Game Recap: WPG 5, STL 2, December 8, 2022

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Game Recap

WPG5

FinalThu, Dec 8, 2022Every game that night

STL2

WPG beat STL 5-2, with the chances close: 2.90 expected goals to 2.38. STL outshot WPG 31 to 20. P. Dubois led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 29 of 31.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WPG	1	2	2	5
STL	0	1	1	2

1st 15:49WPGP. Dubois0.17 xG
2nd 0:27WPGK. Connor0.12 xG
2nd 4:06WPGB. WheelerPP0.28 xG
2nd 18:36STLR. Thomas0.07 xG
3rd 7:39WPGP. Dubois0.02 xG
3rd 10:43STLJ. Leivo0.03 xG
3rd 18:07WPGC. PerfettiEN0.69 xG

Team Stats

WPGSTL

20Shots on goal31

2.90Expected goals2.38

44Shot attempts53

165v5 shots on goal27

1/1Power play0/2

22Hits20

18Blocked shots14

4Penalty minutes2

8Giveaways6

10Takeaways11

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 2.90 xGSTL 2.38 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

WPG20 on goal, 5 scored

STL31 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
P. Dubois	C	2	1	3	2	0	1	+3	0	16:40	0:40
M. Scheifele	C	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	18:53	0:40
B. Wheeler	RW	1	1	2	3	0	1	+1	0	18:45	0:40
K. Connor	LW	1	0	1	2	0	1	+1	0	17:12	0:40
M. Eyssimont	C	0	1	1	2	5	0	+2	0	15:30	0:00
C. Perfetti	C	1	0	1	3	0	0	+2	2	14:53	0:00
M. Barron	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	0	16:38	0:00
A. Lowry	C	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	15:50	0:00
J. Harkins	C	0	0	0	1	0	2	-1	0	15:00	0:00
A. Jonsson-Fjallby	LW	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	0	13:17	0:00
D. Gustafsson	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1	0	12:55	0:00
S. Maenalanen	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1:11	0:00
N. Pionk	D	0	2	2	1	1	4	+1	0	21:22	0:00
J. Morrissey	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	+2	0	21:00	0:40
L. Stanley	D	0	1	1	1	5	2	0	0	17:59	0:00
D. DeMelo	D	0	1	1	1	1	1	+1	2	17:51	0:00
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	1	2	2	+1	0	22:15	0:00
N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	19:04	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Hellebuyck	31	29	2	.935	59:45	Win
D. Rittich	0	0	0	–	0:00

STL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
B. Schenn	C	0	1	1	1	1	0	-1	0	19:49	2:24
R. Thomas	C	1	0	1	1	0	0	-1	0	19:41	2:19
R. O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	4	0	0	-2	0	19:34	1:42
V. Tarasenko	RW	0	1	1	1	0	0	-1	0	19:12	2:19
J. Leivo	LW	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	18:34	1:37
J. Kyrou	RW	0	0	0	3	0	0	-1	0	19:57	2:24
I. Barbashev	LW	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	17:24	1:33
B. Saad	LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	15:49	1:34
N. Acciari	C	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	13:53	0:00
W. Bitten	C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7:40	0:00
N. Walker	LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	7:15	0:00
T. Pitlick	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	6:57	0:00
C. Rosen	D	0	1	1	1	0	2	-1	0	18:41	0:00
C. Parayko	D	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	2	22:53	1:30
J. Faulk	D	0	0	0	5	2	1	-3	0	22:34	2:30
N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	21:47	0:08
N. Mikkola	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	+1	0	14:42	0:00
R. Bortuzzo	D	0	0	0	1	3	3	+1	0	14:17	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
T. Greiss	19	15	4	.789	58:41	Loss
J. Binnington	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

HometownAdam Lowry WPG Plays in his hometown1 SOG

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