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Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators

Stanley Cup Final, Game 4 · Jun 5, 2017 · Bridgestone Arena

Team Goals Shots
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 24
Nashville Predators 4 26

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
1st Period
14:51 NSH Calle Jarnkrok (2) Craig Smith (2), Austin Watson (5) 0 - 1
15:57 PIT Sidney Crosby (8) Brian Dumoulin (4) 1 - 1
2nd Period
03:45 NSH Frederick Gaudreau (3) Ryan Ellis (8), Harry Zolnierczyk (2) 1 - 2
13:08 NSH Viktor Arvidsson (3) Mike Fisher (4), James Neal (3) 1 - 3
3rd Period
16:37 NSH Filip Forsberg (9) Mattias Ekholm (10), P.K. Subban (10) 1 - 4

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
1st Period
07:15 PIT Patric Hornqvist Tripping 2
19:18 NSH James Neal Interference 2
2nd Period
06:15 PIT Ron Hainsey High sticking 2
3rd Period
18:21 NSH Mattias Ekholm Slashing 2
18:21 NSH Mattias Ekholm Roughing 2
18:21 PIT Josh Archibald Slashing 2
19:35 NSH Ryan Ellis Cross checking 2

Shot attempts

Team Attempts (Corsi) Unblocked (Fenwick) On goal Goals Expected goals 5-on-5 CF%
Pittsburgh Penguins 57 42 24 1 3.2 49.5
Nashville Predators 50 32 26 4 2.5 50.5

How the game went

642024Start2nd3rdNashville Predators aheadPittsburgh Penguins ahead

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 Nashville Predators had taken more, and below it and blue while Pittsburgh Penguins had.

Expected goals

Pittsburgh Penguins: 3.2 expected, 1 scored · Nashville Predators: 2.5 expected, 4 scored

0123Start2nd3rdEndPIT goal, 15:57 of 1st, a 13% chanceNSH goal, 14:51 of 1st, a 37% chanceNSH goal, 3:45 of 2nd, a 7% chanceNSH goal, 13:08 of 2nd, a 16% chanceNSH goal, 16:37 of 3rd, a 2% chancePIT 3.2NSH 2.5

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
Nashville Predators

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 lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Sidney Crosby · Bryan Rust · Jake Guentzel14:3140.664.01-0
Evgeni Malkin · Patric Hornqvist · Carl Hagelin9:0453.320.00-1
Matt Cullen · Chris Kunitz · Phil Kessel6:2260.062.70-1
Matt Cullen · Phil Kessel · Conor Sheary3:51100.0100.00-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Ron Hainsey · Brian Dumoulin18:3851.446.91-0
Trevor Daley · Olli Maatta13:4640.025.40-1
Ian Cole · Justin Schultz13:2455.062.70-2

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
87 Sidney Crosby C 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 22:15 0.59 16-24 1.25-0.85
2 Brian Dumoulin D 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 22:57 0.03 20-22 0.85-1.03
3 Olli Maatta D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:07 8-17 0.25-0.99
4 Justin Schultz D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 18:44 0.09 15-11 1.34-0.37
7 Matt Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:53 0.21 15-8 0.86-0.27
8 Phil Kessel R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 20:53 0.21 20-11 0.91-0.47
14 Chris Kunitz L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:38 0.24 8-11 0.35-0.30
15 Josh Archibald R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 05:11 0.03 4-2 0.09-0.49
17 Bryan Rust R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16:10 0.09 13-22 1.25-0.86
28 Ian Cole D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 5 19:45 0.04 14-12 0.55-0.49
37 Carter Rowney C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 06:36 3-4 0.09-0.51
43 Conor Sheary L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:45 0.17 10-6 0.45-0.66
59 Jake Guentzel C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:15 0.95 13-22 1.25-0.86
62 Carl Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:09 0.11 14-8 0.39-0.48
70 Patric Hornqvist R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 14:23 0.22 9-9 0.21-0.46
71 Evgeni Malkin C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 18:32 0.23 13-13 0.29-0.69
81 Ron Hainsey D 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 21:37 0.04 25-21 1.60-1.00
83 Trevor Daley D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:26 10-12 0.33-0.72
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
30 Matt Murray L 25 22 3 59:44 2.32 -0.68

Nashville Predators

Lines and pairings

Forward lineTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mike Fisher · James Neal · Viktor Arvidsson11:2061.180.11-1
Pontus Aberg · Filip Forsberg · Colton Sissons11:0452.242.50-0
Craig Smith · Calle Jarnkrok · Austin Watson10:5935.740.71-0
PA Parenteau · Harry Zolnierczyk · Frederick Gaudreau5:5425.022.11-0
Defence pairTimeCF%xGF%Goals
P.K. Subban · Mattias Ekholm19:5547.246.80-0
Roman Josi · Ryan Ellis16:1363.649.22-1
Yannick Weber · Matt Irwin11:3341.766.51-0

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
9 Filip Forsberg L 1 0 1 1 0 4 5 18:34 0.35 17-15 0.65-0.74
19 Calle Jarnkrok C 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 18:51 0.60 11-13 0.74-1.03
33 Viktor Arvidsson L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 17:09 0.28 15-11 0.84-0.25
89 Frederick Gaudreau C 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 09:06 0.08 5-9 0.14-0.46
12 Mike Fisher C 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 18:11 0.08 16-7 0.96-0.18
14 Mattias Ekholm D 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 23:29 0.04 18-21 0.61-0.83
15 Craig Smith C 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14:13 0.14 11-15 0.67-1.19
24 Austin Watson L 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 16:49 0.06 10-11 0.72-0.97
26 Harry Zolnierczyk L 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 06:41 4-7 0.08-0.35
76 P.K. Subban D 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 25:09 0.04 20-23 0.69-0.79
81 James Neal L 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 18:09 0.41 13-13 0.79-0.42
94 Ryan Ellis D 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 23:52 0.02 24-15 1.15-1.21
3 Yannick Weber D 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:20 5-8 0.54-0.27
11 PA Parenteau R 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 06:45 0.04 3-6 0.11-0.30
15 Colton Sissons C 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 16:49 0.12 16-18 0.47-0.85
46 Pontus Aberg L 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:39 0.17 20-13 0.74-0.66
52 Matt Irwin D 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12:53 5-9 0.54-0.43
59 Roman Josi D 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:17 0.02 22-16 1.07-1.40
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI xGA Saved above xG
35 Pekka Rinne W 24 23 1 60:00 3.09 +2.09