Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Nov 20, 2013 · Verizon Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	40
Washington Capitals	0	18

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
06:38	PIT	Paul Martin (1)	Sidney Crosby (1)	1 - 0
11:57	PIT	Beau Bennett (1)	Evgeni Malkin (1), Matt Niskanen (1)	2 - 0
2nd Period
19:31	PIT	Sidney Crosby (1) PP	James Neal (1), Chris Kunitz (1)	3 - 0
3rd Period
07:16	PIT	James Neal (1)	Paul Martin (1), Evgeni Malkin (2)	4 - 0

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
03:24	PIT	Craig Adams	Tripping	2
12:47	WSH	Steve Oleksy	Cross checking	2
13:56	PIT	Chris Kunitz	Tripping	2
18:35	PIT	Tanner Glass	Hooking	2
2nd Period
05:37	WSH	Martin Erat	Holding	2
18:26	WSH	Team	Too many men on the ice	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Pittsburgh Penguins	60	49	40	4	2.2	63.3
Washington Capitals	46	28	18	0	1.7	36.7

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while Washington Capitals had taken more, and below it and blue while Pittsburgh Penguins had.

Expected goals

Pittsburgh Penguins: 2.2 expected, 4 scored · Washington Capitals: 1.7 expected, 0 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Capitals

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Pascal Dupuis · Evgeni Malkin · James Neal	9:11	76.9	77.2	0-0
Chris Kunitz · Sidney Crosby · Beau Bennett	8:39	35.7	61.3	0-0
Craig Adams · Tanner Glass · Joe Vitale	6:10	50.0	74.4	0-0
Jussi Jokinen · Brandon Sutter · Brian Gibbons	5:35	87.5	100.0	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Brooks Orpik · Paul Martin	17:42	52.0	81.6	1-0
Kris Letang · Olli Maatta	14:25	66.7	64.0	0-0
Deryk Engelland · Matt Niskanen	11:07	76.2	81.3	1-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
7	Paul Martin	D	1	1	2	2	0	3	1	22:17	0.06	14-12	0.50-0.09
81	James Neal	L	1	1	2	2	0	4	1	17:51	0.28	18-4	0.60-0.10
87	Sidney Crosby	C	1	1	2	1	0	5	0	20:11	0.49	12-13	0.49-0.20
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	0	2	2	2	0	3	0	18:49	0.35	18-5	0.53-0.11
78	Beau Bennett	R	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	12:45	0.05	11-9	0.33-0.15
14	Chris Kunitz	L	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	18:01	0.13	9-12	0.34-0.24
15	Matt Niskanen	D	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	14:59	0.01	20-7	0.63-0.12
3	Olli Maatta	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	17:41	0.06	16-8	0.53-0.22
5	Deryk Engelland	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	13:53	0.01	17-8	0.44-0.33
9	Pascal Dupuis	R	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	20:53	0.08	19-7	0.67-0.29
14	Joe Vitale	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10:59	0.02	10-8	0.37-0.26
15	Tanner Glass	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	10:22	0.04	8-9	0.16-0.16
20	Brandon Sutter	C	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	14:07	0.12	14-2	0.33-0.02
27	Craig Adams	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	12:38	0.01	7-10	0.12-0.18
29	Brian Gibbons	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	09:42	0.22	10-4	0.33-0.17
36	Jussi Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11:39	0.04	14-4	0.40-0.14
44	Brooks Orpik	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	24:11	0.01	15-14	0.43-0.21
58	Kris Letang	D	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	23:02	0.22	18-9	0.58-0.37

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
29	Marc-Andre Fleury	W, SO	18	18	0	60:00	1.66	+1.66

Washington Capitals

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jason Chimera · Joel Ward · Mikhail Grabovski	11:45	47.6	24.1	0-1
Alex Ovechkin · Nicklas Backstrom · Marcus Johansson	11:37	44.4	36.5	0-0
Martin Erat · Brooks Laich · Troy Brouwer	9:15	33.3	32.7	0-0
Michael Latta · Aaron Volpatti · Tom Wilson	8:13	35.7	30.2	0-1

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Tyson Strachan · Nate Schmidt	16:25	34.5	25.5	0-1
Alexander Urbom · Steve Oleksy	14:51	29.6	20.3	0-1
Karl Alzner · John Carlson	14:03	43.8	23.6	0-1

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	0	0	2	6	19:16	0.41	10-12	0.23-0.30
10	Martin Erat	R	0	2	0	1	14:42		4-10	0.09-0.24
17	Aaron Volpatti	L	-2	0	1	0	10:41	0.01	5-14	0.11-0.41
19	Nicklas Backstrom	C	0	0	5	1	18:07	0.42	10-12	0.31-0.37
20	Jason Chimera	L	-1	0	0	2	16:48		11-16	0.26-0.67
25	Brooks Laich	C	-1	0	1	2	14:12	0.06	3-14	0.09-0.30
27	Karl Alzner	D	-1	0	0	0	19:38		9-10	0.27-0.37
28	Tyson Strachan	D	-1	0	0	3	19:44		12-20	0.28-0.55
34	Alexander Urbom	D	-1	0	0	1	15:32		9-19	0.17-0.60
36	Troy Brouwer	R	-1	0	0	3	17:15	0.22	3-12	0.09-0.33
42	Joel Ward	R	-1	0	3	1	16:35	0.13	11-14	0.25-0.54
43	Tom Wilson	R	-1	0	0	3	10:21		5-12	0.11-0.38
46	Michael Latta	C	-1	0	0	2	09:52	0.07	5-9	0.11-0.24
61	Steve Oleksy	D	-1	2	1	1	17:18	0.08	9-21	0.23-0.66
74	John Carlson	D	-1	0	3	1	22:55	0.11	8-9	0.16-0.35
84	Mikhail Grabovski	C	-1	0	0	0	15:20		11-15	0.17-0.65
88	Nate Schmidt	D	-1	0	2	1	20:07	0.14	11-21	0.23-0.58
90	Marcus Johansson	L	0	0	0	3	17:30		9-10	0.22-0.24

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
70	Braden Holtby	L	40	36	4	59:39	2.20	-1.80