Saturday, February 28, 2026
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, PIT–NYR
- 3.5–3.1
- all situations, empty nets out
- NYR share of xG
- 47.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 34–25
- PIT–NYR
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Rangers beat the Penguins 3-2 in a shootout in a game the chances had about even, 3.2 expected goals to 3.7. The Rangers came back from two goals down. Evgeni Malkin had 9 shot attempts. Gabe Perreault had 7 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Evgeni MalkinVolume
Evgeni Malkin had 9 shot attempts. Seven reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.3. The Penguins lost 3-2 to the Rangers in a shootout.
- Gabe PerreaultVolume
Gabe Perreault had 7 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 2.4. It finished 3-2 for the Rangers in a shootout.
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
4 goals from 94 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson D | 24:14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.22 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| Kris Letang D | 23:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Samuel Girard D | 20:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Evgeni Malkin C | 20:28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.60 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| Rickard Rakell R | 20:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| Bryan Rust R | 19:45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Parker Wotherspoon D | 18:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Ben Kindel C | 17:12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.49 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Egor Chinakhov R | 16:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Ryan Shea D | 16:33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Connor Clifton D | 16:16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 5 | 40 |
| Anthony Mantha R | 15:41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Tommy Novak C | 15:22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.87 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| Blake Lizotte C | 14:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 98 |
| Connor Dewar C | 14:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 4 | 98 |
| Noel Acciari C | 13:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| Justin Brazeau R | 13:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Avery Hayes R | 11:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
New York Rangers
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Fox D | 25:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 2 | 69 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | 24:17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.10 | 2 | 0 | 78 |
| Mika Zibanejad C | 22:36 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| J.T. Miller C | 20:53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.31 | 4 | 0 | 80 |
| Braden Schneider D | 20:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 1 | 4 | 46 |
| Alexis Lafrenière L | 20:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Will Cuylle L | 19:17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
| Will Borgen D | 18:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Gabe Perreault R | 17:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| Matthew Robertson D | 17:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 62 |
| Vincent Trocheck C | 16:47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Scott Morrow D | 15:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
| Conor Sheary L | 14:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Noah Laba C | 13:13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Tye Kartye L | 12:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 6 | 0 | 53 |
| Brendan Brisson C | 10:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| Taylor Raddysh R | 9:48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| Sam Carrick C | 9:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
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