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Game Recap
STL4
VAN3
STL beat VAN 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.06 expected goals to 3.75. VAN outshot STL 32 to 18. P. Suter scored three for VAN. J. Hofer stopped 29 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| VAN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 13:14STLJ. Neighbours0.14 xG
- 1st 14:57STLP. BuchnevichPP0.14 xG
- 3rd 1:00VANP. Suter0.24 xG
- 3rd 1:41STLA. Toropchenko0.09 xG
- 3rd 5:42VANP. SuterPP0.13 xG
- 3rd 19:08VANP. Suter0.40 xG
- OT 1:54STLB. Schenn0.04 xG
Team Stats
STLVAN
18Shots on goal32
2.06Expected goals3.75
45Shot attempts78
145v5 shots on goal23
1/3Power play1/3
26Hits20
23Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes6
2Giveaways9
5Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 2.06 xGVAN 3.75 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 21:18 | 2:55 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 16:05 | 2:36 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:13 | 2:54 |
| B. Schenn | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:20 | 1:28 |
| K. Hayes | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:24 | 1:26 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:00 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:38 | 0:00 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:36 | 2:50 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:50 | 1:24 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 1:43 |
| N. Alexandrov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:57 | 0:00 |
| S. Blais | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:24 | 0:00 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:05 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 26:55 | 0:00 |
| M. Kessel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:45 | 0:54 |
| S. Perunovich | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:13 | 3:25 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hofer | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 61:54 | Win |
| J. Binnington | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Suter | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:29 | 4:12 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:19 | 4:50 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:29 | 5:07 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:31 | 4:42 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | 0:01 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | 0:00 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | 0:00 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:58 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 13:58 | 0:22 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:00 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:35 | 0:00 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:28 | 0:01 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:24 | 4:49 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:24 | 0:28 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:00 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 0:00 |
| N. Juulsen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 13:23 | 0:00 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:40 | 0:20 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 60:41 | OT loss |
| T. Demko | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.