Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
STL1
FinalSat, Nov 23, 2024Every game that night
NYI3

NYI beat STL 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.23 expected goals to 1.80. B. Nelson led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Neighbours had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.8. I. Sorokin stopped 24 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
STL0011
NYI1113
  1. 1st 18:51NYIK. Palmieri0.10 xG
  2. 2nd 15:55NYIB. NelsonPP0.20 xG
  3. 3rd 0:45STLJ. NeighboursPP0.23 xG
  4. 3rd 19:23NYIK. PalmieriEN0.93 xG

Team Stats

STLNYI
25Shots on goal31
1.80Expected goals3.23
57Shot attempts52
235v5 shots on goal26
1/1Power play1/2
24Hits29
6Blocked shots20
4Penalty minutes2
12Giveaways14
4Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 1.80 xGNYI 3.23 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNYI goal, 18:51NYI goal, 15:55STL goal, 0:45NYI goal, 19:23

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, 1 scored
NYI31 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. BuchnevichLW011101-1020:030:10
J. NeighboursLW101560-2019:530:10
R. ThomasC011101-1219:220:10
J. KyrouRW000010-1016:410:10
B. SchennC000120-2015:510:00
D. HollowayLW0004100015:160:00
R. FaksaC0002200015:010:00
B. SaadLW000100-1014:090:00
M. JosephRW0001500013:590:00
O. SundqvistC0000200010:450:00
N. WalkerLW000231009:440:00
A. ToropchenkoRW000000009:280:00
R. SuterD000201-1226:090:00
C. ParaykoD0002120025:340:00
J. FaulkD000100-1020:470:10
S. PerunovichD0000000020:160:00
M. KesselD0002100013:100:00
P. JosephD000000-1012:440:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington30282.93358:43Loss
J. Hofer000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. NelsonC123400+2018:291:22
K. PalmieriC202400+2017:571:22
M. TsyplakovRW011320+2017:321:22
S. HolmstromRW0110000014:401:17
J. PageauC0000310019:421:03
B. HorvatC0003100019:021:03
A. LeeLW0006310018:501:03
P. EngvallLW0000200015:090:00
C. CizikasC0001300013:290:00
O. WahlstromRW0001030010:001:03
K. MacLeanC000000008:590:00
M. MartinLW000041008:100:00
N. DobsonD000211+2023:431:03
A. RomanovD000252+1022:310:00
R. PulockD000041+1021:140:05
S. MayfieldD00001100018:130:00
I. GeorgeD0003000217:310:05
D. CholowskiD0002000014:391:17
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin25241.96060:00Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSTL 2.8, NYI 3.1STL 1, NYI 3
Total goals5.94
Shots on goalSTL 28.2, NYI 31.1STL 25, NYI 31
Win chanceNYI 55%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat3.030.82034%0
STL J. Kyrou2.900.81030%0
NYI B. Nelson2.840.85336%1
NYI K. Palmieri2.840.77230%2
NYI A. Lee2.860.63028%0
NYI N. Dobson2.420.70012%0
STL J. Faulk2.210.4809%0
STL P. Buchnevich2.210.78127%0
STL B. Schenn2.110.60021%0
STL C. Parayko2.020.3909%0
STL R. Thomas2.010.93124%0
STL J. Neighbours1.850.45124%1
NYI J. Pageau1.800.57021%0
NYI P. Engvall1.700.41017%0
STL B. Saad1.710.49023%0
STL D. Holloway1.640.32015%0
NYI R. Pulock1.600.3907%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.430.50116%0
NYI A. Romanov1.420.2806%0
STL A. Toropchenko1.300.25013%0
NYI O. Wahlstrom1.310.24011%0
STL R. Suter1.220.2905%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.200.43120%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.210.29012%0
STL M. Joseph1.110.28010%0
NYI S. Mayfield1.100.2705%0
STL N. Walker1.120.29013%0
STL R. Faksa1.120.25010%0
STL P. Joseph1.000.2104%0
NYI I. George0.930.1605%0
NYI D. Cholowski0.820.2505%0
STL O. Sundqvist0.800.27011%0
STL S. Perunovich0.700.3303%0
NYI M. Martin0.700.1306%0
NYI K. MacLean0.700.2009%0
STL M. Kessel0.620.1502%0

Shots on goal: 16 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.