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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Dallas StarsMar 22, 2024

Final· American Airlines Center
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PIT
2
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DAL
4
Goals123TShots123T
PIT1012PIT77822
DAL1214DAL107623
PIT 53DAL 51
PIT 1.89DAL 4.38
PP goals
PIT 0DAL 1
Hits
PIT 26DAL 19
Blocks
PIT 14DAL 18
PIM
PIT 4DAL 4
PIT 63%DAL 37%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

Dallas Stars beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at home. Jamie Benn (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:23 together.

  1. Points
    Jamie Benn had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:43.Benn
  2. Points
    Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:26.Bunting
  3. Points
    Evgeni Malkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:00.Malkin
  4. Points
    Jason Robertson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:52.Robertson
  5. PP1
    DAL's first power-play unit (Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson and Heiskanen) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:23 together.PavelskiBennHintzRobertsonHeiskanen
  6. New line
    New look for PIT: Acciari–Puljujarvi–Bemstrom skated 7:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.AcciariPuljujarviBemstrom
  7. Usage
    Pierre-Olivier Joseph (PIT) played 19:28, +4:27 up on his 15:01 season average over 51 games.Joseph
  8. Usage
    Wyatt Johnston (DAL) played 13:56, −3:06 down on his 17:02 season average over 81 games.Johnston

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 DAL: 104 attempts, 45 on goal, 6 goals, 6.27 expected goals; best chance Tyler Seguin at 0.85 xG.

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

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · DAL 51 · PIT 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at DAL: expected goals 4.38 to 1.89 (DAL led the chances), shot attempts 51 to 53, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdDALPITBPBBSRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • DAL
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DALPITcontrol2nd3rdBunting · 1st 2:45Pavelski · 1st 7:16Benn · 2nd 5:52Benn · 2nd 7:09Steel · 3rd 4:37Rakell · 3rd 11:03
  • DAL 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 27% of the game, DAL 37%.

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 DAL: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Jake Oettinger (59:55) for DAL and Tristan Jarry (44:37) for PIT, 6 goals.

DAL
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
StatPITDAL
5254
1.982.95
1.952.91
118
82
248
+0.124−0.123
27%37%

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 →

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:45
    PITMichael Bunting (Evgeni Malkin, Pierre-Olivier Joseph)snap0.11 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Rakell, Bunting, JosephDAL: Benn, Heiskanen, Harley, Stankoven, Johnston
    PIT 1 – 0 DAL
  2. 7:16
    DALJoe Pavelski (Thomas Harley, Jason Robertson)backhand0.41 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rakell, Pettersson, BuntingDAL: Pavelski, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen, Harley
    PIT 1 – 1 DAL

2nd period

  1. 5:52
    DALJamie BennPP (Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson)wrist0.09 xG
    PIT: Letang, Pettersson, Acciari, O'ConnorDAL: Pavelski, Benn, Hintz, Robertson, Heiskanen
    PIT 1 – 2 DAL
  2. 7:09
    DALJamie Benn (Logan Stankoven)wrist0.06 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Rust, St. Ivany, Ludvig, O'ConnorDAL: Benn, Heiskanen, Harley, Stankoven, Johnston
    PIT 1 – 3 DAL

3rd period

  1. 4:37
    DALSam Steel (Craig Smith)wrist0.23 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Bunting, Ludvig, PuustinenDAL: Smith, Tanev, Lindell, Marchment, Steel
    PIT 1 – 4 DAL
  2. 11:03
    PITRickard Rakell (Evgeni Malkin, Michael Bunting)snap0.19 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Rakell, Bunting, St. Ivany, LudvigDAL: Suter, Duchene, Seguin, Marchment, Lundkvist
    PIT 2 – 4 DAL

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
Bryan Rust RL1000-110.1211020:56——4630
Sidney Crosby CL1000-100.0300220:44——4447
Drew O'Connor LL1000-110.1300015:40——4430
Michael Bunting LL2112020.1220018:26——6351
Evgeni Malkin CL2022020.1811018:00——5838
Rickard Rakell RL2101+120.3410214:24——6351
Lars Eller CL3000010.1801017:22——3333
Reilly Smith RL3000020.1400015:32——3828
Valtteri Puustinen RL3000-100.0030013:16——3027
Noel Acciari CL4000000.0030011:43——5551
Jesse Puljujarvi RL4000010.112109:09——5553
Emil Bemstrom CL4000010.150008:27——5653
Erik Karlsson DD1000-230.2211025:17——6145
Marcus Pettersson DD1000-110.0472021:45——6138
Kris Letang DD2000+110.0411025:43——5050
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD2011+120.0502019:28——4640
Jack St. Ivany DD3000010.0311012:28——3036
John Ludvig DD3000-110.0233011:46——3330
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)L20164.8002.2444:37
Alex Nedeljkovic—330.10000.3512:55

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jason Robertson LL1022+120.3900017:52——8096
Roope Hintz CL1000+130.3301016:34——8299
Joe Pavelski CL1101+130.5800016:17——7596
Matt Duchene CL2000-110.4400016:26——3822
Tyler Seguin CL2000-100.8700216:24——4838
Mason Marchment LL2000020.6712016:18——4235
Logan Stankoven CL3011000.0010014:05——4236
Wyatt Johnston CL3000010.0910213:56——4336
Jamie Benn LL3202030.1632013:43——3632
Sam Steel CL4101+120.2500014:29——4747
Radek Faksa CL4000010.1311012:31——3627
Craig Smith CL4011+110.011009:30——4046
Miro Heiskanen DD1011+100.0012022:32——4147
Thomas Harley DD1011+110.0165021:13——3847
Esa Lindell DD2000+120.4611022:23——6481
Chris Tanev DD2000+100.0012020:43——6681
Ryan Suter DD3000-110.0111016:37——5841
Nils Lundkvist DD3000-100.0011014:32——5641
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Oettinger(start)W22202.9091.8959:55

Goal anatomy

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

Michael Bunting (PIT) 1st 2:45 · assists Evgeni Malkin, Pierre-Olivier Joseph · Forecheck turnover · 14.5 mph shot.

Joe Pavelski · 1st 7:16 · DAL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
9.6 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
5.6 s
Type
rebound

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Jamie Benn · 2nd 7:09 · DAL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
10.3 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
4.8 s

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Rickard Rakell · 3rd 11:03 · PIT

Play
rebound
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
10.9 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
6.4 s
Type
rebound

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