Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild

Mar 9, 2025 · Xcel Energy Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	22
Minnesota Wild	1	30

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd Period
15:22	PIT	Evgeni Malkin (13) PP	Kris Letang (17), Matt Grzelcyk (30)	1 - 0
3rd Period
09:21	PIT	Sidney Crosby (20)	Erik Karlsson (38), Rickard Rakell (25)	2 - 0
14:54	MIN	Ryan Hartman (8) PP	Jared Spurgeon (17), Marcus Johansson (18)	2 - 1
18:47	PIT	Sidney Crosby (21)	Tristan Jarry (1)	3 - 1

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
18:00	PIT	Matt Grzelcyk	Slashing	2
19:22	MIN	Mats Zuccarello	Interference	2
2nd Period
01:54	PIT	Evgeni Malkin	Tripping	2
07:23	PIT	Vladislav Kolyachonok	High sticking double minor	4
13:24	MIN	Zach Bogosian	Interference	2
17:29	PIT	Sidney Crosby	Slashing	2
3rd Period
12:56	PIT	Evgeni Malkin	Interference	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Pittsburgh Penguins	50	28	22	3	2.0	45.3
Minnesota Wild	72	48	30	1	3.2	54.7

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

Expected goals

Pittsburgh Penguins: 2.0 expected, 3 scored · Minnesota Wild: 3.2 expected, 1 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.

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 · Bryan Rust · Rickard Rakell	10:56	44.4	28.5	1-0
Evgeni Malkin · Tommy Novak · Philip Tomasino	6:39	52.9	48.0	0-0
Kevin Hayes · Emil Bemstrom · Connor Dewar	4:40	66.7	100.0	0-0
Evgeni Malkin · Kevin Hayes · Philip Tomasino	3:35	58.3	50.6	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Erik Karlsson · Matt Grzelcyk	13:27	31.6	34.2	1-0
Kris Letang · Ryan Shea	13:25	32.1	13.7	0-0
Conor Timmins · Vladislav Kolyachonok	6:46	81.3	48.2	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
87	Sidney Crosby	C	2	0	2	2	2	3	0	19:27	0.18	12-16	0.24-0.77
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	1	0	1	0	4	3	1	15:55	0.64	19-17	0.43-0.56
24	Matt Grzelcyk	D	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	19:19		9-16	0.40-0.70
58	Kris Letang	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	27:54	0.09	12-30	0.24-1.37
65	Erik Karlsson	D	0	1	1	2	0	2	1	21:15	0.06	13-14	0.47-0.66
67	Rickard Rakell	R	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	17:11	0.08	10-11	0.30-0.48
6	Ryan Shea	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	24:18	0.01	12-23	0.18-1.18
13	Kevin Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14:21	0.01	13-8	0.30-0.19
14	Bokondji Imama	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	03:53	0.02	5-3	0.07-0.26
17	Bryan Rust	R	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	18:37	0.10	9-15	0.22-0.87
18	Tommy Novak	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12:01	0.11	11-18	0.24-0.95
19	Connor Dewar	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12:52		6-5	0.17-0.15
21	Conor Timmins	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	11:49	0.02	14-3	0.19-0.20
46	Blake Lizotte	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17:53		5-17	0.12-1.16
52	Noel Acciari	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	15:23	0.09	5-8	0.12-0.53
52	Emil Bemstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	06:17	0.09	5-3	0.12-0.07
53	Philip Tomasino	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	15:14	0.17	17-16	0.36-0.48
74	Vladislav Kolyachonok	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	14:23	0.01	18-12	0.32-0.56

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
35	Tristan Jarry	W	30	29	1	60:00	3.24	+2.24

Minnesota Wild

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Mats Zuccarello · Matt Boldy · Marco Rossi	6:15	68.4	89.0	0-0
Gustav Nyquist · Marcus Foligno · Ryan Hartman	4:44	100.0	100.0	0-0
Marcus Johansson · Mats Zuccarello · Frederick Gaudreau	4:18	60.0	91.8	0-0
Vinnie Hinostroza · Matt Boldy · Marco Rossi	4:11	63.6	71.7	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jake Middleton · Brock Faber	15:26	61.0	76.8	0-1
Jared Spurgeon · Declan Chisholm	11:52	51.9	71.2	0-0
Zach Bogosian · Jon Merrill	10:04	40.0	27.1	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

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
38	Ryan Hartman	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	18:03	0.22	11-7	0.46-0.23
46	Jared Spurgeon	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	19:45	0.24	15-13	0.68-0.25
90	Marcus Johansson	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	20:22	0.05	18-14	0.72-0.29
4	Jon Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:13		6-6	0.14-0.22
7	Brock Faber	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	27:30	0.39	25-16	1.39-0.42
12	Matt Boldy	L	0	0	0	-2	0	6	1	25:10	1.05	25-15	1.32-0.40
13	Yakov Trenin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	07:00	0.02	2-7	0.02-0.16
14	Gustav Nyquist	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:58	0.13	13-7	0.60-0.20
16	Justin Brazeau	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	04:10		1-7	0.01-0.16
17	Marcus Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	15:24	0.17	6-4	0.21-0.05
19	Devin Shore	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	05:39		1-8	0.01-0.16
23	Marco Rossi	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	21:49	0.28	21-15	1.20-0.35
24	Zach Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	12:19	0.01	6-10	0.16-0.22
24	Vinnie Hinostroza	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:28		8-7	0.27-0.16
36	Mats Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	-2	2	6	1	24:13	0.55	23-17	1.34-0.39
47	Declan Chisholm	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	14:05	0.01	15-16	0.63-0.25
55	Jake Middleton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	20:36	0.02	26-17	1.39-0.42
89	Frederick Gaudreau	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17:43	0.07	13-9	0.60-0.17

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
29	Marc-Andre Fleury	L	21	19	2	57:35	1.70	-0.30