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St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks

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St. Louis Blues
▸3
Vancouver Canucks
1
FinalTV FS-MW, CBC·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kyle Brodziak's goal at 18:30 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 47% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 3.8 to 2.3; shots on goal were STL 34, VAN 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 30 of 31 (.968), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Jacob Markstrom stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Kyle Brodziak (1 G, 1 A), 2. Brock Boeser (1 G), 3. Jake Allen (30 saves, .968).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    K. Brodziak1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    B. Boeser1 G
  3. ★★★
    STL
    J. Allen30 saves, .968

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL18112114334
VANVAN08110013131

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    P. Berglund(5)
    D. Jaskin (8), K. Brodziak (6)
    backhandxG 0.02win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    11:17

2nd period

  1. VAN
    B. Boeser(20)
    T. Vanek (13), S. Gagner (11)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +16 pts
    1-1
    1:46
  2. STL
    K. Brodziak(6)
    S. Upshall (8)
    snapxG 0.01win prob +23 pts
    2-1
    18:30

3rd period

  1. STL
    A. Steen(4)EN
    V. Tarasenko (21)
    wristxG 0.88win prob +5 pts
    3-1
    19:07

Penalties

STL 4 PIM·VAN 4 PIM

1st

  • 1:40STLOskar Sundqvist · Interferencedrawn by Brock Boeser2 min
  • 18:27VANAlex Biega · Slashingdrawn by Brayden Schenn2 min

3rd

  • 6:38VANMichael Del Zotto · High stickingdrawn by Tage Thompson2 min
  • 19:47STLJoel Edmundson · Trippingdrawn by Nikolay Goldobin2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VAN goalSTL goalFinal: VAN 0%

Biggest swing: Kyle Brodziak, 2nd 18:30 — STL 47% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Gagner · On goal · xG 0.36T. Vanek · On goal · xG 0.16B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.16T. Vanek · On goal · xG 0.14N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.12M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.12J. Virtanen · Missed · xG 0.12J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.09B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.08L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.07J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.07B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.07M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.07J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.06J. Virtanen · Missed · xG 0.06J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.06L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.05T. Vanek · On goal · xG 0.04B. Boeser · Goal · xG 0.03A. Edler · Missed · xG 0.03M. Del Zotto · Missed · xG 0.03B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pouliot · On goal · xG 0.03E. Gudbranson · Missed · xG 0.03E. Gudbranson · Missed · xG 0.02D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.02N. Goldobin · On goal · xG 0.02B. Hutton · Missed · xG 0.02T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.02A. Edler · Missed · xG 0.02A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.01T. Stecher · Missed · xG 0.01A. Biega · Missed · xG 0.01T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.01M. Del Zotto · On goal · xG 0.01A. Biega · Missed · xG 0.00M. Granlund · Missed · xG 0.00D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.00D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.00E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.00D. Pouliot · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN1 G · 2.3 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsVAN
3.82 G
All situations
1 G2.3
2.52 G
Even strength
1 G1.9
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL60%40%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.84 – 2.27

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

STLvsVAN
34
Shots on goal
31
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
17
Hits
23
20
Blocked shots
13
2
Giveaways
11
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27A. PietrangeloD000040.28140—26:54
6J. EdmundsonD000-130.14212—23:16
55C. ParaykoD000+100.00330—21:11
91V. TarasenkoR011+160.69010—18:57
26P. StastnyC000020.250205018:55
10B. SchennC000030.242204618:38
29V. DunnD000010.03110—18:11
20A. SteenL101041.2810010018:04
21P. BerglundC101+120.182004016:19
32T. ThompsonC000-100.00000015:31
41R. BortuzzoD000+110.01130—14:20
71V. SobotkaC000010.020008314:11
4C. GunnarssonD000+300.00010—13:43
23D. JaskinR011+200.03110—13:22
28K. BrodziakC112+220.150106712:46
56M. PaajarviL000040.27000—11:45
9S. UpshallR011+100.00100—10:56
70O. SundqvistC000010.252026310:48
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(W)31301.9682.29+1.2960:00

Season series

STL leads 3-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).