Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsApr 4, 2019

FinalThursday, Apr 4, 2019· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
DET	1	0	0	1		DET	7	13	14	34
PIT	2	1	1	4		PIT	18	18	11	47

: DET 63PIT 75
: DET 3.02PIT 4.58
PP goals: DET 1PIT 2
Hits: DET 27PIT 26
Blocks: DET 18PIT 13
PIM: DET 22PIT 8
: DET 44%PIT 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–1 at home. Phil Kessel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:10 together.

Points
Phil Kessel had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 19:09.Kessel
Points
Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:57.Crosby
Points
Patric Hornqvist had 2 assists (2 points) on 9 shots in 16:48.Hornqvist
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Letang, Hornqvist and Kessel) scored 2 power-play goals on 13 attempts in 5:10 together.Malkin Crosby Letang Hornqvist Kessel
Goalie
Jimmy Howard (DET) faced 47 shots and stopped 43 (.915), +16 against a season average of 31.1; the loss.Howard
New line
New look for PIT: Crosby–Guentzel–McCann skated 14:15 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Crosby Guentzel McCann
New line
New look for PIT: Malkin–Kessel–Rust skated 11:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Malkin Kessel Rust
Luck
DET scored 1 goal on 3.02 expected goals (63 attempts), well short of its chances.

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

← DET attacks left (bottom on phones)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
DET
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 138 of 138 attempts · PIT 75 · DET 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
DET
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT pressure
DET pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: DET 24% of the game, PIT 43%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

DET

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	DET	PIT
	62	72
	2.96	4.07
	2.73	3.91
	11	17
	13	6
	16	12
	−0.066	+0.066
	24%	43%

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.