Perfetti scores the winner as Winnipeg beat Pittsburgh 3-2
Winnipeg out-shot Pittsburgh 34-32 in a game with 1 lead change. The pre-game price had PIT at 60.8%.
Pucks & Stats Data Desk 5 Oct
2nd period: B. Kindel (PIT). 3rd period: A. Iafallo (WPG), A. Lowry (WPG), D. Carlile (PIT), C. Perfetti (WPG).
Alex Iafallo led Winnipeg with 1 goal and 1 assist. Clay Stevenson stopped 29 of 31 shots. On expected goals it was Winnipeg 2.9, Pittsburgh 3.0. The chances favoured the side that lost. On the power play Winnipeg went 0 for 1 and Pittsburgh 0 for 2.
How it turned
Where the goals came from
How the chances built
Running total of expected goals for each team, regulation and overtime. A steep climb is a spell of good chances; a goal dot above the other line came against the run of play.
The upset
What’s next
Winnipeg host Colorado on Wednesday 7 October. Pittsburgh visit Washington on Wednesday 7 October.