Mon, Dec 31, 2018
11:00 PM
FinalRegular season
Xcel Energy Center
Retroactive prediction
Correct winner predicted
PIT 52%48% MIN
Probable score
2 - 1
Regulation win (home)
33%
OT / shootout probability
25%
Elo home / away
1528 / 1562
Likely goal scorers
2/6 correct
Zach Parise0.07 goal · 6%1
Nino Niederreiter0.06 goal · 6%0
Eric Staal0.06 goal · 6%0
Patric Hornqvist0.06 goal · 6%0
Evgeni Malkin0.06 goal · 5%0
Sidney Crosby0.05 goal · 5%1Likely goal scorers
2/6 correctZach Parise0.07 goal · 6%1Nino Niederreiter0.06 goal · 6%0Eric Staal0.06 goal · 6%0Patric Hornqvist0.06 goal · 6%0Evgeni Malkin0.06 goal · 5%0Sidney Crosby0.05 goal · 5%1Likely assists
4/6 correctSidney Crosby0.10 assist · 10%1
Mikael Granlund0.09 assist · 8%1
Phil Kessel0.09 assist · 8%2
Kris Letang0.08 assist · 8%1
Ryan Suter0.08 assist · 7%0Evgeni Malkin0.07 assist · 7%0Likely point getters
4/6 correctSidney Crosby0.16 point · 15%2Phil Kessel0.13 point · 12%3Mikael Granlund0.13 point · 12%1Evgeni Malkin0.12 point · 12%0Zach Parise0.12 point · 11%1Eric Staal0.11 point · 10%0Tonight's matchup
| PIT | Stat | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | G | 28 |
| 65 | A | 33 |
| 100 | PTS | 61 |
| 15.9% | S% | 12.2% |
| 21.0 | TOI | 18.7 |
PIT 2 – 3 MIN · goal diff (home) 0.60
Result
Three stars
Scoring summary
1st period
- 05:27
N. Niederreiter (12), C. Coyle (12)
PIT 0–1 MIN - 15:43
P. Kessel (28), K. Letang (25)
PIT 1–1 MIN - 19:39
S. Crosby (30), Z. Aston-Reese (4)
PIT 2–1 MIN
2nd period
- 10:19
P. Kessel (29), M. Cullen (4)
PIT 3–1 MIN
3rd period
- 15:55
M. Koivu (18), M. Granlund (26)
PIT 3–2 MIN
Team comparison
| PIT | Stat | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Shots | 33 |
| 1 | Power play | 1 |
| 25 | Hits | 29 |
| 15 | Blocked shots | 9 |
| 4 | PIM | 4 |
