GRIT & GF

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Florida Panthers

Pittsburgh Penguins

Expected goals, FLA–PIT
3.4–3.2
all situations, empty nets out
PIT share of xG
48.5%
50% is even
Shots on goal
31–23
FLA–PIT
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Penguins beat the Panthers 5-2 in a game the chances had about even, 3.3 expected goals to 3.4. Rickard Rakell has scored in 5 straight games. Sidney Crosby had three points, one goal and two assists.

  • Rickard Rakell has scored in 5 straight games. That makes 8 straight games with a point. He scored twice. It finished 5-2 for the Penguins.

  • Sidney CrosbyBig night

    Sidney Crosby had three points, one goal and two assists. That was his 29th goal of the season. He played 17:34 and had four shots on goal. It finished 5-2 for the Penguins.

  • Matthew Tkachuk had 11 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 6.1. The Panthers fell 5-2 to the Penguins.

  • Mackie Samoskevich played 20:38, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 27 points in 72 games this season. The Panthers fell 5-2 to the Penguins.

  • Carter Verhaeghe had 9 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 5.0 attempts a game. He played 22:43, about 5 minutes over his average. The Panthers fell 5-2 to the Penguins.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

FLAPIT

Where the shots came from

7 goals from 90 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← FLA shootingPIT shooting →

Florida Panthers

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Seth Jones D24:500110.050049
Gustav Forsling D24:210140.160235
Carter Verhaeghe C22:431050.271063
Dmitry Kulikov D21:590020.171231
Sam Bennett C21:280030.351061
Matthew Tkachuk L21:090030.540066
Mackie Samoskevich R20:380010.404190
Eetu Luostarinen C16:590010.231179
A.J. Greer L15:510000.222073
Donovan Sebrango D14:000010.233086
Mike Benning D12:580010.080184
Jesper Boqvist C12:450020.093137
Tobias Bjornfot D12:360000.010226
Tomas Nosek L10:190000.012037
Cole Schwindt R9:451030.273042
Vinnie Hinostroza C9:010110.070037
Noah Gregor L8:090010.113055
Nolan Foote L5:370020.194031

Pittsburgh Penguins

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Erik Karlsson D21:270020.120185
Bryan Rust R18:501130.420176
Ryan Shea D18:480000.000027
Connor Dewar C18:300010.080128
Parker Wotherspoon D18:270000.002044
Noel Acciari C18:190010.150320
Rickard Rakell R18:162030.461063
Sidney Crosby C17:341240.421072
Connor Clifton D17:310000.003429
Samuel Girard D17:170000.000148
Evgeni Malkin C17:140220.440056
Kris Letang D16:060010.160170
Tommy Novak C14:290130.250053
Egor Chinakhov R13:370210.170068
Anthony Mantha R11:450000.080122
Ben Kindel C11:350010.450328
Elmer Soderblom L10:181010.020034
Justin Brazeau R6:320000.000061

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.