PIT @ STL Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-04-14 Posted by kaylee on 2026-04-14 04:00:11

PIT @ STL

Venue: Enterprise Center

Puck drop: Tue Apr 14, 2026 9:30pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

PIT (last 10)

Record 6-4-0
Streak L2
GF/GP · GA/GP 4.5 · 3.6
Power play 7/27 (25.9%)
Last game L vs WSH (0–3)

STL (last 10)

Record 6-3-1
Streak W2
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.5 · 2.5
Power play 7/31 (22.6%)
Last game W vs MIN (6–3)

Recent meetings:

2025-10-27 STL 3 @ PIT 6

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

PIT

Evgeni Malkin 8 pts · 4 G · 12 SOG
Sidney Crosby 7 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
Erik Karlsson 6 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
Yegor Chinakhov 6 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG

STL

Jimmy Snuggerud 7 pts · 2 G · 18 SOG
Robert Thomas 6 pts · 4 G · 10 SOG
Dylan Holloway 6 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
Jordan Kyrou 3 pts · 1 G · 8 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: PIT 3.6 · STL 3.72 · Win odds: PIT 48.5% · STL 51.5% · OT/SO chance: 15.8%

3-3 37.8%
4-4 31.9%
3-4 30.3%

Box Score

PIT 5 Final STL 7

2026-04-14

Stat	PIT	STL
Goals	5	7
Shots	23	31
Power Play	0/2 (0.0%)	1/3 (33.3%)
PIM	6	4
Faceoffs	31 / 26	26 / 31
Blocks	10	14
Saves	24	18

PIT Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Avery Hayes	2	0	2
Anthony Mantha	1	1	2
Elmer Soderblom	1	0	1
Rutger McGroarty	1	0	1
Kevin Hayes	0	2	2
Arturs Silovs	0	1	1
Benjamin Kindel	0	1	1
Ryan Shea	0	1	1

STL Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Jimmy Snuggerud	2	2	4
Dylan Holloway	2	1	3
Logan Mailloux	1	1	2
Oskar Sundqvist	1	0	1
Pavel Buchnevich	1	0	1
Jake Neighbours	0	2	2
Robert Thomas	0	2	2
Alexei Toropchenko	0	1	1
Jonathan Drouin	0	1	1
Jordan Binnington	0	1	1
Jordan Kyrou	0	1	1
Philip Broberg	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-04-14 11:52PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

PIT Away

Forwards

Line 1

Ville Koivunen

#41 · LW

TOI 18:09xGF/60 2.87xGA/60 1.73CF/60 70.2SC±/60 +16.52G±/60 -4.13CF% 60.7xGF% 62.4

Tommy Novak

#18 · C

Justin Brazeau

#16 · RW

TOI 16:41xGF/60 3.88xGA/60 3.04CF/60 79.2SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 53.6xGF% 56.1

Line 2

Elmer Soderblom

#25 · LW

TOI 13:43xGF/60 3.49xGA/60 6.45CF/60 71.3SC±/60 -38.41G±/60 -10.97CF% 41.9xGF% 35.1

Ben Kindel

#81 · C

Anthony Mantha

#39 · RW

TOI 18:23xGF/60 3.89xGA/60 4.37CF/60 87.0SC±/60 -9.66G±/60 -4.84CF% 56.3xGF% 47.1

Line 3

Rutger McGroarty

#2 · LW

TOI 15:21xGF/60 2.29xGA/60 2.63CF/60 37.0SC±/60 -20.57G±/60 +4.12CF% 47.4xGF% 46.6

Kevin Hayes

#13 · C

TOI 14:01xGF/60 3.69xGA/60 2.91CF/60 58.8SC±/60 -11.76G±/60 +17.65CF% 55.6xGF% 56.0

Avery Hayes

#85 · RW

TOI 13:48xGF/60 4.86xGA/60 5.17CF/60 95.7SC±/60 -17.39G±/60 +8.69CF% 55.0xGF% 48.4

Line 4

Rafael Harvey-Pinard

TOI 11:01xGF/60 2.30xGA/60 3.54CF/60 54.0SC±/60 -9.00G±/60 +9.00CF% 50.0xGF% 39.4

Joona Koppanen

TOI 10:51xGF/60 1.39xGA/60 3.99CF/60 45.1SC±/60 -22.55G±/60 -7.52CF% 42.9xGF% 25.8

Noel Acciari

#55 · RW

TOI 14:05xGF/60 1.11xGA/60 3.63CF/60 24.0SC±/60 -36.00G±/60 0.00CF% 26.7xGF% 23.4

Defense

Pair 1

Ryan Shea

#5 · LD

TOI 21:58xGF/60 3.16xGA/60 1.76CF/60 56.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +4.00CF% 66.7xGF% 64.1

Connor Clifton

#75 · RD

TOI 18:54xGF/60 3.27xGA/60 3.01CF/60 65.9SC±/60 -4.39G±/60 0.00CF% 57.7xGF% 52.0

Pair 2

Ryan Graves

#27 · LD

TOI 14:20xGF/60 2.72xGA/60 3.99CF/60 71.8SC±/60 -15.38G±/60 0.00CF% 51.9xGF% 40.6

Ilya Solovyov

TOI 14:31xGF/60 2.38xGA/60 3.65CF/60 56.1SC±/60 -14.03G±/60 0.00CF% 48.0xGF% 39.5

Pair 3

Jake Livanavage

TOI 25:14xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 3.38CF/60 37.5SC±/60 -24.98G±/60 -6.24CF% 35.3xGF% 37.0

Jack St. Ivany

#3 · RD

TOI 21:00xGF/60 2.66xGA/60 4.20CF/60 42.6SC±/60 -38.34G±/60 -4.26CF% 33.3xGF% 38.8

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Stuart Skinner [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 22]
G2	Arturs Silovs

STL Home

Forwards

Line 1

Dylan Holloway

#81 · LW

TOI 19:02xGF/60 3.66xGA/60 1.84CF/60 75.9SC±/60 +45.52G±/60 +3.80CF% 64.5xGF% 66.6

Robert Thomas

#18 · C

TOI 18:54xGF/60 3.21xGA/60 1.60CF/60 65.8SC±/60 +42.78G±/60 +3.29CF% 64.5xGF% 66.8

Jimmy Snuggerud

#21 · RW

TOI 16:40xGF/60 4.05xGA/60 2.31CF/60 81.6SC±/60 +36.27G±/60 +4.54CF% 62.1xGF% 63.6

Line 2

Pavel Buchnevich

#89 · LW

TOI 15:51xGF/60 4.70xGA/60 4.06CF/60 80.0SC±/60 +25.00G±/60 -5.00CF% 51.6xGF% 53.6

Pius Suter

#22 · C

TOI 16:00xGF/60 3.97xGA/60 2.72CF/60 66.1SC±/60 +24.04G±/60 0.00CF% 64.7xGF% 59.3

Jordan Kyrou

#25 · RW

TOI 13:43xGF/60 5.25xGA/60 3.85CF/60 86.8SC±/60 +40.07G±/60 -6.68CF% 61.9xGF% 57.7

Line 3

Jake Neighbours

#63 · LW

TOI 13:16xGF/60 3.43xGA/60 1.68CF/60 50.6SC±/60 +5.61G±/60 0.00CF% 52.9xGF% 67.1

Dalibor Dvorsky

#54 · C

TOI 12:48xGF/60 5.29xGA/60 1.74CF/60 87.6SC±/60 +7.30G±/60 -7.30CF% 66.7xGF% 75.3

Jonathan Drouin

TOI 14:45xGF/60 3.51xGA/60 2.58CF/60 57.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -7.15CF% 47.1xGF% 57.6

Line 4

Alexey Toropchenko

#13 · LW

TOI 12:47xGF/60 1.68xGA/60 4.66CF/60 24.0SC±/60 -41.93G±/60 0.00CF% 18.2xGF% 26.5

Jack Finley

#37 · C

Jonatan Berggren

#29 · RW

Defense

Pair 1

Philip Broberg

#6 · LD

TOI 21:38xGF/60 4.24xGA/60 2.20CF/60 70.6SC±/60 +32.09G±/60 +9.62CF% 61.1xGF% 65.8

Logan Mailloux

#23 · RD

TOI 21:27xGF/60 4.18xGA/60 3.13CF/60 65.4SC±/60 +10.32G±/60 +3.45CF% 48.7xGF% 57.2

Pair 2

Cam Fowler

#17 · LD

TOI 23:26xGF/60 2.83xGA/60 1.84CF/60 59.8SC±/60 +29.90G±/60 -2.99CF% 58.8xGF% 60.6

Colton Parayko

#55 · RD

TOI 23:36xGF/60 2.82xGA/60 1.65CF/60 59.3SC±/60 +29.66G±/60 -2.96CF% 60.6xGF% 63.1

Pair 3

Tyler Tucker

#75 · LD

TOI 15:04xGF/60 2.24xGA/60 4.58CF/60 30.4SC±/60 -30.41G±/60 0.00CF% 27.8xGF% 32.8

Matthew Kessel

#51 · RD

TOI 12:54xGF/60 1.92xGA/60 5.32CF/60 25.9SC±/60 -51.80G±/60 -6.47CF% 19.0xGF% 26.5

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jordan Binnington [Status: CONFIRMED • Start Score: 72]
G2	Joel Hofer

Injuries

As of 2026-04-14 11:52PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

PIT

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Joel Blomqvist	NA	30	IR	IR
Filip Hallander	NA	11	IR	IR

STL

No listed injuries.

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