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Game Recap
DET1
Final/OTTue, Apr 1, 2025Every game that night
STL2

STL beat DET 2-1 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.40 expected goals to 2.98. STL outshot DET 37 to 21. C. Fowler led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Kyrou had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.5. J. Binnington stopped 20 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
DET00101
STL00112
  1. 3rd 5:13DETJ. Compher0.52 xG
  2. 3rd 19:31STLJ. Kyrou0.18 xG
  3. OT 3:27STLC. Fowler0.14 xG

Team Stats

DETSTL
21Shots on goal37
2.98Expected goals3.40
49Shot attempts69
135v5 shots on goal31
0/3Power play0/3
32Hits39
15Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes4
15Giveaways19
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 2.98 xGSTL 3.40 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTDET goal, 5:13STL goal, 19:31STL goal, 3:27

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

DET21 on goal, 1 scored
STL37 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. CompherLW101310+1015:162:52
V. TarasenkoRW011200+1011:592:31
J. BerggrenRW011040+1010:171:00
D. LarkinC000120-2022:483:27
L. RaymondLW0004100022:333:23
M. KasperC0001200020:592:37
A. DeBrincatRW000211-2020:153:06
P. KaneRW000300-1020:123:23
M. RasmussenC0000130018:571:31
T. MotteC0000310012:100:02
C. SmithC000040006:510:02
A. WatsonLW000010004:030:00
M. SeiderD000153-1027:383:38
S. EdvinssonD0000200223:292:25
B. ChiarotD0001340022:530:02
J. PetryD0002230219:280:01
A. JohanssonD0000000212:360:00
J. HollD0001000012:090:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot37352.94663:15OT loss
A. Lyon000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. ThomasC011200+2021:403:09
D. HollowayLW011171+1021:252:54
J. KyrouRW101630+1019:202:55
B. SchennC000321+1220:002:33
P. BuchnevichLW000500+1019:323:03
Z. BolducRW000342+1217:393:20
O. SundqvistC000011-1013:271:15
J. NeighboursLW000120-1012:562:58
R. FaksaC0002200012:040:00
N. WalkerLW0002810011:450:00
A. ToropchenkoRW0002400011:230:00
J. SnuggerudRW000200-1010:431:49
C. FowlerD112221+2024:433:18
J. FaulkD0001010022:492:40
P. BrobergD0001030022:140:00
N. LeddyD0001010017:520:06
R. SuterD000102-1015:140:00
T. TuckerD000240-1012:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington21201.95260:33Win
J. Hofer000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamJustin Faulk DET First game back in St. Louis, his team until Mar 20261 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDET 3.0, STL 3.4DET 1, STL 2
Total goals6.43
Shots on goalDET 26.4, STL 27.7DET 21, STL 37
Win chanceSTL 57%STL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET D. Larkin3.010.86033%0
DET A. DeBrincat2.920.75030%0
DET P. Kane2.630.81026%0
STL J. Kyrou2.560.81132%1
STL D. Holloway2.410.81128%0
DET L. Raymond2.240.82027%0
STL P. Buchnevich2.050.82028%0
STL R. Thomas2.021.06126%0
DET M. Seider1.810.4809%0
STL Z. Bolduc1.830.55023%0
STL B. Schenn1.830.71024%0
STL J. Faulk1.810.55010%0
DET M. Kasper1.810.44019%0
DET V. Tarasenko1.720.47120%0
STL P. Broberg1.610.43010%0
STL J. Neighbours1.510.55024%0
DET C. Smith1.400.27013%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.400.33015%0
DET B. Chiarot1.310.2006%0
STL A. Toropchenko1.320.29013%0
DET J. Compher1.230.42116%1
STL C. Fowler1.220.4929%1
DET J. Berggren1.200.32115%0
STL N. Walker1.120.30015%0
STL R. Faksa1.020.27011%0
STL O. Sundqvist1.000.36013%0
DET T. Motte1.000.1508%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.000.3409%0
STL T. Tucker1.020.1806%0
DET J. Petry0.920.2605%0
STL N. Leddy0.810.2704%0
STL R. Suter0.810.2103%0
DET A. Johansson0.700.1504%0
DET A. Watson0.600.1107%0
DET J. Holl0.510.1202%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 35 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.