PIT @ MTL 0–4 · 2025-12-20

Team	1	2	3	SOG
PIT	0	0	0	31
MTL	2	1	1	21

Story

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Result MTL 4–0Call No lean · MTL 53%xG 3.49–5.27 · deserved MTL 75%Swing Slafkovský +18 1st 16:41Method

Goals and penalties with MTL win probability
Time	Event	MTL win before	MTL win after
1st 2:04	MTL penalty · A. Xhekaj · boarding · 2 min
1st 15:50	PIT penalty · K. Hayes · tripping · 2 min
1st 16:41	Goal MTL · J. Slafkovský (PP)	53%	71%
1st 18:49	Goal MTL · O. Beck	72%	86%
2nd 11:18	MTL penalty · N. Suzuki · delaying game puck over glass · 2 min
2nd 12:14	Goal MTL · J. Anderson (SH)	90%	97%
3rd 8:29	MTL penalty · L. Hutson · cross checking · 2 min
3rd 17:02	Goal MTL · J. Anderson (EN)	99%	99%

On ice · final horn

PIT5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
81B. KindelC	0:07	14:40	17	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	4-2
2R. McGroartyR	0:15	12:32	17	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	–
41V. KoivunenR	0:12	12:05	16	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	–
5R. SheaD	1:13	17:08	19	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	–
75C. CliftonD	1:14	15:18	18	0	0	0	1	4	0	6	0	–
74S. SkinnerG		55:38	SA20GA3SV%.850xGA2.46GSAx−0.54

MTL5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
62O. BeckC	0:38	13:18	16	1	0	1	2	2	0	3	0	4-4
90J. VelenoC	0:41	16:26	19	0	0	0	2	3	0	4	2	1-5
93I. DemidovR	1:13	14:21	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
48L. HutsonD	0:40	23:50	27	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	–
72A. XhekajD	1:34	13:19	15	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	0	–
32J. FowlerG		60:00	SA31GA0SV%1.000xGA3.49GSAx+3.49

Goals

1st
Juraj Slafkovský(1)PP
C. Caufield (1), N. Suzuki (1)
xG 0.11snapClip(opens nhl.com)
0–1 MTL1st 16:41+18.571%
Owen Beck(1)
B. Gallagher (1), L. Hutson (1)
xG 0.07snapClip(opens nhl.com)
0–2 MTL1st 18:49+14.186%
2nd
Josh Anderson(1)SH
O. Kapanen (1)
xG 0.14snapClip(opens nhl.com)
0–3 MTL2nd 12:14+6.997%
3rd
Josh Anderson(2)EN
Unassisted
xG 0.47wristClip(opens nhl.com)
0–4 MTL3rd 17:02+0.099%

Shots

PIT3.49 xG52 unblocked · 17 blocked52 unblocked · 17 blocked

MTL5.27 xG37 unblocked · 13 blocked37 unblocked · 13 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

PITMTL0Goals43.49xG5.2731Shots2152Unblocked3769Attempts504High danger90/3Power play1/128Faceoffs1824Hits1613Blocks174Takeaways520Giveaways82PIM6

Skaters

Player

Player
65E. KarlssonErik KarlssonD	24:29	2	8	0.06	−0.06	1	1	1	2	—	0	-3
58K. LetangKris LetangD	21:48	0	2	0.05	−0.05	1	2	1	1	—	0	-1
87S. CrosbySidney CrosbyC	21:09	3	8	0.22	−0.22	2	0	0	3	78%	0	-2
17B. RustBryan RustR	21:02	3	6	0.38	−0.38	1	2	0	3	—	0	-2
28P. WotherspoonParker WotherspoonD	20:06	1	3	0.03	−0.03	1	1	1	0	—	0	-1
39A. ManthaAnthony ManthaR	18:29	2	6	0.34	−0.34	1	0	0	0	0%	0	-3
18T. NovakTommy NovakC	17:52	4	4	0.28	−0.28	2	1	1	2	100%	0	0
67R. RakellRickard RakellR	17:48	5	7	0.84	−0.84	1	1	0	0	0%	0	-3
5R. SheaRyan SheaD	17:08	1	3	0.06	−0.06	1	0	0	0	—	0	0
77B. KulakBrett KulakD	15:32	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	3	0	2	—	0	0
75C. CliftonConnor CliftonD	15:18	1	4	0.03	−0.03	6	0	0	1	—	0	0
81B. KindelBen KindelC	14:40	1	2	0.01	−0.01	0	1	0	1	67%	0	0
16J. BrazeauJustin BrazeauR	14:28	0	3	0.30	−0.30	3	0	0	0	—	0	-1
13K. HayesKevin HayesR	13:44	2	3	0.27	−0.27	1	0	0	2	17%	2	0
55N. AcciariNoel AcciariC	13:01	1	1	0.07	−0.07	1	1	0	0	100%	0	0
2R. McGroartyRutger McGroartyR	12:32	1	2	0.04	−0.04	1	0	0	1	—	0	0
19C. DewarConnor DewarC	12:20	2	4	0.34	−0.34	1	0	0	0	50%	0	0
41V. KoivunenVille KoivunenR	12:05	2	3	0.17	−0.17	0	0	0	1	—	0	0
PIT total		31	69	3.49	−3.49	24	13	4	19	61%	2

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Rakell+0.03

Novak−0.10

Mantha−0.12

McGroarty−0.13

Brazeau−0.13

Rust−0.17

Acciari−0.19

Dewar−0.27

Crosby−0.29

Koivunen−0.32

Kindel−0.33

Hayes−0.36

Defence

Kulak+0.16

Letang−0.01

Wotherspoon−0.05

Karlsson−0.11

Clifton−0.15

Shea−0.22

Goalie

Skinner−0.52

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Novak·Crosby·Rust	12:08	16	8	13	38.1%	2	4	0	0	0.27	0.23	54.0%	+0.04	4	2	67%
Kindel·McGroarty·Koivunen	8:42	14	10	8	55.6%	7	4	0	0	0.24	0.61	28.6%	−0.37	1	0	100%
Dewar·Acciari·Hayes	8:23	12	9	5	64.3%	5	2	0	0	0.69	0.28	71.0%	+0.41	1	4	20%
Brazeau·Mantha·Rakell	8:21	11	10	1	90.9%	1	1	0	1	0.53	0.07	87.6%	+0.45	3	0	100%
Occasional · 6 groups
Dewar·Acciari·Koivunen	0:59	1	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.11	0.0%	−0.11	0	0	—
Novak·Brazeau·Mantha	0:59	1	4	0	100.0%	2	0	0	0	0.15	0.00	100.0%	+0.15	0	0	—
Kindel·McGroarty·Brazeau	0:46	5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Acciari·Kindel·McGroarty	0:40	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Dewar·Crosby·Rust	0:37	4	0	4	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.32	0.0%	−0.32	0	0	—
Novak·Kindel·Koivunen	0:34	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
PIT 5v5	48:47		54	37	59.3%	24	15	0	1	2.60	1.91	57.7%	+0.69

Goalies

Stuart Skinner

PIT · 55:38

Saves: 17/20
SV%: .850
xGA: 2.46
GSAx: −0.54

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	14/15	.933	1.91	+0.91
Power play	0/1	.000	0.22	−0.78
Shorthanded	3/4	.750	0.34	−0.66
High danger	0/0	—	0.57	+0.57

Jacob Fowler

MTL · 60:00

Saves: 31/31
SV%: 1.000
xGA: 3.49
GSAx: +3.49

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	24/24	1.000	2.70	+2.70
Power play	7/7	1.000	0.79	+0.79
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	3/3	1.000	0.76	+0.76

Lines

His goal Primary assist Goal for Goal against Time together ES PP PK minutes

Pittsburgh Penguins

Minutes

24:29Karlsson
21:48Letang
20:06Wotherspoon
17:08Shea
15:32Kulak
15:18Clifton

21:09Crosby
21:02Rust
18:29Mantha
17:52Novak
17:48Rakell
14:40Kindel
14:28Brazeau
13:44Hayes
13:01Acciari
12:32McGroarty
12:20Dewar
12:05Koivunen

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG sharePITMTL

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

CliftonD0 O3
LetangD1 O3
SheaD1 O3
KulakD2 O3
KarlssonD6 O2
WotherspoonD7 O1
ManthaD0 O6
RakellD1 O6
CrosbyD1 O5
RustD2 O6
NovakD2 O4
BrazeauD1 O3
KoivunenD0 O1
McGroartyD1 O2
KindelD0 O1
HayesD4 O1
DewarD5 O1
AcciariD6 O1

Shift starts · darker = later period