Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild

Oct 28, 2017 · Xcel Energy Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	30
Minnesota Wild	2	29

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
11:52	PIT	Evgeni Malkin (4) PP	Kris Letang (6), Phil Kessel (8)	1 - 0
13:36	MIN	Daniel Winnik (2)	Matt Cullen (2), Jared Spurgeon (7)	1 - 1
3rd Period
09:03	MIN	Mikko Koivu (4)	Mike Reilly (4), Kyle Quincey (3)	1 - 2

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
06:40	MIN	Eric Staal	Tripping	2
10:39	MIN	Mikko Koivu	Tripping	2
2nd Period
05:16	PIT	Olli Maatta	Holding	2
14:30	MIN	Mike Reilly	Interference goalkeeper	2
18:03	PIT	Evgeni Malkin	Interference	2
3rd Period
04:01	PIT	Bryan Rust	Slashing	2
18:33	PIT	Ian Cole	Hooking	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Pittsburgh Penguins	59	41	30	1	2.3	59.8
Minnesota Wild	44	37	29	2	3.6	40.2

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 Minnesota Wild had taken more, and below it and blue while Pittsburgh Penguins had.

Expected goals

Pittsburgh Penguins: 2.3 expected, 1 scored · Minnesota Wild: 3.6 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

Minnesota Wild

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
Sidney Crosby · Jake Guentzel · Conor Sheary	14:05	47.6	35.8	0-1
Evgeni Malkin · Phil Kessel · Bryan Rust	9:01	64.7	50.5	0-0
Patric Hornqvist · Carl Hagelin · Riley Sheahan	5:46	45.5	53.1	0-0
Ryan Reaves · Greg McKegg · Tom Kuhnhackl	5:43	87.5	86.9	0-1

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Kris Letang · Brian Dumoulin	14:42	44.4	39.4	0-1
Olli Maatta · Chad Ruhwedel	14:24	57.1	44.6	0-1
Ian Cole · Zach Trotman	10:01	68.4	63.1	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
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	17:51	0.43	15-10	0.31-0.60
8	Phil Kessel	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	16:51	0.11	14-7	0.33-0.27
58	Kris Letang	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	27:10	0.04	11-13	0.36-0.50
2	Brian Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	20:46	0.05	10-10	0.38-0.43
3	Olli Maatta	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	19:13	0.04	23-15	0.76-0.93
5	Zach Trotman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	11:52	0.08	16-7	0.42-0.34
5	Chad Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	18:37	0.04	25-16	0.99-1.03
8	Riley Sheahan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:15	0.13	16-10	0.59-0.19
14	Greg McKegg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	08:54		8-1	0.42-0.06
14	Tom Kuhnhackl	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	09:13	0.14	7-1	0.42-0.06
17	Bryan Rust	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	16:39	0.14	19-14	0.38-0.67
28	Ian Cole	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	18:20	0.02	19-9	0.63-0.30
43	Conor Sheary	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	17:14	0.05	12-16	0.41-1.19
59	Jake Guentzel	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	18:01	0.14	12-13	0.41-0.90
62	Carl Hagelin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	16:18	0.08	18-8	0.60-0.14
70	Patric Hornqvist	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	13:56	0.19	11-10	0.23-0.23
75	Ryan Reaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	07:40	0.38	13-2	0.77-0.16
87	Sidney Crosby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	21:29	0.21	11-13	0.45-0.81

#	Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
30	Matt Murray	29	27	2	59:14	2.53	+0.53

Minnesota Wild

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Mikko Koivu · Jason Zucker · Mikael Granlund	12:40	58.3	70.0	1-0
Eric Staal · Marcus Foligno · Luke Kunin	11:34	44.4	51.4	0-0
Chris Stewart · Tyler Ennis · Joel Eriksson Ek	8:40	31.6	27.9	0-0
Matt Cullen · Daniel Winnik · Zack Mitchell	8:06	23.1	38.5	1-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Ryan Suter · Jared Spurgeon	18:22	43.3	45.0	0-0
Jonas Brodin · Mathew Dumba	17:12	47.1	60.4	0-0
Kyle Quincey · Mike Reilly	8:19	23.5	19.1	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
9	Mikko Koivu	C	1	0	1	1	2	6	0	20:37	0.37	14-12	0.55-0.25
26	Daniel Winnik	L	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	12:41	0.40	3-16	0.42-0.79
6	Mike Reilly	D	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	12:42	0.01	4-15	0.14-0.61
7	Matt Cullen	C	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	11:32	0.02	3-13	0.42-0.78
27	Kyle Quincey	D	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	12:36		6-16	0.54-0.65
46	Jared Spurgeon	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	25:19	0.07	13-17	0.53-0.65
12	Eric Staal	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	18:00	0.10	11-11	0.66-0.31
14	Joel Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	11:06	0.04	7-16	0.13-0.44
17	Marcus Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13:28	0.08	9-10	0.32-0.29
17	Jason Zucker	L	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	19:07	0.31	17-13	0.91-0.26
22	Ryan Suter	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26:06	0.03	15-19	0.93-0.71
24	Mathew Dumba	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	22:01	0.06	16-18	0.69-0.45
25	Jonas Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21:29	0.02	16-21	0.69-0.48
44	Chris Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	13:08	0.03	6-14	0.11-0.38
59	Zack Mitchell	R	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	08:56		3-12	0.42-0.78
63	Tyler Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	12:02	0.02	6-15	0.11-0.44
64	Mikael Granlund	C	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	19:39	0.52	16-10	0.81-0.23
71	Luke Kunin	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	14:18	0.23	10-12	0.42-0.36

#	Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
40	Devan Dubnyk	30	29	1	60:00	2.31	+1.31