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Game Recap
STL4
VGK5
VGK beat STL 5-4 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 3.58 expected goals to 2.32. C. Stephenson led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). L. Thompson stopped 25 of 29.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| VGK | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 5:22VGKA. Pietrangelo0.13 xG
- 2nd 0:39STLP. Buchnevich0.14 xG
- 2nd 4:29VGKM. Stone0.23 xG
- 2nd 6:17STLV. TarasenkoPP0.15 xG
- 2nd 8:17STLJ. Faulk0.02 xG
- 2nd 18:34VGKM. Amadio0.09 xG
- 3rd 10:45STLN. Acciari0.10 xG
- 3rd 18:24VGKC. StephensonPP0.22 xG
Team Stats
STLVGK
29Shots on goal32
2.32Expected goals3.58
57Shot attempts50
235v5 shots on goal21
1/3Power play1/2
23Hits23
13Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways9
12Takeaways22
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 2.32 xGVGK 3.58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 | 2:48 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:19 | 2:51 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 | 1:49 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:28 | 2:07 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:01 | 2:49 |
| N. Acciari | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:20 | 0:00 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:15 | 1:56 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:24 | 3:09 |
| J. Leivo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 2:09 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:32 | 0:00 |
| T. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:30 | 0:00 |
| L. Brown | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:10 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 22:57 | 2:58 |
| J. Faulk | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 23:53 | 2:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 25:55 | 0:14 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:53 | 0:00 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:00 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:43 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 65:00 | OT loss |
| T. Greiss | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Stephenson | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 22:30 | 2:03 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:12 | 2:03 |
| M. Stone | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 21:59 | 2:03 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:00 | 1:06 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 2:03 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:48 | 0:59 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:00 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:19 | 0:59 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:18 | 0:00 |
| P. Dorofeyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 | 0:59 |
| J. Leschyshyn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 9:33 | 0:00 |
| J. Rondbjerg | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:06 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 28:29 | 2:03 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:06 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:56 | 0:00 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 18:30 | 0:00 |
| D. Miromanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:24 | 0:59 |
| B. Pachal | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:44 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 64:44 | Win |
| A. Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.