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Game Recap
STL3
VGK1
STL beat VGK 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.69 expected goals to 3.39. J. Binnington stopped 42 of 43.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| VGK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- 1st 8:17VGKW. Karlsson0.17 xG
- 2nd 3:21STLB. Saad0.01 xG
- 3rd 9:49STLV. Tarasenko0.15 xG
- 3rd 18:48STLI. BarbashevEN0.80 xG
Team Stats
STLVGK
38Shots on goal43
4.69Expected goals3.39
67Shot attempts61
325v5 shots on goal38
0/3Power play0/2
31Hits13
12Blocked shots20
4Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways17
7Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 4.69 xGVGK 3.39 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:30 | 1:33 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 | 3:08 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:34 | 0:01 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:31 | 3:04 |
| D. Perron | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 | 3:08 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:22 | 3:04 |
| B. Saad | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 | 1:32 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:33 | 1:33 |
| J. Neal | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | 1:32 |
| T. Bozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 | 0:00 |
| K. Kostin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:16 | 0:00 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 25:29 | 0:05 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:59 | 1:36 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:20 | 3:08 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:51 | 0:01 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 | 0:00 |
| J. Walman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 43 | 42 | 1 | .977 | 60:00 | Win |
| V. Husso | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Karlsson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:58 | 1:48 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:57 | 1:48 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:05 | 0:53 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:31 | 1:48 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:20 | 0:50 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:03 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:42 | 0:35 |
| N. Patrick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | 0:50 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:14 | 0:03 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:21 | 0:00 |
| J. Leschyshyn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:13 | 0:00 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:47 | 0:00 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 18:44 | 0:41 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 25:26 | 2:06 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 22:53 | 1:25 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | 0:00 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 18:43 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | 0:35 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lehner | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 58:49 | Loss |
| L. Brossoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.