	+1	8	1.24	1	0	0	23:29	—	—	53	67
Claude Giroux R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.18	0	0	0	21:33	—	—	54	67
Mathieu Joseph R	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.26	1	1	2	18:39	—	—	50	66
Brady Tkachuk L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.42	7	0	0	21:25	—	—	63	71
Shane Pinto C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.34	0	0	0	20:29	—	—	56	62
Drake Batherson R	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.15	0	2	0	16:45	—	—	60	70
Dominik Kubalik L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:42	—	—	22	14
Ridly Greig C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	13:31	—	—	25	15
Zack Ostapchuk C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	1	0	0	12:44	—	—	30	15
Jiri Smejkal L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	2	0	9:15	—	—	55	63
Boris Katchouk L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	6:35	—	—	44	50
Mark Kastelic C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	1	0	7	6:00	—	—	55	70
Jake Sanderson D	D1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.69	0	0	0	23:02	—	—	44	61
Artem Zub D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	5	2	0	21:48	—	—	50	66
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.14	1	2	0	23:27	—	—	61	60
Maxence Guenette D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	1	1	0	16:55	—	—	60	66
Erik Brannstrom D	D3	0	0	0	-1	5	0.25	0	1	0	21:40	—	—	26	29
Jacob Bernard-Docker D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	3	0	14:45	—	—	25	42

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joonas Korpisalo(start)	W	35	34	1	.971	3.12	63:08

Goal anatomy

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

Jake Sanderson (OTT) 3rd 11:06 · assists Mathieu Joseph, Claude Giroux · Rush · carried in · 41.1 mph shot · 6.0 s from entry to goal.

Jake Sanderson · 3rd 11:06 · OTT

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 41.1 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 6.0 s

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Michael Bunting · 3rd 19:37 · PIT

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 4.7 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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Drake Batherson · OT 3:13 · OTT

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 32.3 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 4.8 s
Type: one-timer

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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.