Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

Dec 31, 2013 · Prudential Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	20
New Jersey Devils	2	30

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
01:38	NJD	Adam Henrique (1)	Ryane Clowe (1), Michael Ryder (1)	0 - 1
2nd Period
02:45	NJD	Michael Ryder (1)	Adam Henrique (1), Martin Brodeur (1)	0 - 2
06:58	PIT	Matt Niskanen (1)	Sidney Crosby (1), Chris Kunitz (1)	1 - 2

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
06:17	PIT	Sidney Crosby	Hooking	2
2nd Period
09:34	PIT	Robert Bortuzzo	Tripping	2
14:01	PIT	Brandon Sutter	Tripping	2
3rd Period
10:23	PIT	Brooks Orpik	Interference	2
15:12	NJD	Bryce Salvador	Interference	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Pittsburgh Penguins	40	28	20	1	1.4	45.0
New Jersey Devils	56	39	30	2	2.0	55.0

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 New Jersey Devils had taken more, and below it and blue while Pittsburgh Penguins had.

Expected goals

Pittsburgh Penguins: 1.4 expected, 1 scored · New Jersey Devils: 2.0 expected, 2 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

New Jersey Devils

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
Chris Kunitz · Sidney Crosby · James Neal	10:27	46.2	66.8	0-0
Jussi Jokinen · James Neal · Chris Conner	4:31	11.1	3.5	0-1
Craig Adams · Tanner Glass · Zach Sill	4:15	0.0	0.0	0-0
Jussi Jokinen · Joe Vitale · Brian Gibbons	3:28	83.3	77.2	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Matt Niskanen · Simon Despres	15:41	54.8	56.9	1-0
Brooks Orpik · Deryk Engelland	13:42	41.7	52.6	0-0
Rob Scuderi · Robert Bortuzzo	5:42	33.3	18.5	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

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
15	Matt Niskanen	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	21:21	0.06	20-20	0.81-0.70
14	Chris Kunitz	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	17:18	0.14	11-12	0.63-0.40
87	Sidney Crosby	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	21:37	0.39	13-15	0.68-0.45
5	Deryk Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	21:51		7-14	0.31-0.48
6	Simon Despres	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	21:38	0.07	19-18	0.82-0.82
7	Rob Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	17:11	0.01	6-17	0.18-0.58
12	Chuck Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	08:52	0.04	7-5	0.21-0.29
14	Joe Vitale	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	11:44	0.04	9-7	0.23-0.13
15	Tanner Glass	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	13:02		5-10	0.13-0.17
20	Brandon Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	16:37	0.03	8-10	0.24-0.31
23	Chris Conner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	09:14	0.02	6-12	0.12-0.72
23	Zach Sill	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13:08	0.01	3-12	0.10-0.29
27	Craig Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13:44		8-8	0.22-0.44
29	Brian Gibbons	C	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	11:40	0.17	11-7	0.39-0.21
36	Jussi Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	16:24	0.23	17-14	0.45-0.46
41	Robert Bortuzzo	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	15:31	0.02	9-10	0.19-0.43
44	Brooks Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	21:03		11-8	0.31-0.18
81	James Neal	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	20:25	0.14	10-21	0.54-0.99

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
29	Marc-Andre Fleury	L	30	28	2	59:40	1.98	-0.02

New Jersey Devils

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jaromir Jagr · Dainius Zubrus · Travis Zajac	14:27	70.6	67.3	0-1
Michael Ryder · Ryane Clowe · Adam Henrique	11:55	56.5	60.3	2-0
Steve Bernier · Stephen Gionta · Reid Boucher	6:39	41.7	59.1	0-0
Steve Bernier · Andrei Loktionov · Reid Boucher	3:07	50.0	52.6	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Mark Fayne · Andy Greene	14:53	79.2	59.0	1-1
Eric Gelinas · Jon Merrill	12:05	44.4	50.3	0-0
Bryce Salvador · Marek Zidlicky	10:16	60.0	66.7	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

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
17	Michael Ryder	R	1	1	2	2	0	3	0	17:03	0.17	16-12	0.44-0.29
19	Adam Henrique	C	1	1	2	2	0	2	2	18:46	0.15	16-14	0.43-0.38
29	Ryane Clowe	L	0	1	1	2	0	3	3	17:19	0.19	16-12	0.46-0.34
4	Andy Greene	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	26:27	0.09	24-10	0.80-0.54
4	Jon Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	20:34		10-13	0.26-0.27
5	Mark Fayne	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	19:07	0.08	20-8	0.65-0.54
8	Steve Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14:32		10-15	0.66-0.66
8	Andrei Loktionov	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	08:26	0.39	6-4	0.41-0.37
9	Dainius Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	23:08	0.18	15-9	0.47-0.30
10	Stephen Gionta	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	12:46	0.15	10-9	0.36-0.23
14	Travis Zajac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	22:49	0.21	15-10	0.48-0.35
24	Bryce Salvador	D	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	16:44		11-11	0.56-0.40
24	Reid Boucher	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	15:34	0.14	10-13	0.64-0.63
25	Cam Janssen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	04:07		2-3	0.02-0.11
26	Patrik Elias	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	00:42		0-1	0.00-0.03
28	Marek Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	19:30		13-13	0.65-0.44
44	Eric Gelinas	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	17:41	0.05	10-17	0.29-0.43
68	Jaromir Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	22:51	0.18	16-6	0.47-0.26

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
30	Martin Brodeur	W	20	19	1	59:54	1.36	+0.36