Tuesday, March 3, 2026
- Expected goals, PIT–BOS
- 3.6–2.9
- all situations, empty nets out
- BOS share of xG
- 44.5%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 35–28
- PIT–BOS
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Bruins beat the Penguins 2-1 while losing the expected-goals count 2.8 to 3.5. Erik Karlsson had 16 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Nikita Zadorov had 9 shot attempts.
- Erik KarlssonVolume
Erik Karlsson had 16 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Six got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 5.8. The Penguins lost 2-1 to the Bruins.
- Nikita ZadorovVolume
Nikita Zadorov had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 3.0. The Bruins beat the Penguins 2-1.
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
3 goals from 102 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Rust R | 21:38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.39 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Evgeni Malkin C | 21:24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| Erik Karlsson D | 21:18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.43 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Kris Letang D | 21:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 3 | 3 | 45 |
| Rickard Rakell R | 20:05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.35 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| Ryan Shea D | 18:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
| Samuel Girard D | 18:21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Connor Clifton D | 18:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 43 |
| Ben Kindel C | 17:00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.43 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Egor Chinakhov R | 16:31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Parker Wotherspoon D | 16:16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | 48 |
| Anthony Mantha R | 16:03 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.32 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| Tommy Novak C | 15:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Connor Dewar C | 14:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Noel Acciari C | 12:46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.36 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Avery Hayes R | 9:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Justin Brazeau R | 9:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Kevin Hayes R | 7:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
Boston Bruins
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie McAvoy D | 26:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Hampus Lindholm D | 23:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
| David Pastrnak R | 19:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.26 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Elias Lindholm C | 19:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | 19:33 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.15 | 2 | 0 | 54 |
| Andrew Peeke D | 18:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 2 | 61 |
| Viktor Arvidsson L | 16:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Pavel Zacha C | 16:10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | 15:57 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Morgan Geekie C | 15:48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.37 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Jonathan Aspirot D | 15:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| Fraser Minten C | 15:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 75 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov C | 14:32 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.37 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Mason Lohrei D | 14:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Mark Kastelic C | 11:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 10:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Tanner Jeannot L | 9:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Michael Eyssimont C | 9:22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 2 | 66 |
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