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Game Recap
STL2
FinalSat, Nov 22, 2025Every game that night
NYI1

STL beat NYI 2-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.58 expected goals to 3.41. NYI outshot STL 30 to 22. A. Pelech had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.3. J. Binnington stopped 29 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
STL1102
NYI0011
  1. 1st 0:42STLB. Schenn0.10 xG
  2. 2nd 17:51STLP. Suter0.21 xG
  3. 3rd 16:40NYIA. Lee0.34 xG

Team Stats

STLNYI
22Shots on goal30
2.58Expected goals3.41
52Shot attempts61
205v5 shots on goal21
0/1Power play0/3
22Hits20
14Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes2
14Giveaways15
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 2.58 xGNYI 3.41 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdSTL goal, 0:42STL goal, 17:51NYI goal, 16:40

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

STL22 on goal, 2 scored
NYI30 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. BuchnevichLW0110020018:520:40
P. SuterC101400+1016:000:00
B. SchennC1012200015:340:48
D. DvorskyRW011110+1014:180:41
D. HollowayLW011260+1014:030:49
J. KyrouRW011200+1012:420:46
R. ThomasC000200-1019:200:39
J. NeighboursLW0000200015:350:47
A. ToropchenkoRW0000200013:420:00
N. WalkerLW0002330013:200:00
J. SnuggerudRW0000100012:490:37
N. BjugstadC0001200010:460:00
P. BrobergD000132+1027:580:00
C. ParaykoD0000030024:230:00
J. FaulkD0003020620:220:50
C. FowlerD000102+1019:450:38
T. TuckerD0001000013:150:00
M. KesselD0000000013:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington30291.96759:59Win
J. Hofer000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BarzalC0112100221:303:33
K. PalmieriC0113010018:372:47
A. LeeLW101421+1017:352:01
B. HorvatC000400-1020:253:33
J. DrouinLW000200+1019:503:28
J. PageauC0001110015:580:27
E. HeinemanLW000150-2014:320:00
S. HolmstromRW0000020014:260:00
A. DuclairLW0000020012:460:00
C. RitchieC0003100010:260:00
M. ShabanovRW0002100010:220:00
C. CizikasC000060008:480:00
M. SchaeferD000112+1027:293:33
A. PelechD000401-1020:150:00
T. DeAngeloD000300-1019:270:19
R. PulockD0000010018:180:00
S. MayfieldD000010-1016:350:00
A. BoqvistD000011-1013:520:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin22202.90956:49Loss
D. Rittich000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

STL

Line 3P. Suter13:09D. Holloway13:14J. Kyrou11:55
Pair 1P. Broberg24:01C. Parayko20:44
Pair 2J. Faulk18:46C. Fowler17:45
Pair 3M. Kessel12:31T. Tucker12:54

NYI

Line 1A. Lee14:19J. Pageau14:32A. Duclair12:46
Line 2M. Barzal16:42J. Drouin14:47S. Holmstrom13:35
Line 3K. Palmieri14:24E. Heineman14:32B. Horvat14:30
Pair 1M. Schaefer21:55R. Pulock17:15
Pair 2A. Pelech19:00T. DeAngelo18:35
Pair 3S. Mayfield15:49A. Boqvist13:52

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBrayden Schenn NYI Faces STL, his team until Mar 20261 G, 2 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreSTL 2.9, NYI 3.1STL 2, NYI 1
Total goals6.03
Shots on goalSTL 25.8, NYI 28.7STL 22, NYI 30
Win chanceNYI 52%STL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat2.840.81033%0
NYI M. Barzal2.720.97126%0
STL J. Kyrou2.620.70130%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.510.63016%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.430.70128%0
NYI A. Lee2.340.54124%1
STL D. Holloway2.120.61123%0
STL J. Snuggerud1.900.53019%0
STL P. Buchnevich1.800.70124%0
STL J. Faulk1.730.4608%0
STL N. Bjugstad1.710.31015%0
STL C. Parayko1.600.41010%0
STL R. Thomas1.620.89021%0
NYI T. DeAngelo1.630.4309%0
STL B. Schenn1.620.55120%1
NYI E. Heineman1.610.50023%0
STL P. Suter1.640.47120%1
STL P. Broberg1.510.3909%0
NYI J. Drouin1.420.77019%0
STL C. Fowler1.310.5408%0
NYI A. Pelech1.340.2703%0
STL J. Neighbours1.300.52023%0
STL D. Dvorsky1.310.28116%0
NYI M. Shabanov1.320.47016%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.200.51022%0
NYI R. Pulock1.200.3306%0
NYI J. Pageau1.210.47016%0
STL N. Walker1.120.28013%0
STL A. Toropchenko1.100.24011%0
NYI A. Duclair1.100.32017%0
NYI C. Ritchie1.030.27013%0
NYI A. Boqvist0.900.2606%0
NYI S. Mayfield0.900.1904%0
NYI C. Cizikas0.800.1908%0
STL T. Tucker0.710.1404%0
STL M. Kessel0.500.1102%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.