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Game Recap
BOS3
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
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 11:49STLP. BuchnevichPP0.16 xG
- 2nd 1:33BOSJ. DeBrusk0.33 xG
- 2nd 9:44BOST. Hall0.08 xG
- 2nd 19:57STLR. Thomas0.10 xG
- 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
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:12 | 2:02 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:51 | 0:39 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | 1:13 |
| T. Hall | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 1:56 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:42 | 2:30 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:56 | 1:00 |
| P. Bergeron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:25 | 2:09 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 0:00 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:00 |
| M. McLaughlin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:00 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:23 | 0:00 |
| N. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 | 0:00 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 25:03 | 2:03 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:03 | 1:07 |
| D. Forbort | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:43 | 0:00 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:11 | 0:00 |
| M. Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:08 | 1:06 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 17:10 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 60:48 | Win |
| T. Grosenick | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 16:55 | 1:56 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 | 2:01 |
| R. Thomas | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:16 | 1:51 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 1:47 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:01 | 1:41 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:09 | 0:00 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:54 | 1:49 |
| D. Perron | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:48 | 2:01 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:05 | 1:42 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7:44 | 0:03 |
| L. Brown | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:40 | 0:00 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:35 | 0:00 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 25:59 | 2:11 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:35 | 0:02 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:01 | 0:13 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:46 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:53 | 1:38 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12:16 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Husso | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 60:48 | OT loss |
| J. Binnington | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.