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Game Recap
WPG2
STL5
STL beat WPG 5-2 despite fewer good chances: 3.28 expected goals to 3.84. A. Toropchenko led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Binnington stopped 21 of 23.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| STL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
- 1st 6:05STLP. Broberg0.13 xG
- 2nd 5:43WPGC. PerfettiPP0.74 xG
- 2nd 11:34STLN. Walker0.15 xG
- 2nd 12:27STLB. Schenn0.04 xG
- 2nd 13:40STLC. Fowler0.05 xG
- 2nd 16:57STLA. Toropchenko0.11 xG
- 3rd 8:54WPGN. NiederreiterPP0.79 xG
Team Stats
WPGSTL
23Shots on goal27
3.84Expected goals3.28
62Shot attempts49
125v5 shots on goal19
2/6Power play0/6
40Hits36
9Blocked shots15
30Penalty minutes30
14Giveaways18
2Takeaways2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WPG 3.84 xGSTL 3.28 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:53 | 7:04 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 | 2:00 |
| M. Appleton | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:51 | 2:11 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 14:15 | 2:06 |
| C. Perfetti | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 14:13 | 6:08 |
| G. Vilardi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:14 | 6:55 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:00 | 7:02 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:56 | 0:53 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:04 | 1:44 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:03 |
| B. Tanev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:26 | 0:00 |
| D. Toninato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 7:35 | 0:00 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 24:55 | 6:37 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 23:36 | 4:21 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:33 | 0:16 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:40 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:00 |
| L. Stanley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 | 9:28 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 40:00 | Loss |
| E. Comrie | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 15:32 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Faksa | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:29 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 10 | 12:14 | 0:21 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:44 | 6:09 |
| B. Schenn | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:36 | 4:28 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 15:19 | 4:56 |
| J. Snuggerud | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:51 | 5:43 |
| N. Walker | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 13:33 | 0:21 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 | 4:32 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:57 | 4:45 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:31 | 5:16 |
| Z. Bolduc | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | 5:14 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:22 | 0:00 |
| P. Broberg | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 18:43 | 0:59 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 22:55 | 2:05 |
| C. Fowler | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:40 | 6:05 |
| R. Suter | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 17:26 | 0:08 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 21:23 | 4:01 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:34 | 0:08 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 59:49 | Win |
| J. Hofer | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.