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Game Recap
STL6
FinalSat, Feb 19, 2022Every game that night
TOR3

STL beat TOR 6-3, with the chances close: 3.31 expected goals to 2.91. P. Buchnevich led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). V. Husso stopped 34 of 37.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
STL2136
TOR1203
  1. 1st 2:58STLP. Buchnevich0.01 xG
  2. 1st 11:40STLK. Kostin0.10 xG
  3. 1st 15:33TORW. Nylander0.07 xG
  4. 2nd 5:30TORW. Nylander0.05 xG
  5. 2nd 5:59STLB. Schenn0.03 xG
  6. 2nd 17:44TORT. Brodie0.04 xG
  7. 3rd 4:38STLB. Saad0.13 xG
  8. 3rd 10:50STLR. O'Reilly0.07 xG
  9. 3rd 16:43STLP. BuchnevichEN0.81 xG

Team Stats

STLTOR
34Shots on goal37
3.31Expected goals2.91
44Shot attempts67
305v5 shots on goal35
0/1Power play0/1
30Hits23
16Blocked shots8
4Penalty minutes2
17Giveaways13
8Takeaways11

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 3.31 xGTOR 2.91 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdSTL goal, 2:58STL goal, 11:40TOR goal, 15:33TOR goal, 5:30STL goal, 5:59TOR goal, 17:44STL goal, 4:38STL goal, 10:50STL goal, 16:43

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

STL32 on goal, 6 scored
TOR37 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. ThomasC022210+1019:381:30
P. BuchnevichLW202720+1018:181:30
D. PerronLW022150+1017:540:30
J. KyrouRW0114000018:251:30
R. O'ReillyC101400+3017:400:30
B. SaadLW101201+1017:250:30
O. SundqvistC011110+1015:450:00
B. SchennC101340-1015:310:30
T. BozakC011101+108:220:00
K. KostinC101110007:290:00
I. BarbashevLW000041+1016:461:30
L. BrownC000000006:490:00
C. ParaykoD011202+3025:410:05
J. FaulkD011232+1023:070:52
N. MikkolaD011142+2023:040:00
J. WalmanD0111100012:350:00
T. KrugD0002150420:551:03
R. BortuzzoD0000320012:360:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso37343.91960:00Win
J. Binnington000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. NylanderRW202200-1015:111:24
A. KerfootC0222120014:030:00
O. KaseRW0111100015:460:36
D. KampfC0113010015:120:00
J. TavaresC011110-1015:081:24
A. MatthewsC000230-2021:141:24
M. MarnerRW000411-2020:291:24
M. BuntingLW000341-1219:060:00
I. MikheyevRW0003000015:140:36
P. EngvallLW000100-1011:040:36
J. SpezzaC000210-2010:230:36
W. SimmondsRW000150-108:340:00
T. BrodieD1014000018:570:00
J. HollD011011+1017:550:00
M. RiellyD000210-3023:100:56
J. MuzzinD000510-3020:350:00
R. SandinD000031+2018:171:04
T. LiljegrenD000101-2018:060:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Campbell33285.84859:36Loss
P. Mrazek000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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