Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- Expected goals, VAN–PIT
- 3.2–4.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- PIT share of xG
- 57.7%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 24–26
- VAN–PIT
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Penguins beat the Canucks 5-1, and the chances agreed: 4.4 expected goals to 3.3. Justin Brazeau had three points, one goal and two assists. Linus Karlsson had 9 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Justin BrazeauBig night
Justin Brazeau had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 5 goals this season. He played 11:50 and had two shots on goal. The Penguins beat the Canucks 5-1.
- Linus KarlssonVolume
Linus Karlsson had 9 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 1.7 attempts a game. The Canucks fell 5-1 to the Penguins.
- Sidney CrosbyStreak
Sidney Crosby has scored in 3 straight games. That was his fourth goal of the season. He played 17:18 and had one shot on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Penguins.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
6 goals from 91 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Vancouver Canucks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes D | 25:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Filip Hronek D | 22:52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
| Tyler Myers D | 21:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Kiefer Sherwood L | 20:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| Conor Garland R | 19:51 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Marcus Pettersson D | 17:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
| Evander Kane L | 17:20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| Aatu Räty C | 17:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Elias Pettersson C | 16:56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Elias Pettersson D | 16:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 3 | 1 | 40 |
| Jake DeBrusk L | 13:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| Drew O'Connor L | 13:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Arshdeep Bains L | 12:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| Linus Karlsson C | 12:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.96 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph D | 12:01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | 70 |
| Max Sasson C | 11:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| Nils Aman C | 10:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| Joseph LaBate C | 9:32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 | 6 | 2 | 65 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson D | 22:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
| Parker Wotherspoon D | 22:24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 47 |
| Bryan Rust R | 18:46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Caleb Jones D | 17:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| Rickard Rakell R | 17:54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Sidney Crosby C | 17:18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Blake Lizotte C | 17:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Kris Letang D | 17:02 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Evgeni Malkin C | 16:38 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.16 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Harrison Brunicke D | 16:34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 5 | 46 |
| Ryan Shea D | 16:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Noel Acciari C | 16:06 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Connor Dewar C | 14:24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.24 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| Anthony Mantha R | 13:33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Ben Kindel C | 13:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0 | 2 | 94 |
| Tommy Novak C | 12:21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| Justin Brazeau R | 11:50 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.26 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Filip Hallander C | 11:40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
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