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Game Recap
WPG4
STL3
WPG beat STL 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.36 expected goals to 2.52. K. Connor led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 28 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| STL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 16:48STLD. PerronPP0.06 xG
- 2nd 10:51WPGN. Ehlers0.13 xG
- 2nd 19:33STLV. Tarasenko0.04 xG
- 3rd 6:30WPGM. Scheifele0.05 xG
- 3rd 7:33WPGK. Connor0.11 xG
- 3rd 17:49STLB. Schenn0.16 xG
- OT 2:25WPGP. Dubois0.17 xG
Team Stats
WPGSTL
37Shots on goal31
3.36Expected goals2.52
68Shot attempts55
315v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play1/2
19Hits20
13Blocked shots15
14Penalty minutes4
7Giveaways7
9Takeaways12
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WPG 3.36 xGSTL 2.52 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
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Connor | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 24:36 | 2:18 |
| P. Dubois | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 21:58 | 2:21 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:07 | 0:41 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:42 | 2:20 |
| B. Wheeler | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:23 | 2:18 |
| P. Stastny | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:25 | 0:38 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:39 |
| A. Copp | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 0:41 |
| E. Svechnikov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:27 | 0:00 |
| K. Vesalainen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:40 | 0:00 |
| D. Toninato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:29 | 0:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:15 | 0:43 |
| L. Stanley | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:25 | 0:00 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:15 | 2:16 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:50 | 0:00 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 0:00 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 61:43 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 19:19 | 3:12 |
| B. Schenn | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 2:34 |
| D. Perron | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:45 | 2:30 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:37 | 0:46 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:26 | 2:04 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:28 | 0:39 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:19 | 0:00 |
| T. Bozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:45 | 0:13 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:44 | 1:12 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:40 | 0:00 |
| M. MacEachern | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:10 | 0:00 |
| L. Brown | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6:46 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:28 | 2:24 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 24:58 | 0:10 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 24:21 | 0:54 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:53 | 0:00 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:02 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 37 | 33 | 4 | .892 | 62:16 | OT loss |
| V. Husso | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.