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Game Recap
STL6
FinalSat, Mar 25, 2023Every game that night
ANA3

STL beat ANA 6-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.67 expected goals to 2.29. STL outshot ANA 36 to 25. K. Kapanen led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Binnington stopped 22 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
STL3216
ANA2013
  1. 1st 1:46ANAT. TerryPP0.10 xG
  2. 1st 2:01STLJ. Vrana0.11 xG
  3. 1st 4:05ANAN. Nesterenko0.13 xG
  4. 1st 15:14STLS. Blais0.13 xG
  5. 1st 15:33STLB. Schenn0.11 xG
  6. 2nd 1:02STLB. Schenn0.13 xG
  7. 2nd 1:31STLK. Kapanen0.17 xG
  8. 3rd 0:15STLK. Kapanen0.11 xG
  9. 3rd 5:39ANAR. Strome0.09 xG

Team Stats

STLANA
36Shots on goal25
3.67Expected goals2.29
53Shot attempts54
335v5 shots on goal19
0/4Power play1/5
11Hits6
14Blocked shots6
10Penalty minutes8
8Giveaways9
3Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 3.67 xGANA 2.29 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdANA goal, 1:46STL goal, 2:01ANA goal, 4:05STL goal, 15:14STL goal, 15:33STL goal, 1:02STL goal, 1:31STL goal, 0:15ANA goal, 5:39

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

STL36 on goal, 6 scored
ANA22 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. KapanenRW213620+1017:272:34
B. SchennC213401+3215:432:30
J. VranaLW112301+3213:492:17
S. BlaisLW1124120413:431:15
R. ThomasC0001010018:582:37
P. BuchnevichLW0002010017:192:38
J. KyrouRW0001000216:182:42
B. SaadLW000100+3014:452:22
J. NeighboursLW0002210013:461:10
N. WalkerLW000121+1012:150:10
A. ToropchenkoRW0001000012:050:00
T. PitlickC0002300010:230:00
C. ParaykoD033002+2022:530:00
J. FaulkD0221100020:522:29
N. LeddyD011200+3020:200:32
T. KrugD011301+2016:372:44
M. ScandellaD000101+1019:100:00
R. BortuzzoD0001020015:170:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington25223.88060:00Win
T. Greiss000–0:00

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. TerryRW1123000014:232:05
J. SilfverbergRW0112000017:242:33
M. McTavishC0114010016:162:06
N. NesterenkoC1012000014:431:13
T. ZegrasC011300-2013:402:18
R. StromeC101200-2012:512:13
M. JonesLW011211-2212:232:40
D. GrantC0000000017:002:24
M. ComtoisLW000100-1216:183:14
I. LundestromC000020-2014:200:12
B. McGinnLW000010-1013:450:01
B. LeasonRW000100-1213:410:02
K. ShattenkirkD011201-1019:403:23
C. FowlerD000200-2224:202:28
S. HarringtonD000102-1020:060:13
S. BenoitD000021-1020:030:35
N. BeaulieuD000000-1016:510:00
C. WhiteD000000-2014:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson36306.83359:33Loss
L. Dostal000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamMason McTavish STL First game back in Anaheim, his team until May 20261 A, 4 SOG
  • Old teamCam Fowler STL Faces ANA, his team until Dec 20242 SOG

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