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
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NYI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 18:51NYIK. Palmieri0.10 xG
- 2nd 15:55NYIB. NelsonPP0.20 xG
- 3rd 0:45STLJ. NeighboursPP0.23 xG
- 3rd 19:23NYIK. PalmieriEN0.93 xG
Team Stats
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
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:03 | 0:10 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:53 | 0:10 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:22 | 0:10 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:41 | 0:10 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:51 | 0:00 |
| D. Holloway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:16 | 0:00 |
| R. Faksa | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:01 | 0:00 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:00 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:59 | 0:00 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:00 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 | 0:00 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 | 0:00 |
| R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 26:09 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:34 | 0:00 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:47 | 0:10 |
| S. Perunovich | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:16 | 0:00 |
| M. Kessel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:00 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:44 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 58:43 | Loss |
| J. Hofer | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NYI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Nelson | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:29 | 1:22 |
| K. Palmieri | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:57 | 1:22 |
| M. Tsyplakov | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:32 | 1:22 |
| S. Holmstrom | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | 1:17 |
| J. Pageau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 | 1:03 |
| B. Horvat | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 1:03 |
| A. Lee | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:50 | 1:03 |
| P. Engvall | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:00 |
| C. Cizikas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:00 |
| O. Wahlstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 | 1:03 |
| K. MacLean | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:59 | 0:00 |
| M. Martin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 | 0:00 |
| N. Dobson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 23:43 | 1:03 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:31 | 0:00 |
| R. Pulock | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:14 | 0:05 |
| S. Mayfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 | 0:00 |
| I. George | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:31 | 0:05 |
| D. Cholowski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 1:17 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Sorokin | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 60:00 | Win |
| S. Varlamov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | STL 2.8, NYI 3.1 | STL 1, NYI 3 |
| Total goals | 5.9 | 4 |
| Shots on goal | STL 28.2, NYI 31.1 | STL 25, NYI 31 |
| Win chance | NYI 55% | NYI won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI B. Horvat | 3.0 | 3 | 0.82 | 0 | 34% | 0 |
| STL J. Kyrou | 2.9 | 0 | 0.81 | 0 | 30% | 0 |
| NYI B. Nelson | 2.8 | 4 | 0.85 | 3 | 36% | 1 |
| NYI K. Palmieri | 2.8 | 4 | 0.77 | 2 | 30% | 2 |
| NYI A. Lee | 2.8 | 6 | 0.63 | 0 | 28% | 0 |
| NYI N. Dobson | 2.4 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| STL J. Faulk | 2.2 | 1 | 0.48 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| STL P. Buchnevich | 2.2 | 1 | 0.78 | 1 | 27% | 0 |
| STL B. Schenn | 2.1 | 1 | 0.60 | 0 | 21% | 0 |
| STL C. Parayko | 2.0 | 2 | 0.39 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| STL R. Thomas | 2.0 | 1 | 0.93 | 1 | 24% | 0 |
| STL J. Neighbours | 1.8 | 5 | 0.45 | 1 | 24% | 1 |
| NYI J. Pageau | 1.8 | 0 | 0.57 | 0 | 21% | 0 |
| NYI P. Engvall | 1.7 | 0 | 0.41 | 0 | 17% | 0 |
| STL B. Saad | 1.7 | 1 | 0.49 | 0 | 23% | 0 |
| STL D. Holloway | 1.6 | 4 | 0.32 | 0 | 15% | 0 |
| NYI R. Pulock | 1.6 | 0 | 0.39 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| NYI M. Tsyplakov | 1.4 | 3 | 0.50 | 1 | 16% | 0 |
| NYI A. Romanov | 1.4 | 2 | 0.28 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| STL A. Toropchenko | 1.3 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| NYI O. Wahlstrom | 1.3 | 1 | 0.24 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| STL R. Suter | 1.2 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| NYI S. Holmstrom | 1.2 | 0 | 0.43 | 1 | 20% | 0 |
| NYI C. Cizikas | 1.2 | 1 | 0.29 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| STL M. Joseph | 1.1 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| NYI S. Mayfield | 1.1 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| STL N. Walker | 1.1 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| STL R. Faksa | 1.1 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| STL P. Joseph | 1.0 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| NYI I. George | 0.9 | 3 | 0.16 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| NYI D. Cholowski | 0.8 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| STL O. Sundqvist | 0.8 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| STL S. Perunovich | 0.7 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| NYI M. Martin | 0.7 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 6% | 0 |
| NYI K. MacLean | 0.7 | 0 | 0.20 | 0 | 9% | 0 |
| STL M. Kessel | 0.6 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 2% | 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.