St. Louis Blues at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mar 23, 2014 · CONSOL Energy Center

Team	Goals	Shots
St. Louis Blues	1	27
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	33

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
3rd Period
11:20	STL	David Backes (1)	Alexander Steen (1), Alex Pietrangelo (1)	1 - 0

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
11:00	STL	David Backes	Interference	2
19:31	STL	T.J. Oshie	Hooking	2
19:53	STL	Jaden Schwartz	Tripping	2
2nd Period
04:54	PIT	Robert Bortuzzo	Interference	2
12:53	STL	Maxim Lapierre	Charging	2
12:53	STL	Maxim Lapierre	Roughing	2
12:53	PIT	Craig Adams	Roughing	2
3rd Period
09:17	PIT	Evgeni Malkin	High sticking	2
15:16	STL	Jay Bouwmeester	Tripping	2
20:00	PIT	Evgeni Malkin	Roughing	2
20:00	STL	Alex Pietrangelo	Roughing	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
St. Louis Blues	53	41	27	1	1.8	48.9
Pittsburgh Penguins	63	38	33	0	1.9	51.1

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 Pittsburgh Penguins had taken more, and below it and blue while St. Louis Blues had.

Expected goals

St. Louis Blues: 1.8 expected, 1 scored · Pittsburgh Penguins: 1.9 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

St. Louis Blues

Pittsburgh Penguins

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.

St. Louis Blues

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Alexander Steen · David Backes · T.J. Oshie	10:09	70.8	73.7	1-0
Steve Ott · Vladimir Sobotka · Jaden Schwartz	6:05	55.6	71.6	0-0
Brenden Morrow · Patrik Berglund · Magnus Paajarvi	5:56	55.6	71.7	0-0
Brenden Morrow · Steve Ott · Patrik Berglund	4:37	40.0	78.0	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jay Bouwmeester · Alex Pietrangelo	17:36	51.6	49.8	0-0
Barret Jackman · Roman Polak	14:08	50.0	77.0	0-0
Carlo Colaiacovo · Kevin Shattenkirk	12:13	36.7	50.0	0-0

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
21	David Backes	R	1	0	1	1	2	3	6	20:29	0.27	19-13	0.54-0.27
7	Alex Pietrangelo	D	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	25:52	0.07	17-15	0.63-0.53
20	Alexander Steen	L	0	1	1	1	0	3	1	19:44	0.27	19-9	0.57-0.18
5	Barret Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	20:20	0.03	16-12	0.33-0.08
7	Chris Porter	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10:13	0.17	10-8	0.33-0.40
10	Brenden Morrow	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	13:04	0.16	10-10	0.33-0.09
10	Patrik Berglund	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14:57	0.17	13-10	0.53-0.09
12	Kevin Shattenkirk	D	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	16:26	0.13	13-19	0.49-0.38
17	Vladimir Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	16:58	0.07	7-8	0.19-0.16
19	Jay Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	23:59	0.05	17-15	0.53-0.53
25	Carlo Colaiacovo	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13:33	0.02	13-19	0.44-0.38
40	Maxim Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	07:38	0.02	5-14	0.09-0.36
45	Roman Polak	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17:37	0.04	12-12	0.27-0.08
56	Magnus Paajarvi	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:30		8-13	0.18-0.32
71	Jaden Schwartz	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	18:46	0.11	9-14	0.40-0.25
75	Ryan Reaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	06:58		5-12	0.05-0.45
77	T.J. Oshie	R	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	19:21	0.13	17-16	0.49-0.30
92	Steve Ott	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	13:35	0.05	10-11	0.35-0.12

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
1	Brian Elliott	W, SO	33	33	0	60:00	1.93	+1.93

Pittsburgh Penguins

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jussi Jokinen · Evgeni Malkin · James Neal	11:03	62.5	59.0	0-0
Chris Kunitz · Lee Stempniak · Sidney Crosby	10:02	36.4	22.3	0-0
Marcel Goc · Brandon Sutter · Brian Gibbons	2:46	66.7	40.0	0-0
Tanner Glass · Brandon Sutter · Brian Gibbons	1:57	60.0	37.7	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Matt Niskanen · Olli Maatta	12:05	75.9	70.9	0-0
Brooks Orpik · Robert Bortuzzo	8:44	69.2	67.3	0-0
Rob Scuderi · Simon Despres	6:13	20.0	11.5	0-0

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	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
3	Olli Maatta	D	0	0	2	0	16:31	0.07	22-9	0.38-0.18
5	Deryk Engelland	D	0	0	0	3	11:30		9-18	0.11-0.55
6	Simon Despres	D	0	0	0	3	12:40		9-12	0.34-0.59
7	Rob Scuderi	D	-1	0	1	0	17:47	0.01	7-20	0.12-0.64
14	Chris Kunitz	L	0	0	3	2	22:07	0.16	14-16	0.24-0.51
15	Tanner Glass	L	0	0	1	4	09:00	0.01	8-7	0.14-0.13
15	Matt Niskanen	D	0	0	2	1	23:20	0.08	25-7	0.57-0.15
18	Lee Stempniak	R	0	0	2	1	15:42	0.15	10-17	0.34-0.52
20	Brandon Sutter	C	-1	0	4	0	13:22	0.25	14-11	0.30-0.43
27	Craig Adams	R	-1	2	0	5	10:44		7-8	0.18-0.21
29	Brian Gibbons	C	0	0	0	0	12:31		12-10	0.19-0.39
36	Jussi Jokinen	L	0	0	1	0	19:11	0.01	16-12	0.41-0.29
41	Robert Bortuzzo	D	0	2	2	2	10:32	0.06	9-8	0.20-0.14
44	Brooks Orpik	D	-1	0	0	6	18:32		11-15	0.28-0.46
57	Marcel Goc	C	0	0	0	1	13:28		8-10	0.14-0.34
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	-1	4	7	1	24:32	0.56	20-15	0.48-0.46
81	James Neal	L	0	0	3	0	21:39	0.21	17-10	0.38-0.26
87	Sidney Crosby	C	0	0	5	1	24:12	0.36	12-15	0.20-0.50

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
29	Marc-Andre Fleury	L	27	26	1	58:40	1.78	+0.78