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Game Recap
CHI5
Final/SOSat, Feb 8, 2025Every game that night
STL6

STL beat CHI 6-5 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 4.06 expected goals to 2.09. STL outshot CHI 40 to 21. I. Mikheyev led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). R. Donato had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. J. Binnington stopped 16 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
CHI20305
STL03216
  1. 1st 5:04CHIC. Smith0.10 xG
  2. 1st 5:42CHIR. Donato0.09 xG
  3. 2nd 1:40STLP. Broberg0.02 xG
  4. 2nd 1:50STLN. Walker0.05 xG
  5. 2nd 17:09STLM. Joseph0.29 xG
  6. 3rd 3:50CHIA. Martinez0.19 xG
  7. 3rd 4:32STLC. Fowler0.01 xG
  8. 3rd 6:08CHIT. Teravainen0.03 xG
  9. 3rd 11:08CHII. Mikheyev0.17 xG
  10. 3rd 15:23STLR. Thomas0.32 xG

Team Stats

CHISTL
21Shots on goal40
2.09Expected goals4.06
44Shot attempts71
175v5 shots on goal31
0/1Power play0/2
12Hits27
14Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes0
24Giveaways12
7Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CHI 2.09 xGSTL 4.06 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTCHI goal, 5:04CHI goal, 5:42STL goal, 1:40STL goal, 1:50STL goal, 17:09CHI goal, 3:50STL goal, 4:32CHI goal, 6:08CHI goal, 11:08STL goal, 15:23

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

CHI21 on goal, 5 scored
STL40 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
I. MikheyevRW123101+1017:470:02
T. TeravainenC1122010019:301:28
N. FolignoLW022100+3017:280:05
C. BedardC011100-1022:131:26
R. DonatoC1016100221:141:26
C. SmithC1012000012:070:27
P. MaroonLW0110200011:160:29
L. SlaggertLW0001100016:480:00
F. NazarC000003-2014:220:32
T. BertuzziLW000200-1013:311:26
L. ReichelLW0000100011:070:32
P. KurashevC0000200010:080:00
A. MartinezD1123120023:130:00
A. VlasicD011011-1024:390:34
S. JonesD0002130225:481:26
C. MurphyD000011-1023:000:07
T. BrodieD000001+1013:440:00
E. Del MastroD000011+1013:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Soderblom40355.87565:00OT loss
P. Mrazek000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. ThomasC1125000021:062:04
B. SchennC0222110017:551:54
M. JosephRW1122120012:350:00
P. BuchnevichLW0110000021:062:02
D. HollowayLW0114300017:231:52
Z. BolducRW011110+1014:200:42
N. WalkerLW1011700012:390:04
J. KyrouRW000621+1022:393:06
R. FaksaC0004210014:070:04
O. SundqvistC0003200013:472:10
A. ToropchenkoRW0000200012:380:04
J. NeighboursLW000140-2011:441:43
P. BrobergD112202-1019:010:04
C. FowlerD1012010022:222:08
C. ParaykoD000002+1022:580:15
R. SuterD0001000019:420:00
J. FaulkD000321-1019:031:48
N. LeddyD000303+1018:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington21165.76264:49Win
J. Hofer000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCHI 2.3, STL 3.4CHI 5, STL 6
Total goals5.611
Shots on goalCHI 24.1, STL 31.4CHI 21, STL 40
Win chanceSTL 68%STL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
STL J. Kyrou3.160.97038%0
STL D. Holloway2.640.73127%0
CHI C. Bedard2.610.81125%0
STL R. Thomas2.451.09228%1
STL P. Buchnevich2.400.92132%0
CHI R. Donato2.360.54121%1
CHI S. Jones2.120.47010%0
STL B. Schenn2.020.71225%0
STL C. Parayko2.000.46011%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.820.53023%0
STL J. Faulk1.830.5008%0
STL J. Neighbours1.710.49025%0
CHI T. Teravainen1.720.62221%1
CHI C. Smith1.720.28113%1
CHI I. Mikheyev1.610.33317%1
STL Z. Bolduc1.610.44117%0
CHI F. Nazar1.500.39016%0
STL C. Fowler1.420.5419%1
STL M. Joseph1.420.33212%1
STL P. Broberg1.420.3426%1
CHI N. Foligno1.310.38215%0
CHI L. Slaggert1.310.29013%0
CHI A. Vlasic1.300.2614%0
STL A. Toropchenko1.300.27013%0
CHI C. Murphy1.200.2106%0
CHI A. Martinez1.130.2426%1
CHI L. Reichel1.100.28010%0
STL R. Faksa1.140.29012%0
STL O. Sundqvist1.130.39014%0
STL N. Leddy1.130.3404%0
CHI P. Maroon1.000.2318%0
STL N. Walker1.010.29114%1
CHI P. Kurashev1.000.30011%0
STL R. Suter0.810.2303%0
CHI E. Mastro0.600.1704%0
CHI T. Brodie0.500.2003%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.