Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 0–1 Final Boston BruinsBOS

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 000 0 27
Boston BruinsBOS 100 1 19

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

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
11:00 BOS Viktor Arvidsson (9) Henri Jokiharju (9), Casey Mittelstadt (10) · backhand xG 0.24 0–1 ▶
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
No scoring

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 46%Deserve to win54% BOS
PITBOS
2.31Expected goals2.53
0Goals (no shootout)1
2.18Expected goals, 5 on 51.79
62Shot attempts56
43Unblocked attempts37
27Shots on goal19

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
9:13 BOS Goalie Goalie · Korpisalo +2.1 goals saved
0 goals on 2.10 xG, 23 shots on goal
18:05 PIT Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Skinner, down 1–0
With 1:55 left
19:30 PIT Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Skinner, down 1–0
With 0:30 left

Shot map

PIT shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ BOS shoots
Justin Brazeau: tip-in, 20 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 2:14) Pavel Zacha: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 2:50) Connor Dewar: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 4:22) Tanner Jeannot: snap, 11 ft, xG 0.16 (P1 4:56) Egor Chinakhov: tip-in, 35 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 5:28) Ben Kindel: backhand, 11 ft, xG 0.16 (P1 5:40) David Pastrnak: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 7:04) Alex Steeves: wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 8:04) Mark Kastelic: tip-in, 6 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 8:30) Ryan Shea: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 9:02) Brett Kulak: slap, 61 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 9:06) Charlie McAvoy: backhand, 9 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 9:18) Parker Wotherspoon: wrist, 68 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 10:04) Henri Jokiharju: slap, 63 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 10:57) Kris Letang: wrist, 53 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 12:20) Egor Chinakhov: wrist, 57 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 12:27) Egor Chinakhov: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 13:11) David Pastrnak: wrist, 97 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 13:19) Sidney Crosby: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.16 (P1 13:53) Justin Brazeau: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 14:51) Ben Kindel: snap, 46 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 15:44) Tanner Jeannot: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 16:30) Tanner Jeannot: wrist, 24 ft, xG 0.14 (P1 16:36) Mark Kastelic: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 16:43) Elias Lindholm: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 17:20) Sidney Crosby: slap, 75 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 17:38) David Pastrnak: snap, 28 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 17:57) Pavel Zacha: snap, 23 ft, xG 0.15 (P1 18:41) Pavel Zacha: tip-in, 22 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 18:47) Sidney Crosby: wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 0:40) Rickard Rakell: backhand, 5 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 0:43) Anthony Mantha: wrist, 20 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 1:18) Kevin Hayes: wrist, 45 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 2:17) Justin Brazeau: tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 2:59) Mark Kastelic: wrist, 10 ft, xG 0.19 (P2 4:22) Mason Lohrei: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 4:27) Marat Khusnutdinov: tip-in, 11 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 5:31) Alex Steeves: slap, 40 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 5:49) Charlie McAvoy: wrist, 47 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 5:53) David Pastrnak: slap, 50 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 6:03) Tanner Jeannot: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 7:19) Viktor Arvidsson: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 8:07) Mason Lohrei: wrist, 64 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 8:28) Rickard Rakell: tip-in, 12 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 11:59) Brett Kulak: wrist, 58 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 13:49) Justin Brazeau: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 14:08) Connor Dewar: wrist, 10 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 14:35) Connor Dewar: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 14:36) Marat Khusnutdinov: wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 15:37) David Pastrnak: slap, 33 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 15:47) David Pastrnak: slap, 45 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 15:52) David Pastrnak: slap, 36 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 16:06) Alex Steeves: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 17:30) Kevin Hayes: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 17:41) Sidney Crosby: backhand, 26 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 18:11) Anthony Mantha: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.31 (P2 18:13) Sidney Crosby: backhand, 17 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 18:13) David Pastrnak: wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 18:34) Marat Khusnutdinov: slap, 41 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 18:56) Tommy Novak: backhand, 20 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 19:52) Brett Kulak: wrist, 65 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 0:43) David Pastrnak: wrist, 54 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 1:57) Egor Chinakhov: wrist, 49 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 3:20) Sean Kuraly: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 4:13) Justin Brazeau: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 5:16) Kris Letang: snap, 70 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 6:03) Connor Clifton: wrist, 61 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 8:24) Egor Chinakhov: snap, 40 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 8:37) Justin Brazeau: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.19 (P3 9:13) Rickard Rakell: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 9:18) Elias Lindholm: wrist, 53 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 11:20) Kevin Hayes: tip-in, 11 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 11:30) Tanner Jeannot: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.14 (P3 12:18) Brett Kulak: wrist, 59 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 12:53) Rickard Rakell: snap, 40 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 13:57) Erik Karlsson: slap, 35 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 14:21) Kris Letang: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 14:54) Tanner Jeannot: snap, 36 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 16:23) Erik Karlsson: slap, 71 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 17:12) Viktor Arvidsson: GOAL, backhand, 9 ft, xG 0.24 (P1 11:00)
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 0 40.28 0120:54
87 Sidney Crosby 000 0 50.27 0220:28
71 Evgeni Malkin 000 0 00.00 0017:12
39 Anthony Mantha 000 0 30.33 2115:34
81 Ben Kindel 000 -1 40.20 0115:34
46 Blake Lizotte 000 0 10.00 0112:39
19 Connor Dewar 000 0 50.10 1112:38
16 Justin Brazeau 000 -1 60.45 1012:08
59 Egor Chinakhov 000 0 50.24 0111:50
18 Tommy Novak 000 -1 40.08 0011:36
52 Noel Acciari 000 0 20.00 0111:12
13 Kevin Hayes 000 0 30.14 1110:19
Defense
58 Kris Letang 000 0 50.03 5223:37
65 Erik Karlsson 000 -1 40.07 1023:12
27 Brett Kulak 000 0 60.06 0220:26
29 Parker Wotherspoon 000 -1 20.01 1318:52
6 Ryan Shea 000 0 10.05 0017:13
75 Connor Clifton 000 0 20.02 6014:09
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Stuart Skinner 19118 .947 2.53 +1.53

Boston Bruins

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
88 David Pastrnak 000 0 140.40 1022:36
28 Elias Lindholm 000 0 30.03 0021:34
92 Marat Khusnutdinov 000 0 30.17 0019:32
18 Pavel Zacha 000 +1 30.35 0017:33
33 Viktor Arvidsson 101 +1 30.26 0216:46
11 Casey Mittelstadt 011 +1 00.00 1015:59
93 Fraser Minten 000 0 10.00 0014:38
52 Sean Kuraly 000 0 20.08 1113:48
84 Tanner Jeannot 000 0 70.63 4212:47
21 Alex Steeves 000 0 30.17 2012:37
47 Mark Kastelic 000 0 30.32 2012:06
81 Michael Eyssimont 000 0 00.00 0005:48
Defense
91 Nikita Zadorov 000 +1 50.00 1124:53
73 Charlie McAvoy 000 0 20.09 0322:41
20 Henri Jokiharju 011 +1 20.02 0120:43
6 Mason Lohrei 000 0 40.02 1215:47
20 Andrew Peeke 000 0 00.00 1213:30
45 Jonathan Aspirot 000 0 10.00 1412:42
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Joonas Korpisalo 27027 1.000 2.31 +2.31

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
74 Stuart Skinner G +1.68 0.00 — — +0.15 — — +1.53 58:27
58 Kris Letang D +0.70 0.00 +0.02 +0.60 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 23:37
87 Sidney Crosby C +0.63 0.00 +0.17 +0.31 0.00 +0.06 +0.08 — 20:28
67 Rickard Rakell R +0.52 0.00 +0.18 +0.29 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 20:54
39 Anthony Mantha R +0.47 0.00 +0.22 +0.20 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 15:34
77 Brett Kulak D +0.44 0.00 +0.04 +0.66 -0.30 0.00 +0.04 — 20:26
59 Egor Chinakhov R +0.32 0.00 +0.15 +0.13 0.00 -0.01 +0.05 — 11:50
13 Kevin Hayes R +0.30 0.00 +0.09 +0.21 0.00 -0.03 +0.03 — 10:19
16 Justin Brazeau R +0.26 0.00 +0.29 +0.27 -0.30 0.00 0.00 — 12:08
71 Evgeni Malkin C +0.21 0.00 0.00 +0.38 -0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 17:12
81 Ben Kindel C +0.18 0.00 +0.13 +0.06 0.00 -0.02 +0.01 — 15:34
28 Parker Wotherspoon D +0.07 0.00 0.00 -0.09 0.00 0.00 +0.15 — 18:52
18 Tommy Novak C +0.02 0.00 +0.05 +0.12 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 11:36
5 Ryan Shea D -0.10 0.00 +0.03 -0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 17:13
65 Erik Karlsson D -0.10 0.00 +0.04 -0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 23:12
19 Connor Dewar C -0.22 0.00 +0.07 -0.34 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 12:38
46 Blake Lizotte C -0.22 0.00 0.00 -0.34 +0.15 -0.04 +0.01 — 12:39
75 Connor Clifton D -0.36 0.00 +0.01 -0.33 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 14:09
55 Noel Acciari C -0.41 0.00 0.00 -0.44 0.00 -0.02 +0.05 — 11:12

Boston Bruins

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
70 Joonas Korpisalo G +2.31 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +2.31 60:00
20 Henri Jokiharju D +1.82 +0.70 +0.01 +1.06 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 20:43
71 Viktor Arvidsson L +1.15 +0.75 +0.17 +0.13 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 16:46
91 Nikita Zadorov D +1.04 0.00 0.00 +0.84 +0.15 0.00 +0.05 — 24:53
84 Tanner Jeannot L +0.71 0.00 +0.41 +0.20 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 12:47
11 Casey Mittelstadt C +0.60 +0.55 0.00 +0.21 -0.15 +0.01 -0.02 — 15:59
18 Pavel Zacha C +0.33 0.00 +0.22 +0.11 0.00 +0.01 -0.02 — 17:33
52 Sean Kuraly C +0.22 0.00 +0.05 0.00 +0.15 +0.03 -0.01 — 13:48
47 Mark Kastelic C +0.16 0.00 +0.21 -0.03 0.00 -0.02 0.00 — 12:06
88 David Pastrnak R +0.01 0.00 +0.26 -0.21 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 22:36
21 Alex Steeves C -0.03 0.00 +0.11 -0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 12:37
92 Marat Khusnutdinov C -0.06 0.00 +0.11 -0.30 +0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 19:32
81 Michael Eyssimont C -0.17 0.00 0.00 -0.15 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 5:48
93 Fraser Minten C -0.21 0.00 0.00 -0.38 +0.15 0.00 +0.02 — 14:38
28 Elias Lindholm C -0.23 0.00 +0.02 -0.26 0.00 +0.03 -0.02 — 21:34
73 Charlie McAvoy D -0.35 0.00 +0.06 -0.57 0.00 0.00 +0.15 — 22:41
45 Jonathan Aspirot D -0.36 0.00 0.00 -0.56 0.00 0.00 +0.20 — 12:42
6 Mason Lohrei D -0.46 0.00 +0.01 -0.57 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 15:47
26 Andrew Peeke D -0.72 0.00 0.00 -0.80 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 13:30

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.