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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 4–3 Final/OT Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

Friday, November 28, 2025

Final/OT 1st2nd3rdOT T SOG
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 1021 4 24
Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ 1200 3 29

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
6:10 PIT Sidney Crosby (14) Kris Letang (8) · tip-in xG 0.12 1–0 ▶
13:40 CBJ Sean Monahan (3) Brendan Smith (1), Damon Severson (7) · wrist xG 0.41 1–1 ▶
2nd Period
3:51 CBJ Brendan Gaunce (1)SH Miles Wood (2), Zach Werenski (15) · tip-in xG 0.10 1–2 ▶
19:56 CBJ Zach Werenski (9) Charlie Coyle (12) · slap xG 0.03 1–3 ▶
3rd Period
0:13 PIT Bryan Rust (7) Erik Karlsson (14) · snap xG 0.07 2–3 ▶
8:28 PIT Sidney Crosby (15) Tommy Novak (6), Parker Wotherspoon (7) · snap xG 0.31 3–3 ▶
Overtime
0:59 PIT Kris Letang (2) Tommy Novak (7) · snap xG 0.23 4–3 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

PIT 45%Deserve to win55% CBJ
PITCBJ
3.04Expected goals3.36
4Goals (no shootout)3
2.71Expected goals, 5 on 52.70
56Shot attempts63
41Unblocked attempts41
24Shots on goal29

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

3rd Period
18:41 CBJ Deserve to win Deserve to win · CBJ takes the lead, 60–40%
PIT had led since 8:10 of the 1st, by as much as 68%

Shot map

PIT shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ CBJ shoots
Isac Lundeström: tip-in, 8 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 0:30) Ivan Provorov: wrist, 44 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 0:33) Luca Pinelli: wrap-around, 6 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 1:20) Damon Severson: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.15 (P1 1:26) Dmitri Voronkov: snap, 26 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 2:11) Ivan Provorov: wrist, 62 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 2:16) Sean Monahan: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 2:49) Ryan Graves: wrist, 68 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 5:21) Erik Karlsson: slap, 50 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 5:32) Bryan Rust: snap, 25 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 6:01) Bryan Rust: snap, 16 ft, xG 0.22 (P1 6:03) Connor Dewar: wrist, 12 ft, xG 0.22 (P1 7:46) Joona Koppanen: tip-in, 28 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 7:52) Connor Dewar: deflected, 6 ft, xG 0.16 (P1 8:10) Kevin Hayes: snap, 41 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 8:26) Bryan Rust: tip-in, 15 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 8:36) Luca Pinelli: snap, 27 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 9:44) Evgeni Malkin: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 10:07) Luca Pinelli: slap, 32 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 10:22) Joona Koppanen: tip-in, 16 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 12:26) Kris Letang: deflected, 166 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 13:10) Brendan Smith: wrist, 40 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 13:37) Parker Wotherspoon: slap, 96 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 14:19) Parker Wotherspoon: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 17:45) Adam Fantilli: slap, 31 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 18:37) Cole Sillinger: snap, 40 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 19:59) Kent Johnson: wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 0:25) Bryan Rust: snap, 15 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 1:16) Evgeni Malkin: wrist, 45 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 2:14) Anthony Mantha: backhand, 9 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 4:30) Anthony Mantha: snap, 9 ft, xG 0.19 (P2 4:55) Kent Johnson: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 5:05) Egor Chinakhov: snap, 11 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 5:48) Luca Pinelli: snap, 42 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 6:40) Kevin Hayes: snap, 17 ft, xG 0.19 (P2 6:55) Dmitri Voronkov: tip-in, 8 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 7:44) Damon Severson: slap, 48 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 8:00) Damon Severson: snap, 7 ft, xG 0.13 (P2 8:15) Zach Werenski: snap, 37 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 8:59) Tommy Novak: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 11:07) Ryan Shea: slap, 67 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 11:25) Zach Werenski: wrist, 61 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 12:29) Ivan Provorov: wrist, 72 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 12:52) Brendan Smith: slap, 57 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 12:58) Dante Fabbro: snap, 26 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 13:10) Joona Koppanen: snap, 42 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 13:21) Ryan Graves: slap, 40 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 13:25) Bryan Rust: tip-in, 33 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 15:25) Erik Karlsson: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 17:07) Charlie Coyle: wrist, 16 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 17:25) Bryan Rust: snap, 5 ft, xG 0.28 (P2 17:44) Danton Heinen: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 17:52) Ivan Provorov: slap, 62 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 19:14) Cole Sillinger: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 19:26) Miles Wood: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 0:25) Mathew Dumba: snap, 61 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 3:10) Kevin Hayes: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 4:11) Sidney Crosby: snap, 17 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 4:14) Isac Lundeström: snap, 4 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 4:40) Isac Lundeström: snap, 7 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 4:40) Dante Fabbro: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 4:44) Dante Fabbro: slap, 58 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 4:48) Dante Fabbro: wrist, 62 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 5:27) Blake Lizotte: snap, 59 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 5:40) Kevin Hayes: wrap-around, 7 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 9:03) Mathew Dumba: snap, 45 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 12:18) Miles Wood: snap, 11 ft, xG 0.22 (P3 12:48) Charlie Coyle: snap, 7 ft, xG 0.36 (P3 12:50) Bryan Rust: slap, 37 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 13:06) Ryan Graves: slap, 58 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 13:20) Miles Wood: wrist, 54 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 15:34) Sean Monahan: deflected, 8 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 18:40) Sean Monahan: slap, 8 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 18:41) Kris Letang: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 19:45) Kris Letang: slap, 67 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 19:52) Sidney Crosby: GOAL, tip-in, 6 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 6:10) Sean Monahan: GOAL, wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.41 (P1 13:40) Brendan Gaunce: GOAL, tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 3:51) Zach Werenski: GOAL, slap, 48 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 19:56) Bryan Rust: GOAL, snap, 37 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 0:13) Sidney Crosby: GOAL, snap, 8 ft, xG 0.31 (P3 8:28) Kris Letang: GOAL, snap, 16 ft, xG 0.23 (OT 0:59)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
17 Bryan Rust 101 +2 80.95 0020:07
87 Sidney Crosby 202 +1 30.44 2019:10
71 Evgeni Malkin 000 0 50.04 0218:46
13 Kevin Hayes 000 +1 50.33 1018:06
39 Anthony Mantha 000 0 20.27 0117:57
18 Tommy Novak 022 +1 10.02 0016:42
46 Blake Lizotte 000 -1 10.01 1013:18
81 Ben Kindel 000 -2 00.00 0312:17
19 Connor Dewar 000 0 30.38 2112:16
41 Ville Koivunen 000 -1 40.00 0011:40
58 Danton Heinen 000 0 20.06 0010:23
Defense
29 Parker Wotherspoon 011 +1 20.02 8323:14
58 Kris Letang 112 0 50.29 2022:33
65 Erik Karlsson 011 +1 20.06 1122:13
6 Ryan Shea 000 +1 30.01 0319:41
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Tristan Jarry 29326 .897 3.36 +0.36

Columbus Blue Jackets

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
23 Sean Monahan 101 +1 40.65 0019:01
3 Charlie Coyle 011 -2 20.38 2018:30
19 Adam Fantilli 000 0 50.10 0118:08
4 Cole Sillinger 000 +1 50.10 0018:01
21 Isac Lundeström 000 -2 30.32 0116:02
18 Miles Wood 011 -2 40.27 2016:00
10 Dmitri Voronkov 000 +1 30.19 0014:42
91 Kent Johnson 000 0 20.17 0012:46
50 Brendan Gaunce 101 0 20.10 1009:59
59 Egor Chinakhov 000 0 20.16 4109:16
21 Zachary Aston-Reese 000 0 10.00 1207:23
Defense
9 Ivan Provorov 000 -2 50.06 0126:29
8 Zach Werenski 112 -1 40.13 0226:06
5 Denton Mateychuk 000 0 30.00 0319:13
78 Damon Severson 011 +1 60.33 1119:07
15 Dante Fabbro 000 0 40.13 3116:23
7 Brendan Smith 011 +1 30.05 1113:54
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Jet Greaves 24420 .833 3.04 -0.96

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
87 Sidney Crosby C +2.68 +1.50 +0.29 +0.90 0.00 +0.02 -0.02 — 19:10
58 Kris Letang D +2.19 +1.45 +0.19 +0.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 22:33
17 Bryan Rust R +1.95 +0.75 +0.62 +0.59 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 20:07
18 Tommy Novak C +1.29 +1.40 +0.02 -0.14 0.00 -0.01 +0.02 — 16:42
13 Kevin Hayes R +0.76 0.00 +0.22 +0.56 0.00 +0.02 -0.04 — 18:06
28 Parker Wotherspoon D +0.57 +0.55 +0.01 -0.25 +0.15 0.00 +0.11 — 23:14
27 Ryan Graves D +0.54 0.00 +0.03 +0.36 0.00 0.00 +0.15 — 15:19
65 Erik Karlsson D +0.45 +0.70 +0.04 -0.30 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 22:13
19 Connor Dewar C +0.37 0.00 +0.25 +0.07 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 12:16
35 Tristan Jarry G +0.36 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.36 59:36
5 Ryan Shea D +0.31 0.00 +0.01 +0.13 0.00 0.00 +0.17 — 19:41
41 Ville Koivunen R +0.29 0.00 0.00 +0.31 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 11:40
15 Joona Koppanen L +0.05 0.00 +0.06 0.00 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 12:24
43 Danton Heinen L +0.05 0.00 +0.04 +0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 10:23
39 Anthony Mantha R -0.17 0.00 +0.18 -0.40 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 17:57
24 Mathew Dumba D -0.20 0.00 +0.01 -0.36 0.00 0.00 +0.15 — 14:14
46 Blake Lizotte C -0.25 0.00 +0.01 -0.30 0.00 +0.02 +0.02 — 13:18
81 Ben Kindel C -0.41 0.00 0.00 -0.52 0.00 -0.04 +0.15 — 12:17
71 Evgeni Malkin C -0.42 0.00 +0.03 -0.36 -0.15 0.00 +0.06 — 18:46

Columbus Blue Jackets

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
23 Sean Monahan C +2.50 +0.75 +0.42 +1.27 0.00 +0.06 0.00 — 19:01
78 Damon Severson D +1.91 +0.55 +0.21 +1.11 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 19:07
53 Luca Pinelli C +1.45 0.00 +0.14 +1.35 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 18:00
3 Charlie Coyle C +1.02 +0.70 +0.25 -0.08 +0.15 0.00 0.00 — 18:30
7 Brendan Smith D +0.89 +0.70 +0.03 +0.13 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 13:54
4 Cole Sillinger C +0.88 0.00 +0.06 +0.83 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 18:01
8 Zach Werenski D +0.82 +1.30 +0.08 -0.74 +0.15 0.00 +0.02 — 26:06
5 Denton Mateychuk D +0.37 0.00 0.00 +0.20 0.00 0.00 +0.17 — 19:13
59 Egor Chinakhov R +0.27 0.00 +0.11 +0.12 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 9:16
16 Brendan Gaunce C +0.20 +0.75 +0.06 -0.60 0.00 +0.01 -0.02 — 9:59
11 Miles Wood L +0.08 +0.70 +0.18 -0.78 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 16:00
15 Dante Fabbro D -0.08 0.00 +0.09 -0.18 0.00 0.00 +0.01 — 16:23
27 Zachary Aston-Reese L -0.13 0.00 0.00 -0.09 -0.15 +0.01 +0.10 — 7:23
21 Isac Lundeström C -0.23 0.00 +0.21 -0.44 0.00 -0.04 +0.05 — 16:02
10 Dmitri Voronkov L -0.39 0.00 +0.12 -0.48 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 — 14:42
91 Kent Johnson C -0.69 0.00 +0.11 -0.65 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 12:46
9 Ivan Provorov D -0.80 0.00 +0.04 -0.87 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 26:29
19 Adam Fantilli C -0.90 0.00 +0.07 -0.96 0.00 -0.02 +0.01 — 18:08
73 Jet Greaves G -0.96 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -0.96 60:56

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.