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St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings

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St. Louis Blues
▸4
Los Angeles Kings
0
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-0. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyler Bozak's goal at 18:42 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 70% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 2.8 to 2.4; shots on goal were STL 32, LAK 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 28 of 28 (1.000), 2.4 goals saved above expected; Jonathan Quick stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brayden Schenn (2 A), 2. Jake Allen (28 saves, 1.000), 3. Alex Pietrangelo.

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    B. Schenn2 A
  2. ★★
    STL
    J. Allen28 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    STL
    A. Pietrangelo

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL01231317432
LAKLAK0907012028

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. STL
    V. Tarasenko(28)
    B. Schenn (30)
    snapxG 0.02win prob +16 pts
    1-0
    0:25
  2. STL
    T. Bozak(11)
    J. Edmundson (9), R. Thomas (18)
    slapxG 0.17win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    18:42
  3. STL
    R. O'Reilly(26)
    B. Schenn (31), V. Tarasenko (30)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +8 pts
    3-0
    19:58

3rd period

  1. STL
    I. Barbashev(9)
    S. Blais (2), M. MacEachern (2)
    slapxG 0.22win prob +1 pts
    4-0
    8:13

Penalties

STL 6 PIM·LAK 8 PIM

2nd

  • 0:40LAKDrew Doughty · Trippingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
  • 9:47LAKSean Walker · Hookingdrawn by Ryan O'Reilly2 min

3rd

  • 3:04STLRyan O'Reilly · Trippingdrawn by Anze Kopitar2 min
  • 11:23STLMackenzie MacEachern · Roughingdrawn by Dion Phaneuf2 min
  • 11:23STLIvan Barbashev · Roughingdrawn by Dion Phaneuf2 min
  • 11:23LAKDion Phaneuf · Roughingdrawn by Ivan Barbashev2 min
  • 13:08LAKJeff Carter · Slashingdrawn by Alex Pietrangelo2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tyler Bozak, 2nd 18:42 — STL 70% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.27A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.26J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.16T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.12J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.12J. Brodzinski · Missed · xG 0.12A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.08A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.08A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.08I. Kovalchuk · On goal · xG 0.07T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.07T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.07T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.06J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.05J. Brodzinski · Missed · xG 0.05D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.05M. Roy · Missed · xG 0.04D. Forbort · Missed · xG 0.04D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.04T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.04J. Brodzinski · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.03I. Kovalchuk · Missed · xG 0.03A. Iafallo · On goal · xG 0.03A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.03D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.03D. Phaneuf · Missed · xG 0.03S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.03J. Brodzinski · Missed · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.02S. Walker · Missed · xG 0.02S. Walker · Missed · xG 0.02K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.02A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.01D. Phaneuf · Missed · xG 0.01S. Walker · On goal · xG 0.01D. Brown · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.01K. Clifford · On goal · xG 0.01M. Roy · On goal · xG 0.01T. Lewis · On goal · xG 0.00J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.00B. Leipsic · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK0 G · 2.4 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsLAK
2.84 G
All situations
0 G2.4
2.44 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL59%41%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.83 – 2.34

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

STLvsLAK
32
Shots on goal
28
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/3
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
8
17
Hits
29
12
Blocked shots
22
13
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27A. PietrangeloD000+320.14110—23:03
55C. ParaykoD000020.08010—21:20
19J. BouwmeesterD000010.10110—21:00
6J. EdmundsonD011+320.09320—18:44
90R. O'ReillyC101+230.200023518:19
10B. SchennC022+230.120105018:15
70O. SundqvistC000010.161103117:41
91V. TarasenkoR112+250.38200—16:50
17J. SchwartzL000030.1900010016:44
21T. BozakC101+130.550004016:44
29V. DunnD000+120.05010—16:43
41R. BortuzzoD000+100.00110—16:33
20A. SteenL000000.00010—16:29
7P. MaroonL000+110.18000—14:28
18R. ThomasC011+110.1211010014:08
49I. BarbashevL101+120.360026310:14
9S. BlaisL011+100.00310—09:56
62M. MacEachernL011+110.11402—09:26
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(W)282801.0002.38+2.3859:23

Season series

LAK leads 2-1

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