PIT @ VAN 3–2 · 2026-01-25

Team	1	2	3	SOG
PIT	0	3	0	25
VAN	0	0	2	32

Story

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Result PIT 3–2Call No lean · PIT 65%xG 4.05–3.90 · deserved PIT 52%Swing Malkin +18 2nd 5:24Method

Goals and penalties with VAN win probability
Time	Event	VAN win before	VAN win after
2nd 1:57	PIT penalty · A. Mantha · elbowing · 2 min
2nd 5:24	Goal PIT · E. Malkin	38%	20%
2nd 8:41	Goal PIT · B. Kindel	19%	8%
2nd 17:22	Goal PIT · B. Kindel	6%	1%
3rd 6:29	Goal VAN · J. DeBrusk	1%	3%
3rd 14:00	Goal VAN · T. Blueger	1%	8%
OT 0:00	PIT penalty · B. Rust · illegal check to head · 2 min

On ice · final horn

PIT5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
87S. CrosbyC	0:30	16:43	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-5
17B. RustR	0:28	17:53	23	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	1	–
67R. RakellR	0:26	16:20	21	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	1	–
5R. SheaD	0:29	19:27	23	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	–
65E. KarlssonD	0:28	23:57	26	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	–
74S. SkinnerG		60:00	SA32GA2SV%.938xGA3.90GSAx+1.90

VAN6 skaters · net empty

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	A	P	SOG	Att	Hit	Blk	FO
40E. PetterssonC	1:24	18:32	23	1	1	1	5	5	2	6-11
94L. KarlssonC	1:24	11:28	17	0	0	2	4	0	0	0-1
18D. O'ConnorL	1:24	18:40	22	0	0	3	5	1	2	–
6B. BoeserR	1:24	18:10	22	0	0	5	9	1	0	4-0
17F. HronekD	1:24	26:57	32	1	1	1	2	1	1	–
24Z. BuiumD	1:24	15:41	19	0	0	1	2	0	1	–

Goals

2nd
Evgeni Malkin(1)
T. Novak (1), E. Chinakhov (1)
xG 0.12wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 PIT2nd 05:24+18.480%
Ben Kindel(1)
R. Shea (1), A. Mantha (1)
xG 0.11tip-inClip(opens nhl.com)
2–0 PIT2nd 08:41+11.792%
Ben Kindel(2)
J. Brazeau (1), B. Kulak (1)
xG 0.06slapClip(opens nhl.com)
3–0 PIT2nd 17:22+4.399%
3rd
Jake DeBrusk(1)
E. Pettersson (1), E. Kane (1)
xG 0.06backhandClip(opens nhl.com)
3–1 PIT3rd 06:29+2.73%
Teddy Blueger(1)
L. Ohgren (1), F. Hronek (1)
xG 0.16deflectedClip(opens nhl.com)
3–2 PIT3rd 14:00+7.58%

Shots

PIT4.05 xG42 unblocked · 14 blocked42 unblocked · 14 blocked

VAN3.90 xG52 unblocked · 16 blocked52 unblocked · 16 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

PITVAN3Goals24.05xG3.9025Shots3242Unblocked5256Attempts687High danger50/0Power play0/128Faceoffs2327Hits2516Blocks142Takeaways718Giveaways164PIM0

Skaters

Player

Player
58K. LetangKris LetangD	26:28	0	0	0	1	5	0.02	−0.02	2	2	0	3	—	0	0
77B. KulakBrett KulakD	24:04	0	1	1	1	4	0.08	−0.08	2	0	0	1	—	0	0
65E. KarlssonErik KarlssonD	23:57	0	0	0	1	4	0.26	−0.26	0	1	0	0	—	0	+1
28P. WotherspoonParker WotherspoonD	23:40	0	0	0	1	4	0.16	−0.16	3	5	0	1	—	0	+1
5R. SheaRyan SheaD	19:27	0	1	1	3	3	0.18	−0.18	0	0	0	1	—	0	0
17B. RustBryan RustR	17:53	0	0	0	2	3	0.31	−0.31	2	1	1	0	—	2	-1
87S. CrosbySidney CrosbyC	16:43	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	3	71%	0	-1
59E. ChinakhovEgor ChinakhovR	16:33	0	1	1	0	3	0.29	−0.29	1	0	0	1	—	0	+1
67R. RakellRickard RakellR	16:20	0	0	0	0	3	0.21	−0.21	5	1	0	1	—	0	-1
71E. MalkinEvgeni MalkinC	16:01	1	0	1	5	6	0.68	+0.32	0	1	0	2	50%	0	+1
18T. NovakTommy NovakC	14:35	0	1	1	1	2	0.09	−0.09	0	0	0	1	27%	0	+1
46B. LizotteBlake LizotteC	13:58	0	0	0	1	3	0.24	−0.24	0	0	0	0	60%	0	-1
55N. AcciariNoel AcciariC	13:56	0	0	0	2	4	0.62	−0.62	2	0	0	0	50%	0	-1
19C. DewarConnor DewarC	13:55	0	0	0	1	4	0.23	−0.23	3	1	0	1	—	0	0
81B. KindelBen KindelC	13:28	2	0	2	5	7	0.60	+1.40	0	1	1	0	60%	0	+2
39A. ManthaAnthony ManthaR	12:29	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	1	—	2	+1
16J. BrazeauJustin BrazeauR	11:39	0	1	1	1	1	0.07	−0.07	3	0	0	1	—	0	+2
3J. St. IvanyJack St. IvanyD	2:54	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	1	0	1	—	0	0
PIT total		3	6	9	25	56	4.05	−1.05	27	14	2	18	55%	4

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Kindel+1.23

Malkin+0.64

Novak+0.40

Brazeau+0.28

Chinakhov−0.14

Dewar−0.27

Lizotte−0.28

Rakell−0.30

Mantha−0.36

Acciari−0.37

Crosby−0.44

Rust−0.57

Defence

Shea+0.17

Wotherspoon+0.11

St. Ivany+0.05

Letang−0.08

Karlsson−0.09

Kulak−0.12

Goalie

Skinner+1.93

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Crosby·Rust·Rakell	13:44	19	14	12	53.8%	5	6	0	1	0.72	0.97	42.5%	−0.25	4	1	80%
Novak·Malkin·Chinakhov	13:27	19	15	12	55.6%	9	3	1	0	1.45	0.40	78.3%	+1.05	1	1	50%
Kindel·Brazeau·Mantha	9:34	16	9	6	60.0%	6	3	1	0	0.66	0.36	65.0%	+0.31	0	0	—
Dewar·Lizotte·Acciari	9:00	14	12	10	54.5%	2	4	0	1	0.39	0.35	53.0%	+0.04	0	3	0%
Occasional · 6 groups
Kindel·Rust·Mantha	1:07	3	0	4	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.14	0.0%	−0.14	0	0	—
Lizotte·Acciari·Mantha	0:55	6	1	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.09	0.00	100.0%	+0.09	0	0	—
Kindel·Brazeau·Chinakhov	0:47	3	0	3	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.36	0.0%	−0.36	0	0	—
Dewar·Crosby·Rakell	0:38	1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.02	0.0%	−0.02	0	0	—
Crosby·Rust·Chinakhov	0:36	5	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Lizotte·Malkin·Chinakhov	0:35	3	2	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.06	0.00	100.0%	+0.06	0	0	—
PIT 5v5	56:10		55	54	50.5%	25	22	3	2	3.57	2.86	55.5%	+0.71

Goalies

Stuart Skinner

PIT · 60:00

Saves: 30/32
SV%: .938
xGA: 3.90
GSAx: +1.90

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	26/28	.929	3.46	+1.46
Power play	4/4	1.000	0.44	+0.44
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	4/5	.800	1.02	+0.02

Kevin Lankinen

VAN · 58:10

Saves: 22/25
SV%: .880
xGA: 3.57
GSAx: +0.57

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	22/25	.880	3.57	+0.57
Power play	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	3/3	1.000	1.21	+1.21

Lines

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

Minutes

26:28Letang
24:04Kulak
23:57E. Karlsson
23:40Wotherspoon
19:27Shea
2:54St. Ivany

17:53Rust
16:43Crosby
16:33Chinakhov
16:20Rakell
16:01Malkin
14:35Novak
13:58Lizotte
13:56Acciari
13:55Dewar
13:28Kindel
12:29Mantha
11:39Brazeau

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG sharePITVAN

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

LetangD1 O3
KulakD2 O4
St. IvanyD0 O0
WotherspoonD1 O0
SheaD3 O1
E. KarlssonD3 O0
RakellD1 O4
CrosbyD2 O4
RustD2 O4
MalkinD0 O1
ManthaD0 O0
NovakD1 O1
ChinakhovD1 O1
KindelD0 O0
BrazeauD1 O0
DewarD3 O0
AcciariD4 O0
LizotteD4 O0

Shift starts · darker = later period