Final
WPG at PIT game report
Monday, October 5, 2026 · 7:30 p.m. ET · PPG Paints Arena
Jets beat the Penguins 3–2 in an even game: expected goals were 2.8–2.7 and 14–11 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
- 2Goals3
- 2.76Expected goals2.65
- 2.495-on-5 expected goals2.36
- 14High-danger chances11
- 31Shots on goal35
- 65Shot attempts58
- 565-on-5 shot attempts53
- 4:16Power-play time2:12
5-on-5 shares for PIT: 51.4% of shot attempts, 51.4% of expected goals.
Expected goals leave out shots at an empty net (PIT 0.00, WPG 0.70); they're in the “Other” row of By strength.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish. Shots at an empty net add no step.
Shot map
By strength
| PIT at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 51:30 | 56–53 | 2.49–2.36 | 2–3 |
| Power play | 4:16 | 3–2 | 0.13–0.29 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 2:12 | 0–1 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 2:02 | 6–2 | 0.14–0.70 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as PIT–WPG. “Power play” means PIT had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Stevenson WPG | 29/31 | .935 | 2.76 | +0.76 |
| Sergei Murashov PIT | 32/35 | .914 | 2.65 | -0.35 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingPenguins5.9Jets5.9
| ★Top three of the night: Alex IafalloFWPG | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10:24 | 66.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Declan CarlileDPIT | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18:23 | 46.2 |
| ★Top three of the night: Ben KindelFPIT | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:37 | 46.4 |
| Dylan DeMeloDWPG | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:24 | 56.8 |
| Josh MorrisseyDWPG | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:50 | 51.1 |
| Adam LowryFWPG | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:49 | 30.0 |
| Cole PerfettiFWPG | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19:59 | 44.7 |
| Clay StevensonGWPG | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| Connor DewarFPIT | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:46 | 59.5 |
| Vladislav NamestnikovFWPG | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:04 | 62.5 |
| Ville KoivunenFPIT | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:30 | 40.0 |
| Blake LizotteFPIT | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 | 67.7 |
| Isak RosenFWPG | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:05 | 57.7 |
| Sidney CrosbyFPIT | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:27 | 57.7 |
| Erik KarlssonDPIT | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24:00 | 46.3 |
| Mark ScheifeleFWPG | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:18 | 51.2 |
| Kris LetangDPIT | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:23 | 55.3 |
| Gabriel VilardiFWPG | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:21 | 51.9 |
| Cole KoepkeFWPG | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:29 | 60.0 |
| Kyle ConnorFWPG | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21:59 | 48.8 |
| Rickard RakellFPIT | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:37 | 61.5 |
| Hendrix LapierreFPIT | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:58 | 54.2 |
| Jack St. IvanyDWPG | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | 53.8 |
| Kaedan KorczakDPIT | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | 58.1 |
| Samuel GirardDPIT | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:12 | 57.1 |
| Sergei MurashovGPIT | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 57:23 | — |
| Dylan SambergDWPG | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:03 | 46.3 |
| Andrei KuzmenkoFPIT | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:17 | 33.3 |
| Trevor van RiemsdykDPIT | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 | 48.6 |
| Mario FerraroDWPG | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:53 | 41.7 |
| Evgeni MalkinFPIT | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:47 | 45.2 |
| Nick RobertsonFPIT | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:14 | 48.1 |
| Tommy NovakFPIT | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:12 | 46.4 |
| Neal PionkDWPG | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:04 | 38.9 |
| Egor ChinakhovFPIT | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 44.4 |
| Viggo BjörckFWPG | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:30 | 48.1 |
| Brad LambertFWPG | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:43 | 33.3 |
| Morgan BarronFWPG | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:55 | 28.6 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Penguins
Forward lines
- Malkin – Novak – Chinakhov10:36 · 12–14 · xG 0.4–0.6
- Crosby – Rakell – Robertson10:17 · 10–9 · xG 0.7–0.4
- Dewar – Lizotte – Kindel5:18 · 9–4 · xG 0.2–0.3
- Lapierre – Koivunen – Kuzmenko3:48 · 2–4 · xG 0.1–0.1
Defence pairs
- Letang – van Riemsdyk15:28 · 17–15 · xG 0.7–0.5
- Karlsson – Carlile15:00 · 16–19 · xG 0.7–1.0
- Girard – Korczak12:17 · 16–13 · xG 0.6–0.3
Jets
Forward lines
- Scheifele – Connor – Perfetti17:23 · 17–20 · xG 0.8–1.0
- Lowry – Barron – Lambert8:02 · 1–12 · xG 0.0–0.4
- Vilardi – Rosen – Björck6:42 · 7–9 · xG 0.2–0.6
- Namestnikov – Iafallo – Koepke3:37 · 7–4 · xG 0.2–0.1
Defence pairs
- DeMelo – Morrissey10:56 · 14–13 · xG 0.5–0.4
- Ferraro – St. Ivany10:37 · 9–9 · xG 0.4–0.4
- Samberg – Pionk9:26 · 9–15 · xG 0.3–0.7
Three stars
- ★C. PerfettiWPG · 1G 0A
- ★★A. IafalloWPG · 1G 1A
- ★★★D. CarlilePIT · 1G 1A
Scoring
Period 2
- 09:27PIT B. Kindel (from D. Carlile, E. Karlsson)0–1
Period 3
- 04:43WPG A. Iafallo1–1
- 07:08WPG A. Lowry (from A. Iafallo, D. DeMelo)2–1
- 08:53PIT D. Carlile (from B. Kindel, V. Koivunen)2–2
- 09:02WPG C. Perfetti (from J. Morrissey)3–2