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Game Recap
NSH4
Final/OTThu, Nov 11, 2021Every game that night
STL3

NSH beat STL 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.38 expected goals to 3.26. STL outshot NSH 36 to 27. M. Granlund led the way with 4 points (0 G, 4 A). D. Rittich stopped 33 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
NSH02114
STL20103
  1. 1st 12:23STLJ. Kyrou0.35 xG
  2. 1st 16:47STLJ. KyrouPP0.06 xG
  3. 2nd 0:17NSHM. Duchene0.12 xG
  4. 2nd 7:43NSHL. Kunin0.08 xG
  5. 3rd 4:01NSHY. Trenin0.05 xG
  6. 3rd 8:13STLV. Tarasenko0.11 xG
  7. OT 2:01NSHM. Duchene0.06 xG

Team Stats

NSHSTL
27Shots on goal36
2.38Expected goals3.26
51Shot attempts61
265v5 shots on goal33
0/0Power play1/1
29Hits26
16Blocked shots11
7Penalty minutes5
4Giveaways8
10Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 2.38 xGSTL 3.26 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTSTL goal, 12:23STL goal, 16:47NSH goal, 0:17NSH goal, 7:43NSH goal, 4:01STL goal, 8:13NSH goal, 2:01

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

NSH27 on goal, 4 scored
STL36 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GranlundC044220+4020:290:00
M. DucheneC213300+3022:220:00
L. KuninC112414+2017:130:00
T. JeannotLW011251-1019:050:00
Y. TreninC1014310015:280:00
M. OlivierRW0111210012:460:00
R. JohansenC000100-1016:560:00
E. TolvanenRW0000120014:020:00
C. SissonsC000020-1014:010:00
T. NovakC0001000011:540:00
P. TomasinoRW000101-1011:240:00
M. McCarronC000011056:560:00
R. JosiD000110+2225:490:00
M. EkholmD0001120023:060:00
M. BenningD0001210021:070:00
D. FabbroD000000+1020:080:00
P. MyersD0005200018:060:00
M. BorowieckiD0000620013:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Rittich36333.91762:01Win
J. Saros000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. ThomasC022000-1018:000:23
J. KyrouRW2023000016:500:23
V. TarasenkoRW101310-2017:381:03
T. BozakC0111000014:090:00
D. PerronLW000210-1018:201:03
R. O'ReillyC000102-1018:151:03
B. SaadLW000110+1017:561:03
P. BuchnevichLW000310+1016:280:23
I. BarbashevLW000350-2016:150:00
J. NealLW0002100011:160:23
K. KostinC0001500010:360:00
D. JoshuaC000130059:450:00
J. FaulkD011922+1027:011:18
C. ParaykoD011113-3025:540:08
C. RosenD011203+2021:330:00
M. ScandellaD000210-3020:510:00
R. BortuzzoD0001400014:130:00
J. WalmanD0000010011:030:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington27234.85262:01OT loss
J. Hofer000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamRyan O'Reilly NSH Faces STL, his team until Feb 20231 SOG

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