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Game Recap
NSH8
STL3
NSH beat STL 8-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.28 expected goals to 2.69. F. Forsberg led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). K. Lankinen stopped 36 of 39.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| STL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 6:57NSHF. Forsberg0.29 xG
- 1st 7:25NSHY. Trenin0.57 xG
- 1st 13:53NSHL. Evangelista0.11 xG
- 1st 16:32STLP. Buchnevich0.18 xG
- 2nd 2:45NSHS. Stastney0.15 xG
- 2nd 4:46NSHR. O'ReillyPP0.23 xG
- 2nd 6:00NSHL. Evangelista0.13 xG
- 2nd 10:17STLR. Thomas0.14 xG
- 2nd 17:29NSHF. Forsberg0.11 xG
- 3rd 5:23STLJ. NeighboursPP0.11 xG
- 3rd 12:42NSHK. Sherwood0.17 xG
Team Stats
NSHSTL
35Shots on goal39
4.28Expected goals2.69
50Shot attempts67
255v5 shots on goal32
1/5Power play1/4
11Hits20
17Blocked shots8
13Penalty minutes15
2Giveaways5
12Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NSH 4.28 xGSTL 2.69 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
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Forsberg | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 17:11 | 5:02 |
| L. Evangelista | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:32 | 4:28 |
| K. Sherwood | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:25 | 0:00 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:41 | 4:20 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 18:17 | 4:39 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 | 4:11 |
| P. Tomasino | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:36 | 4:07 |
| G. Nyquist | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:32 | 3:31 |
| C. Smith | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:00 |
| M. McCarron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 0:00 |
| L. Foudy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Parssinen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:01 | 3:59 |
| A. Carrier | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 18:16 | 0:31 |
| T. Barrie | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 19:41 | 5:06 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 17:03 | 0:05 |
| S. Stastney | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:02 | 0:00 |
| R. Josi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:56 | 4:31 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Lankinen | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Saros | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Thomas | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 4:06 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:38 | 4:05 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:37 | 2:50 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:14 | 2:02 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:04 | 3:21 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -4 | 5 | 15:34 | 1:59 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:00 | 1:35 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:45 | 2:09 |
| K. Hayes | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:22 | 3:07 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:04 | 0:12 |
| S. Blais | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 8:15 | 0:00 |
| N. Alexandrov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:01 | 0:03 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 18:12 | 3:49 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 24:22 | 0:12 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 23:13 | 0:08 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 19:12 | 2:47 |
| S. Perunovich | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:01 | 3:10 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hofer | 15 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 22:45 | Loss |
| J. Binnington | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 37:05 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.