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St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks

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St. Louis Blues
1
Vancouver Canucks
▸5
FinalTV ESPN+, FS-MW·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Adam Gaudette's goal at 6:19 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 70% to 85%. Expected goals were close — STL 2.5, VAN 2.4; shots on goal were STL 30, VAN 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 2.2 goals below expected; Jacob Markstrom stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 1.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jacob Markstrom (29 saves, .967), 2. Bo Horvat (1 G, 1 A), 3. Alexander Edler (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    J. Markstrom29 saves, .967
  2. ★★
    VAN
    B. Horvat1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    A. Edler2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL01503112130
VANVAN05214310529

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. VAN
    B. Horvat(17)PPG
    E. Pettersson (19), A. Edler (10)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    5:51
  2. VAN
    A. Gaudette(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.07win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    6:19

3rd period

  1. VAN
    J. Leivo(8)
    M. Granlund (8)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +6 pts
    0-3
    2:08
  2. STL
    V. Tarasenko(11)
    B. Schenn (15)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +4 pts
    1-3
    6:33
  3. VAN
    J. Virtanen(11)
    A. Edler (11), B. Horvat (17)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +3 pts
    1-4
    11:24
  4. VAN
    L. Eriksson(7)EN
    J. Virtanen (7), C. Tanev (5)
    backhandxG 0.60
    1-5
    15:24

Penalties

STL 4 PIM·VAN 6 PIM

1st

  • 4:50VANDerrick Pouliot · Slashingdrawn by Robert Thomas2 min
  • 16:43VANBo Horvat · Holdingdrawn by Brayden Schenn2 min

2nd

  • 2:02STLVince Dunn · Holdingdrawn by Antoine Roussel2 min
  • 5:34STLDavid Perron · Interferencedrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
  • 7:03VANChris Tanev · Trippingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VAN goalSTL goalFinal: VAN 100%

Biggest swing: Adam Gaudette, 2nd 6:19 — VAN 70% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Eriksson · Goal · xG 0.60J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.33B. Horvat · Goal · xG 0.21M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.18E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.13A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.11B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.11L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.10B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.09A. Gaudette · Goal · xG 0.08B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.07L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.05J. Leivo · Goal · xG 0.03J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.03J. Leivo · On goal · xG 0.03M. Granlund · Missed · xG 0.03E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Virtanen · Goal · xG 0.02D. Pouliot · Missed · xG 0.02B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.02J. Beagle · On goal · xG 0.02E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Virtanen · Missed · xG 0.01B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pouliot · On goal · xG 0.01A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.01B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.01J. Beagle · On goal · xG 0.01J. Leivo · On goal · xG 0.01J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.00B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.00A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.00A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.00C. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.00A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN5 G · 2.4 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsVAN
2.51 G
All situations
4 G2.4
2.11 G
Even strength
3 G0.9
0.40 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL64%36%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.45 – 1.75

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
30
Shots on goal
29
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/3
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
30
Hits
21
9
Blocked shots
20
7
Giveaways
3
7
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
19J. BouwmeesterD000-100.00110—22:17
55C. ParaykoD000-110.09110—21:43
41R. BortuzzoD000020.10100—20:33
29V. DunnD000-210.14002—20:14
57D. PerronL000-130.2530210019:55
10B. SchennC011-110.142105018:32
90R. O'ReillyC000-110.060005418:32
17J. SchwartzL000-130.17300—18:31
20A. SteenL000030.26330—18:18
6J. EdmundsonD000-120.02620—17:44
91V. TarasenkoR101-140.44000—17:23
7P. MaroonL000-230.13100—16:11
21T. BozakC000-250.601005015:31
18R. ThomasC000-210.061105011:59
25C. ButlerD000000.00100—11:39
49I. BarbashevL000000.002005010:31
70O. SundqvistC000000.00100010:06
71J. NolanC000000.01300008:27
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(L)28244.8571.78-2.2259:37

Season series

VAN leads 2-1

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