STL beat NYR 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 6.03 expected goals to 2.83. STL outshot NYR 44 to 29. Z. Bolduc led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). Z. Bolduc had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. J. Hofer stopped 27 of 29.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| NYR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Team Stats
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 6.03 xGNYR 2.83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Holloway | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:02 | 2:21 |
| Z. Bolduc | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 15:49 | 1:55 |
| B. Schenn | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 | 1:49 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:51 | 3:51 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | 3:48 |
| R. Faksa | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:18 | 0:00 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 11:12 | 0:00 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:12 | 4:12 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:25 | 3:39 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:52 | 2:11 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 0:00 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 26:21 | 0:04 |
| R. Suter | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 24:21 | 0:10 |
| S. Perunovich | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 2:26 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:51 | 3:34 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | 0:00 |
| M. Kessel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:32 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hofer | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Binnington | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NYR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Cuylle | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:51 | 1:41 |
| M. Zibanejad | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 16:55 | 4:06 |
| K. Kakko | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:14 | 1:52 |
| B. Berard | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:13 | 1:55 |
| V. Trocheck | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:59 | 4:00 |
| A. Panarin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:08 | 4:24 |
| A. Lafrenière | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 19:44 | 4:17 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:32 | 1:30 |
| A. Edstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:59 | 0:00 |
| S. Carrick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:19 | 0:02 |
| J. Vesey | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 | 0:02 |
| M. Rempe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:26 | 0:02 |
| Z. Jones | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:14 | 1:50 |
| A. Fox | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:09 | 4:08 |
| K. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 21:23 | 0:09 |
| J. Trouba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 17:59 | 0:00 |
| R. Lindgren | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 17:46 | 0:00 |
| B. Schneider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:10 | 0:02 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Shesterkin | 43 | 39 | 4 | .907 | 59:32 | Loss |
| J. Quick | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | STL 2.8, NYR 3.4 | STL 5, NYR 2 |
| Total goals | 6.1 | 7 |
| Shots on goal | STL 29.0, NYR 31.5 | STL 44, NYR 29 |
| Win chance | NYR 60% | STL won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR A. Panarin | 3.1 | 2 | 1.25 | 0 | 35% | 0 |
| STL J. Kyrou | 2.8 | 3 | 0.73 | 1 | 28% | 1 |
| NYR V. Trocheck | 2.5 | 2 | 0.86 | 0 | 27% | 0 |
| NYR A. Lafrenière | 2.5 | 2 | 0.74 | 0 | 28% | 0 |
| NYR M. Zibanejad | 2.4 | 2 | 0.90 | 1 | 28% | 0 |
| STL P. Buchnevich | 2.2 | 4 | 0.73 | 1 | 26% | 1 |
| STL B. Schenn | 2.1 | 1 | 0.54 | 2 | 20% | 1 |
| STL J. Neighbours | 2.0 | 3 | 0.44 | 0 | 24% | 0 |
| STL J. Faulk | 1.9 | 4 | 0.42 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| STL R. Thomas | 1.9 | 4 | 0.86 | 0 | 22% | 0 |
| NYR J. Trouba | 1.8 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| NYR W. Cuylle | 1.8 | 3 | 0.46 | 2 | 21% | 2 |
| NYR R. Smith | 1.8 | 2 | 0.59 | 0 | 20% | 0 |
| STL C. Parayko | 1.8 | 2 | 0.35 | 1 | 8% | 0 |
| STL D. Holloway | 1.7 | 3 | 0.29 | 2 | 15% | 0 |
| STL B. Saad | 1.7 | 1 | 0.44 | 0 | 21% | 0 |
| NYR A. Fox | 1.6 | 2 | 0.83 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| NYR K. Kakko | 1.4 | 5 | 0.39 | 1 | 17% | 0 |
| STL A. Toropchenko | 1.3 | 1 | 0.22 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| NYR K. Miller | 1.2 | 3 | 0.35 | 0 | 8% | 0 |
| STL R. Suter | 1.2 | 1 | 0.26 | 1 | 4% | 0 |
| NYR Z. Jones | 1.1 | 0 | 0.27 | 1 | 6% | 0 |
| STL R. Faksa | 1.1 | 1 | 0.23 | 1 | 10% | 0 |
| STL Z. Bolduc | 1.1 | 7 | 0.28 | 2 | 10% | 2 |
| NYR B. Schneider | 1.1 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| STL N. Walker | 1.1 | 1 | 0.26 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| NYR J. Vesey | 1.1 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| NYR S. Carrick | 1.0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| NYR R. Lindgren | 1.0 | 0 | 0.24 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| STL P. Joseph | 0.9 | 4 | 0.18 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| NYR A. Edstrom | 0.8 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| STL O. Sundqvist | 0.8 | 3 | 0.25 | 1 | 10% | 0 |
| STL S. Perunovich | 0.6 | 0 | 0.30 | 1 | 3% | 0 |
| STL M. Kessel | 0.6 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 2% | 0 |
| NYR M. Rempe | 0.5 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 20 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.5 more 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.