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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Minnesota WildFeb 9, 2024

Final· Xcel Energy Center
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PIT
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MIN
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Goals123TShots123T
PIT0112PIT8131536
MIN1113MIN815730
PIT 72MIN 68
PIT 3.59MIN 3.67
PP goals
PIT 1MIN 1
Hits
PIT 16MIN 19
Blocks
PIT 17MIN 21
PIM
PIT 12MIN 14
PIT 54%MIN 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 at home. Jonas Brodin (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy and Faber) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:11 together.

  1. Points
    Jonas Brodin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 22:40.Brodin
  2. Points
    Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:01.Kaprizov
  3. Points
    Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:56.Boldy
  4. PP1
    MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy and Faber) scored 1 power-play goal on 15 attempts in 6:11 together.ZuccarelloEriksson EkKaprizovBoldyFaber
  5. Goalie
    Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +10 against a season average of 26.4; the win.Fleury
  6. Usage
    Marcus Foligno (MIN) played 7:23, −7:14 down on his 14:37 season average over 54 games.Foligno
  7. Luck
    PIT scored 2 goals on 3.59 expected goals (72 attempts), well short of its chances.
  8. Usage
    Pierre-Olivier Joseph (PIT) played 11:13, −3:58 down on his 15:11 season average over 51 games.Joseph

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 MIN: 140 attempts, 66 on goal, 5 goals, 7.27 expected goals; best chance Reilly Smith at 0.41 xG.

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

Showing 140 of 140 attempts · MIN 68 · PIT 72

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at MIN: expected goals 3.67 to 3.59 (MIN led the chances), shot attempts 68 to 72, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdMINPITBSBCKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MIN
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MINPITcontrol2nd3rdBoldy · 1st 12:57Smith · 2nd 2:54Brodin · 2nd 6:12Crosby · 3rd 1:01Kaprizov · 3rd 9:34
  • MIN 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 34% of the game, MIN 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 MIN: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Marc-Andre Fleury (59:51) for MIN and Alex Nedeljkovic (57:44) for PIT, 5 goals.

MIN
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
StatPITMIN
5346
2.112.81
2.032.59
611
42
136
+0.026−0.026
34%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 →

Minnesota Wild

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 12:57
    MINMatt BoldyPP (Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber)wrist0.12 xG
    PIT: Carter, Letang, Rust, PetterssonMIN: Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy, Faber
    PIT 0 – 1 MIN

2nd period

  1. 2:54
    PITReilly Smith (Evgeni Malkin)slap0.15 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Smith, Puljujarvi, JosephMIN: Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy, Faber
    PIT 1 – 1 MIN
  2. 6:12
    MINJonas Brodin (Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek)wrist0.14 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Guentzel, PetterssonMIN: Bogosian, Brodin, Eriksson Ek, Boldy
    PIT 1 – 2 MIN

3rd period

  1. 1:01
    PITSidney CrosbyPP (Erik Karlsson, Jake Guentzel)tip-in0.11 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Smith, Rust, GuentzelMIN: Brodin, Eriksson Ek, Duhaime, Faber
    PIT 2 – 2 MIN
  2. 9:34
    MINKirill Kaprizov (Zach Bogosian, Jonas Brodin)snap0.20 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel, PetterssonMIN: Bogosian, Brodin, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Boldy
    PIT 2 – 3 MIN

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 CL1011-220.3401021:00——5244
Bryan Rust RL1000-110.1824220:53——4243
Sidney Crosby CL1101-250.6710020:15——4643
Lars Eller CL2000030.2010616:33——5945
Rickard Rakell RL2000010.1220014:38——6154
Jesse Puljujarvi RL2000+110.0110011:05——5946
Evgeni Malkin CL3011+150.6400017:51——4636
Reilly Smith RL3101+120.5600014:42——3725
Drew O'Connor LL3000010.0102014:09——291
Jeff Carter CL4000020.1400012:37——100100
Colin White CL4000010.141109:07——92100
Jansen Harkins CL4000010.050005:14——7374
Kris Letang DD1000-230.1743026:11——5449
Marcus Pettersson DD1000-220.1401221:39——5456
Erik Karlsson DD2011+130.1911223:05——6455
Ryan Graves DD2000030.0203016:53——7064
Chad Ruhwedel DD3000000.0130012:49——3311
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD3000+100.0001011:13——3919
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)L30273.9003.6757:44

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Marcus Johansson LL1000000.5302019:28——6788
Mats Zuccarello RL1000020.2800019:09——7494
Marco Rossi CL1000020.1400017:22——7494
Joel Eriksson Ek CL2011+110.0701022:55——3938
Kirill Kaprizov LL2112021.0301421:01——5460
Matt Boldy LL2112+150.7510218:56——4342
Brandon Duhaime LL3000000.0421011:37——113
Vinni Lettieri CL3000000.001106:48——2540
Jake Lucchini CL3000010.190106:42——3152
Ryan Hartman RL4000030.1020013:28——3853
Frederick Gaudreau CL4000020.1011012:55——3348
Marcus Foligno LL4000010.124107:23——3635
Dakota Mermis DD1000010.0230212:01——3343
Jon Merrill DD1000010.0203010:55——4160
Jonas Brodin DD2112+250.2103222:40——6064
Zach Bogosian DD2011+230.0511019:39——5266
Brock Faber DD3011-110.0402026:23——5053
Jake Middleton DD3000-100.0043418:28——3644
MIN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)W36342.9443.5959:51

Goal anatomy

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

Matt Boldy (MIN PP) 1st 12:57 · assists Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber · Odd-man rush · carried in · 4-on-3 at the blue line · 60.0 mph shot · 1.9 s from entry to goal.

Matt Boldy · 1st 12:57 · MIN PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
60.0 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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Reilly Smith · 2nd 2:54 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
66.3 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s
Type
one-timer

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