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Game Recap
BOS3
Final/OTTue, Apr 19, 2022Every game that night
STL2

BOS beat STL 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 2.98 expected goals to 2.22. BOS outshot STL 35 to 22. J. DeBrusk led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Swayman stopped 20 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
BOS02013
STL11002
  1. 1st 11:49STLP. BuchnevichPP0.16 xG
  2. 2nd 1:33BOSJ. DeBrusk0.33 xG
  3. 2nd 9:44BOST. Hall0.08 xG
  4. 2nd 19:57STLR. Thomas0.10 xG
  5. OT 0:48BOSC. McAvoy0.09 xG

Team Stats

BOSSTL
35Shots on goal22
2.98Expected goals2.22
62Shot attempts43
325v5 shots on goal17
0/2Power play1/3
22Hits20
13Blocked shots13
8Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways11
16Takeaways11

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 2.98 xGSTL 2.22 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTSTL goal, 11:49BOS goal, 1:33BOS goal, 9:44STL goal, 19:57BOS goal, 0:48

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

BOS35 on goal, 3 scored
STL21 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. DeBruskLW112400+2017:122:02
C. CoyleC011100+1017:510:39
E. HaulaLW0112120017:051:13
T. HallLW1013000015:361:56
B. MarchandLW000010+1017:422:30
C. SmithC000321-1015:561:00
P. BergeronC000210+1015:252:09
T. NosekLW0001110013:240:00
T. FredericC0004100012:330:00
M. McLaughlinC0002200011:370:00
C. LazarC000341+1211:230:00
N. FolignoLW0000200010:440:00
C. McAvoyD101211+1225:032:03
M. GrzelcykD0112020021:031:07
D. ForbortD011111+1216:430:00
B. CarloD0000310020:110:00
M. ReillyD0004000219:081:06
C. CliftonD000123+1017:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman22202.90960:48Win
T. Grosenick000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. BuchnevichLW112302+1016:551:56
V. TarasenkoRW0222200016:452:01
R. ThomasC1011020019:161:51
J. KyrouRW0111010019:021:47
B. SchennC0002210021:011:41
I. BarbashevLW0000700418:090:00
R. O'ReillyC000100-1015:541:49
D. PerronLW000300-1015:482:01
B. SaadLW000100-1013:051:42
N. WalkerLW000020-127:440:03
L. BrownC000100-107:400:00
D. JoshuaC000010-107:350:00
J. FaulkD000300-1025:592:11
C. ParaykoD0001000021:350:02
N. LeddyD000201+1020:010:13
M. ScandellaD000012-1019:460:00
T. KrugD000122-1017:531:38
R. BortuzzoD000032-1012:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso35323.91460:48OT loss
J. Binnington000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBrandon Carlo STL Faces BOS, his team until Mar 20250 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.