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Game Recap
STL2
Final/OTSat, Apr 6, 2024Every game that night
SJS3

SJS beat STL 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 1.79 expected goals to 3.15. STL outshot SJS 36 to 25. W. Eklund scored three for SJS. D. Cooley stopped 34 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
STL00202
SJS02013
  1. 2nd 14:42SJSW. EklundPP0.11 xG
  2. 2nd 16:59SJSW. EklundPP0.04 xG
  3. 3rd 3:21STLJ. KyrouPP0.11 xG
  4. 3rd 17:31STLB. Schenn0.18 xG
  5. OT 3:56SJSW. Eklund0.06 xG

Team Stats

STLSJS
36Shots on goal25
3.15Expected goals1.79
63Shot attempts37
205v5 shots on goal14
1/6Power play2/5
15Hits10
7Blocked shots8
28Penalty minutes42
7Giveaways8
6Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 3.15 xGSJS 1.79 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTSJS goal, 14:42SJS goal, 16:59STL goal, 3:21STL goal, 17:31SJS goal, 3:56

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

STL34 on goal, 2 scored
SJS24 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. ThomasC0220020223:216:55
B. SchennC1014100024:336:46
P. BuchnevichLW011100+1023:017:27
J. KyrouRW1014100021:406:59
Z. BolducRW000400+1016:084:03
A. ToropchenkoRW0004110016:013:54
B. SaadLW0001000015:263:52
N. WalkerLW0002100211:550:03
Z. DeanC0002100011:090:00
J. NeighboursLW0001000010:104:06
N. AlexandrovC0001300010:040:04
K. KapanenRW000000009:480:02
S. PerunovichD011101+1020:005:18
C. ParaykoD0002110522:160:14
N. LeddyD0002200020:450:06
M. KesselD0001110020:010:00
T. TuckerD0002200217:070:00
J. FaulkD00031101713:203:51
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Hofer25223.88063:09OT loss
J. Binnington000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. EklundLW303400+1020:266:29
M. GranlundC011300-1225:336:20
L. KuninC011031+1518:412:12
F. ZetterlundLW011510-1218:336:20
T. BordeleauC0112010016:576:21
K. KostinC0002000715:512:14
N. SturmC000200-1015:500:12
C. GrafRW0001000013:361:58
J. StudnickaC0002410213:300:14
F. ZadinaRW0000000012:322:11
J. BaileyRW000010009:550:10
H. ThrunD0110010025:016:23
M. FerraroD000201-1026:140:14
J. RuttaD000010-1022:300:26
K. BurroughsD0002000019:140:00
M. VlasicD0000030016:520:00
J. MacDonaldD000000+106:562:11
C. AddisonD0000000245:360:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Cooley36342.94463:46Win
M. Blackwood000–0:00