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Game Recap
STL4
BOS2
STL beat BOS 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.67 expected goals to 2.61. BOS outshot STL 41 to 30. V. Tarasenko led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). V. Husso stopped 39 of 41.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 0:34STLD. Perron0.12 xG
- 1st 0:49BOSP. Bergeron0.04 xG
- 1st 16:59BOSM. McLaughlin0.13 xG
- 2nd 15:10STLT. KrugPP0.10 xG
- 2nd 18:12STLV. Tarasenko0.22 xG
- 3rd 9:27STLV. Tarasenko0.21 xG
Team Stats
STLBOS
30Shots on goal41
3.67Expected goals2.61
43Shot attempts65
205v5 shots on goal35
1/4Power play0/2
21Hits25
15Blocked shots8
4Penalty minutes8
6Giveaways8
9Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 3.67 xGBOS 2.61 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
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:33 | 3:01 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:47 | 3:01 |
| D. Perron | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:28 | 3:52 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:51 | 3:46 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:42 | 3:39 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:42 | 2:44 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:15 | 1:12 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:12 | 3:33 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:51 | 2:31 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:41 | 0:00 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:34 | 0:00 |
| L. Brown | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:09 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:04 | 3:50 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:19 | 2:56 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23:24 | 0:07 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:51 | 0:07 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:12 | 0:00 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 11:25 | 0:06 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Husso | 41 | 39 | 2 | .951 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Binnington | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:54 | 3:28 |
| P. Bergeron | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:05 | 3:14 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:46 |
| M. McLaughlin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:50 | 0:00 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 | 2:34 |
| T. Hall | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:04 | 3:14 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:49 | 0:46 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:00 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:58 | 0:32 |
| N. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 1:26 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:00 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 8:37 | 0:00 |
| D. Forbort | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:00 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:02 | 0:00 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:02 | 3:15 |
| M. Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:47 | 0:45 |
| J. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 | 0:00 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4:48 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 57:54 | Loss |
| L. Ullmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.