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St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers

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St. Louis Blues
▸4
Edmonton Oilers
1
FinalTV FS-MW, SN1·Rogers Place

Recap

written from the game data

The St. Louis Blues beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1. The Blues scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Patrick Maroon's goal at 2:19 of the third period, which took the Blues' chances from 48% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 3.1 to 1.8; shots on goal were STL 30, EDM 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Cam Talbot stopped 26 of 29 (.897). Three stars: 1. Brayden Schenn (3 A), 2. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 G), 3. Caleb Jones (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    B. Schenn3 A
  2. ★★
    STL
    V. Tarasenko1 G
  3. ★★★
    EDM
    C. Jones1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL11306311430
EDMEDM081906123

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    D. Perron(11)
    J. Bouwmeester (5), B. Schenn (12)
    snapxG 0.01win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    8:12

2nd period

  1. EDM
    J. Puljujarvi(3)
    J. Khaira (11), C. Jones (1)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +18 pts
    1-1
    7:25

3rd period

  1. STL
    P. Maroon(2)
    R. Thomas (8), T. Bozak (10)
    tip-inxG 0.35win prob +26 pts
    2-1
    2:19
  2. STL
    V. Tarasenko(10)PPG
    B. Schenn (13), J. Schwartz (11)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +8 pts
    3-1
    11:43
  3. STL
    J. Schwartz(3)EN
    B. Schenn (14), R. O'Reilly (19)
    wristxG 0.55win prob +1 pts
    4-1
    18:09

Penalties

STL 12 PIM·EDM 17 PIM

1st

  • 4:55STLserved by D. Perron · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 16:25EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins · High stickingdrawn by Brayden Schenn2 min

2nd

  • 1:15STLDavid Perron · Cross checkingdrawn by Kevin Gravel2 min
  • 7:25STLserved by D. Perron · Delaying game bench2 min
  • 14:31STLPatrick Maroon · Slashingdrawn by Kevin Gravel2 min
  • 18:24STLJoel Edmundson · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 9:03EDMJujhar Khaira · Cross checkingdrawn by Vince Dunn5 min
  • 9:03STLVince Dunn · Cross checkingdrawn by Jujhar Khaira2 min
  • 9:03EDMJujhar Khaira · Game misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Patrick Maroon, 3rd 2:19 — STL 48% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.17L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.16L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.15A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.15T. Rattie · On goal · xG 0.13A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.13Z. Kassian · On goal · xG 0.12J. Khaira · On goal · xG 0.11L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.11C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.09J. Puljujarvi · Goal · xG 0.07T. Rieder · Missed · xG 0.07L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.04A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.04M. Benning · On goal · xG 0.03D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.03D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.03D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.02M. Benning · Missed · xG 0.02J. Garrison · On goal · xG 0.02T. Rieder · On goal · xG 0.02C. McDavid · Missed · xG 0.02T. Rieder · On goal · xG 0.02K. Gravel · Missed · xG 0.01K. Gravel · On goal · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01K. Gravel · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Kassian · On goal · xG 0.01J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.01D. Caggiula · On goal · xG 0.01
EDM1 G · 1.8 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsEDM
3.13 G
All situations
1 G1.8
2.22 G
Even strength
1 G1.3
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL64%36%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.48 – 1.78

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

STLvsEDM
30
Shots on goal
23
52%
Faceoffs
48%
1/3
Power play
0/5
12
Penalty minutes
17
21
Hits
34
18
Blocked shots
11
13
Giveaways
18
4
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
55C. ParaykoD000+120.08320—24:21
6J. EdmundsonD000+110.00322—24:03
19J. BouwmeesterD011+200.19410—21:28
41R. BortuzzoD000+110.04120—19:45
90R. O'ReillyC011+210.051106019:29
20A. SteenL000+110.05100—19:01
10B. SchennC033030.310104217:55
17J. SchwartzL112050.90020—17:25
91V. TarasenkoR101-140.27100—17:13
21T. BozakC011+100.004305015:03
29V. DunnD000020.11012—14:49
57D. PerronL101+120.07012—14:34
7P. MaroonL101+120.36102—12:38
70O. SundqvistC000000.220004012:34
49I. BarbashevL000020.150107511:46
25C. ButlerD000-110.02210—11:42
18R. ThomasC011+120.27000008:38
71J. NolanC000010.01000005:36
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(W)23221.9571.81+0.8160:00

Season series

STL leads 2-1

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