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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 7–3 Final Chicago BlackhawksCHI

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 430 7 24
Chicago BlackhawksCHI 021 3 24

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

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
1:38 PIT Anthony Mantha (12) Jack St. Ivany (1), Ryan Shea (12) · wrist xG 0.19 1–0 ▶
7:19 PIT Bryan Rust (14) Sidney Crosby (19), Kris Letang (17) · wrist xG 0.07 2–0 ▶
8:20 PIT Justin Brazeau (9) Anthony Mantha (13), Tommy Novak (12) · snap xG 0.23 3–0 ▶
12:03 PIT Bryan Rust (15) Ryan Shea (13), Blake Lizotte (3) · wrist xG 0.07 4–0 ▶
2nd Period
10:50 CHI Nick Foligno (1) Colton Dach (4), Sam Lafferty (1) · backhand xG 0.14 4–1 ▶
12:20 PIT Justin Brazeau (10)PP Ben Kindel (7), Ville Koivunen (3) · backhand xG 0.17 5–1 ▶
13:17 PIT Justin Brazeau (11) Connor Dewar (6), Ryan Shea (14) · tip-in xG 0.10 6–1 ▶
13:30 CHI Wyatt Kaiser (4) Ryan Greene (9), Connor Murphy (5) · wrist xG 0.01 6–2 ▶
18:48 PIT Noel Acciari (3) Jack St. Ivany (2), Blake Lizotte (4) · wrist xG 0.22 7–2 ▶
3rd Period
19:59 CHI Tyler Bertuzzi (19) Jason Dickinson (4) · wrist xG 0.09 7–3 ▶

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 39%Deserve to win61% CHI
PITCHI
2.83Expected goals3.50
7Goals (no shootout)3
2.56Expected goals, 5 on 53.09
37Shot attempts64
33Unblocked attempts46
24Shots on goal24

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).

1st Period
8:20 CHI Goalie Goalie · Knight −2.3 goals saved
3 goals on 0.74 xG, 6 shots on goal
12:03 CHI Goalie change Goalie change · Soderblom in for Knight
12:03 of the 1st; Knight had allowed 4 goals on 7 shots (0.81 xG)
2nd Period
0:30 CHI Deserve to win Deserve to win · CHI takes the lead, 61–39%
PIT had led since 2:25 of the 1st, by as much as 61%
16:32 PIT Deserve to win Deserve to win · PIT takes the lead, 60–40%
CHI had led since 0:30 of the 2nd, by as much as 64%
20:00 CHI Goalie change Goalie change · Knight in for Soderblom
The start of the 3rd; Soderblom had allowed 3 goals on 15 shots (1.92 xG)
3rd Period
19:59 CHI Deserve to win Deserve to win · CHI takes the lead, 61–39%
PIT had led since 16:32 of the 2nd, by as much as 60%

Shot map

PIT shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ CHI shoots
Nick Foligno: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 0:22) Andre Burakovsky: snap, 22 ft, xG 0.15 (P1 1:19) Anthony Mantha: snap, 20 ft, xG 0.15 (P1 1:30) Jack St. Ivany: slap, 54 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 1:34) Kris Letang: slap, 38 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 2:25) Brett Kulak: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 2:31) Landon Slaggert: backhand, 22 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 3:24) Sam Lafferty: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 3:54) Matt Grzelcyk: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 4:33) Erik Karlsson: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 5:56) Ryan Greene: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.16 (P1 6:15) Landon Slaggert: tip-in, 6 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 9:06) Jason Dickinson: wrist, 64 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 12:38) Tommy Novak: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 12:55) Artyom Levshunov: slap, 54 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 13:43) Ryan Donato: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.14 (P1 14:10) Andre Burakovsky: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 14:28) Tyler Bertuzzi: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.21 (P1 15:16) Connor Dewar: wrist, 48 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 15:27) Jack St. Ivany: slap, 43 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 15:34) Ville Koivunen: wrist, 24 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 16:06) Landon Slaggert: slap, 33 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 16:34) Nick Lardis: slap, 61 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 16:41) Parker Wotherspoon: slap, 65 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 18:06) Louis Crevier: slap, 28 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 19:25) Landon Slaggert: wrist, 10 ft, xG 0.19 (P2 0:30) Nick Lardis: slap, 30 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 0:52) Wyatt Kaiser: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 0:59) Kris Letang: slap, 40 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 3:46) Jack St. Ivany: slap, 62 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 4:16) Andre Burakovsky: wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 5:01) Sidney Crosby: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 5:22) Ben Kindel: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 6:37) Kris Letang: slap, 56 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 6:49) Rickard Rakell: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.17 (P2 9:03) Jason Dickinson: wrist, 64 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 9:20) Colton Dach: tip-in, 11 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 10:16) Connor Dewar: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 12:46) Landon Slaggert: wrist, 25 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 14:16) Matt Grzelcyk: slap, 69 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 14:25) Ben Kindel: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.21 (P2 14:46) Rutger McGroarty: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.23 (P2 15:15) Tommy Novak: wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 15:44) Noel Acciari: wrist, 12 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 16:13) Noel Acciari: slap, 41 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 16:32) Tyler Bertuzzi: wrist, 5 ft, xG 0.23 (P2 17:05) Kris Letang: snap, 63 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 17:54) Ryan Greene: wrist, 44 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 18:17) Artyom Levshunov: wrist, 59 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 18:22) Ryan Donato: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 18:29) Teuvo Teravainen: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.25 (P2 18:31) Jack St. Ivany: slap, 53 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 19:41) Sidney Crosby: wrist, 25 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 1:11) Oliver Moore: wrist, 18 ft, xG 0.13 (P3 2:00) Ryan Greene: wrist, 53 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 5:02) Louis Crevier: slap, 41 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 8:54) Alex Vlasic: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 9:06) Alex Vlasic: wrist, 61 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 9:35) Oliver Moore: wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 10:33) Nick Lardis: wrist, 14 ft, xG 0.19 (P3 10:35) Nick Lardis: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 10:49) Colton Dach: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.17 (P3 12:11) Connor Murphy: slap, 45 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 13:33) Nick Foligno: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 14:18) Noel Acciari: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 14:52) Nick Lardis: wrist, 46 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 15:24) Wyatt Kaiser: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 16:11) Teuvo Teravainen: wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 17:13) Oliver Moore: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 18:48) Anthony Mantha: GOAL, wrist, 14 ft, xG 0.19 (P1 1:38) Bryan Rust: GOAL, wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 7:19) Justin Brazeau: GOAL, snap, 9 ft, xG 0.23 (P1 8:20) Bryan Rust: GOAL, wrist, 27 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 12:03) Nick Foligno: GOAL, backhand, 9 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 10:50) Justin Brazeau: GOAL, backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.17 (P2 12:20) Justin Brazeau: GOAL, tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 13:17) Wyatt Kaiser: GOAL, wrist, 62 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 13:30) Noel Acciari: GOAL, wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.22 (P2 18:48) Tyler Bertuzzi: GOAL, wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 19:59)
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
67 Rickard Rakell 000 +1 10.17 2019:36
17 Bryan Rust 202 +2 20.14 0217:38
87 Sidney Crosby 011 +2 20.15 1017:37
81 Ben Kindel 011 -1 20.24 0115:47
46 Blake Lizotte 022 +1 00.00 0115:18
19 Connor Dewar 011 +3 30.03 0014:38
52 Noel Acciari 101 0 40.45 1113:35
41 Ville Koivunen 011 0 10.09 0013:11
18 Tommy Novak 011 +1 20.18 0012:33
39 Anthony Mantha 112 0 20.34 0012:20
2 Rutger McGroarty 000 -1 10.23 0012:04
16 Justin Brazeau 303 +1 30.49 0011:37
Defense
27 Brett Kulak 000 0 10.01 1321:27
58 Kris Letang 011 +1 50.21 2121:18
29 Parker Wotherspoon 000 -2 10.03 3320:39
6 Jack St. Ivany 022 +2 50.05 5119:45
6 Ryan Shea 033 +5 00.00 2419:37
65 Erik Karlsson 000 0 20.01 0015:49
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Arturs Silovs 24321 .875 3.50 +0.50

Chicago Blackhawks

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
59 Tyler Bertuzzi 101 +1 30.53 1120:03
16 Jason Dickinson 011 0 20.02 0017:56
76 Nick Lardis 000 -1 60.40 3016:03
20 Ryan Greene 011 -1 40.19 0015:56
8 Ryan Donato 000 -3 50.25 3115:33
84 Landon Slaggert 000 +1 50.50 1015:07
11 Oliver Moore 000 -1 40.20 1015:05
86 Teuvo Teravainen 000 -3 30.30 1015:04
95 Andre Burakovsky 000 -3 40.28 0014:31
34 Colton Dach 011 0 40.24 4113:51
71 Nick Foligno 101 0 30.21 2013:02
18 Sam Lafferty 011 0 10.09 4011:26
Defense
55 Artyom Levshunov 000 -3 40.04 0023:20
24 Matt Grzelcyk 000 -2 30.02 2019:53
72 Alex Vlasic 000 0 20.02 0018:59
5 Connor Murphy 011 +1 10.05 3017:37
46 Louis Crevier 000 0 50.14 0117:15
44 Wyatt Kaiser 101 -1 50.03 1017:11
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Spencer Knight 945 .556 0.91 -3.09
Arvid Soderblom 15312 .800 1.92 -1.08

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
5 Ryan Shea D +3.44 +1.80 0.00 +1.44 0.00 0.00 +0.20 — 19:37
16 Justin Brazeau R +2.85 +2.25 +0.32 +0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 11:37
3 Jack St. Ivany D +2.17 +1.40 +0.03 +0.86 -0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 19:45
39 Anthony Mantha R +1.61 +1.45 +0.22 0.00 0.00 -0.02 -0.04 — 12:20
19 Connor Dewar C +1.42 +0.70 +0.02 +0.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 14:38
46 Blake Lizotte C +1.34 +1.10 0.00 +0.15 0.00 +0.06 +0.03 — 15:18
55 Noel Acciari C +1.15 +0.75 +0.29 +0.05 0.00 +0.01 +0.05 — 13:35
18 Tommy Novak C +1.12 +0.55 +0.12 +0.42 0.00 +0.01 +0.02 — 12:33
41 Ville Koivunen R +0.90 +0.55 +0.06 +0.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 13:11
81 Ben Kindel C +0.90 +0.70 +0.15 -0.11 +0.15 -0.02 +0.03 — 15:47
17 Bryan Rust R +0.86 +1.50 +0.09 -0.65 -0.15 0.00 +0.06 — 17:38
37 Arturs Silovs G +0.50 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.50 59:31
2 Rutger McGroarty R +0.27 0.00 +0.15 +0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 12:04
58 Kris Letang D +0.12 +0.55 +0.14 -0.42 -0.15 0.00 +0.01 — 21:18
87 Sidney Crosby C +0.07 +0.70 +0.10 -0.67 0.00 0.00 -0.06 — 17:37
77 Brett Kulak D -0.10 0.00 +0.01 -0.26 0.00 0.00 +0.15 — 21:27
65 Erik Karlsson D -0.59 0.00 +0.01 -0.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 15:49
67 Rickard Rakell R -0.80 0.00 +0.11 -0.93 0.00 0.00 +0.02 — 19:36
28 Parker Wotherspoon D -1.22 0.00 +0.02 -1.32 0.00 0.00 +0.09 — 20:39

Chicago Blackhawks

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
59 Tyler Bertuzzi L +2.75 +0.75 +0.34 +1.48 +0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 20:03
16 Jason Dickinson C +1.73 +0.70 +0.01 +1.05 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 — 17:56
72 Alex Vlasic D +1.43 0.00 +0.01 +1.28 +0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 18:59
84 Landon Slaggert L +1.19 0.00 +0.33 +0.90 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 15:07
46 Louis Crevier D +1.07 0.00 +0.09 +0.93 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 17:15
34 Colton Dach C +0.96 +0.70 +0.16 +0.07 0.00 -0.02 +0.05 — 13:51
20 Ryan Greene C +0.94 +0.70 +0.12 +0.11 0.00 +0.03 -0.02 — 15:56
17 Nick Foligno L +0.90 +0.75 +0.14 -0.09 +0.15 0.00 -0.04 — 13:02
5 Connor Murphy D +0.64 +0.55 +0.04 +0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 17:37
24 Sam Lafferty C +0.52 +0.55 +0.06 -0.03 0.00 -0.06 0.00 — 11:26
44 Wyatt Kaiser D +0.34 +0.75 +0.02 -0.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 17:11
11 Oliver Moore C +0.22 0.00 +0.13 +0.11 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 15:05
76 Nick Lardis L +0.22 0.00 +0.26 +0.13 -0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 16:03
48 Matt Grzelcyk D -0.60 0.00 +0.01 -0.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 19:53
55 Artyom Levshunov D -0.75 0.00 +0.02 -0.76 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 23:20
28 Andre Burakovsky L -0.83 0.00 +0.18 -1.03 0.00 0.00 +0.02 — 14:31
8 Ryan Donato C -0.92 0.00 +0.16 -1.13 0.00 +0.01 +0.03 — 15:33
40 Arvid Soderblom G -1.08 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -1.08 27:57
86 Teuvo Teravainen C -1.16 0.00 +0.19 -1.36 0.00 +0.01 0.00 — 15:04
30 Spencer Knight G -3.09 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -3.09 32:03

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.