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Game Recap
STL5
Final/OTWed, May 25, 2022PlayoffsEvery game that night
COL4

STL beat COL 5-4 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.27 expected goals to 2.89. N. MacKinnon scored three for COL. V. Husso stopped 30 of 34.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
STL01315
COL21104
  1. 1st 3:51COLN. MacKinnon0.10 xG
  2. 1st 18:23COLN. MacKinnonPP0.26 xG
  3. 2nd 4:02COLG. Landeskog0.07 xG
  4. 2nd 14:42STLV. Tarasenko0.11 xG
  5. 3rd 9:57STLR. Thomas0.13 xG
  6. 3rd 15:14STLJ. Kyrou0.22 xG
  7. 3rd 17:14COLN. MacKinnon0.12 xG
  8. 3rd 19:04STLR. Thomas0.05 xG
  9. OT 3:38STLT. Bozak0.06 xG

Team Stats

STLCOL
30Shots on goal34
2.27Expected goals2.89
58Shot attempts57
225v5 shots on goal27
0/3Power play1/3
47Hits31
13Blocked shots22
6Penalty minutes6
4Giveaways7
7Takeaways12

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 2.27 xGCOL 2.89 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTCOL goal, 3:51COL goal, 18:23COL goal, 4:02STL goal, 14:42STL goal, 9:57STL goal, 15:14COL goal, 17:14STL goal, 19:04STL goal, 3:38

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

STL30 on goal, 5 scored
COL33 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. BuchnevichLW0222120021:352:56
R. ThomasC202610+1021:313:07
V. TarasenkoRW112500+3019:012:59
B. SchennC011060+1216:512:54
J. KyrouRW1012000015:262:58
A. ToropchenkoRW011210+1011:160:00
I. BarbashevLW011010+1010:270:54
T. BozakC101220+107:160:00
R. O'ReillyC0000220022:542:57
D. PerronLW000330-1021:133:00
B. SaadLW0002310019:501:56
N. WalkerLW000020+107:010:00
N. LeddyD033131+1022:480:19
J. FaulkD011133+2029:023:33
C. ParaykoD000250-1028:382:27
N. MikkolaD000162+1216:190:00
M. ScandellaD0001410012:220:00
R. BortuzzoD0000410211:090:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso34304.88262:20Win
C. Lindgren000–0:00

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. MacKinnonC314611+2022:294:27
G. LandeskogLW101201+2023:134:26
M. RantanenRW011200-2220:154:28
A. LehkonenLW011121+1218:200:21
N. KadriC000100-3019:124:26
V. NichushkinRW000311-3018:100:18
A. NewhookC0000210012:520:23
D. HelmC000060-1011:500:00
J. CompherLW0001110011:360:00
N. Aube-KubelRW0002310011:150:00
A. CoglianoC0000130010:020:00
L. O'ConnorRW000110-229:530:00
B. ByramD0224300018:520:23
C. MakarD0114120028:424:39
D. ToewsD011064-1026:040:14
E. JohnsonD000414-1018:490:00
J. MansonD000212-1017:590:00
J. JohnsonD000110-1012:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper30255.83363:38Loss
P. Francouz000–0:00