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Game Recap
STL2
FinalSat, Mar 4, 2023Every game that night
LAK4

LAK beat STL 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.84 expected goals to 2.86. LAK outshot STL 38 to 26. K. Fiala led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Korpisalo stopped 24 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
STL1012
LAK1124
  1. 1st 3:14LAKC. Grundstrom0.07 xG
  2. 1st 18:05STLR. Thomas0.30 xG
  3. 2nd 12:50LAKA. Kempe0.12 xG
  4. 3rd 12:11STLK. KapanenSH0.25 xG
  5. 3rd 16:57LAKG. VilardiPP0.14 xG
  6. 3rd 18:04LAKK. FialaEN0.95 xG

Team Stats

STLLAK
26Shots on goal38
2.86Expected goals4.84
46Shot attempts62
195v5 shots on goal31
0/3Power play1/3
26Hits16
15Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes6
4Giveaways8
4Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 2.86 xGLAK 4.84 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdLAK goal, 3:14STL goal, 18:05LAK goal, 12:50STL goal, 12:11LAK goal, 16:57LAK goal, 18:04

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

STL25 on goal, 2 scored
LAK37 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. BuchnevichLW011520-1021:243:56
R. ThomasC101101-1020:474:00
B. SaadLW011201+1018:142:01
K. KapanenRW1014100016:302:04
J. KyrouRW000200-1218:263:53
B. SchennC000041-1018:093:36
A. ToropchenkoRW0001000012:350:00
S. BlaisLW000240-1011:492:06
T. PitlickC0001120011:420:00
L. BrownC000200-1011:222:13
N. AlexandrovC0000300011:080:00
J. LeivoLW000120-128:410:00
J. FaulkD0112230022:452:53
C. ParaykoD000132+1021:420:10
N. LeddyD000002+1021:120:10
T. KrugD000200-2017:542:58
M. ScandellaD0000230215:430:00
T. TuckerD000020-1014:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington37343.91959:49Loss
T. Greiss000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. FialaLW112310+1020:085:18
A. KempeRW1014100019:525:10
G. VilardiC1012100018:185:14
V. ArvidssonLW0114010016:320:29
Q. ByfieldRW0113100012:040:00
C. GrundstromRW101320+129:180:00
R. KupariC011012+107:240:00
A. KopitarC0003000021:165:12
P. DanaultC0004010017:460:30
A. IafalloLW000210-1016:110:20
B. LizotteC0002010414:390:01
A. KaliyevRW000100006:120:21
D. DoughtyD022022+1027:315:06
M. RoyD011300+2019:130:12
M. AndersonD000133+1022:260:00
V. GavrikovD000210+2018:550:08
S. DurziD000102-2013:390:34
A. EdlerD000023-1012:570:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo26242.92359:39Win
P. Copley000–0:00