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Game Recap
STL5
SJS3
STL beat SJS 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.68 expected goals to 1.98. B. Saad led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Hofer stopped 23 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| SJS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 7:13SJSB. BurnsPP0.08 xG
- 1st 10:00STLB. SaadSH0.23 xG
- 1st 17:16SJSL. CoutureSH0.05 xG
- 2nd 4:20STLP. Buchnevich0.12 xG
- 2nd 4:49SJSN. Merkley0.03 xG
- 2nd 8:09STLB. Saad0.04 xG
- 2nd 11:42STLJ. Neal0.01 xG
- 3rd 19:00STLR. ThomasEN0.91 xG
Team Stats
STLSJS
28Shots on goal26
3.68Expected goals1.98
53Shot attempts47
225v5 shots on goal15
0/4Power play1/5
15Hits11
9Blocked shots13
10Penalty minutes8
4Giveaways15
7Takeaways13
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 3.68 xGSJS 1.98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Thomas | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 | 2:11 |
| B. Saad | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:38 | 2:39 |
| T. Bozak | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:01 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:10 | 4:45 |
| D. Perron | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:53 | 4:44 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 18:29 | 1:50 |
| J. Neal | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 | 2:11 |
| K. Kostin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 8:14 | 0:00 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:54 | 4:44 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:35 | 2:10 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:04 | 0:01 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:15 | 2:17 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:48 | 0:11 |
| J. Walman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:00 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 24:04 | 1:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:59 | 5:54 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:30 | 0:01 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 11:57 | 0:01 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hofer | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Binnington | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
SJS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Hertl | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 19:44 | 5:06 |
| L. Couture | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:37 | 4:08 |
| A. Barabanov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:32 | 3:52 |
| R. Balcers | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:09 |
| N. Merkley | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 2:43 |
| W. Eklund | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:29 | 3:53 |
| J. Dahlen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:12 | 3:35 |
| N. Bonino | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:12 | 2:44 |
| J. Weatherby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:44 | 1:06 |
| L. Pederson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:56 | 0:05 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:29 | 0:00 |
| J. Gadjovich | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:54 | 0:00 |
| B. Burns | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 26:27 | 4:54 |
| M. Ferraro | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24:58 | 1:19 |
| R. Merkley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:04 | 2:24 |
| N. Meloche | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16:19 | 0:09 |
| J. Megna | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:11 | 0:09 |
| A. Kniazev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:59 | 0:00 |