Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues
Recap
written from the game dataThe St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars 3-2. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Stars led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sammy Blais's goal at 10:25 of the third period, which took the Blues' chances from 52% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Stars, 2.6 to 2.0; shots on goal were DAL 29, STL 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Stars win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Ben Bishop stopped 27 of 30 (.900), 1.5 goals below expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 27 of 29 (.931), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brayden Schenn (1 G), 2. Sammy Blais (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jordan Binnington (27 saves, .931).
Three stars
- ★B. Schenn1 G

- ★★S. Blais1 G, 1 A

- ★★★J. Binnington27 saves, .931

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
0-11:21
1-111:04
2nd period
2-113:12
3rd period
2-24:27
2-310:25
Penalties
1st
- 10:15
Taylor Fedun · Hookingdrawn by Tyler Bozak2 min
2nd
- 1:05
Oskar Sundqvist · Hookingdrawn by Rhett Gardner2 min
- 5:20
Andrej Sekera · Hookingdrawn by Vladimir Tarasenko2 min
3rd
- 0:48
Jay Bouwmeester · Holdingdrawn by Roope Hintz2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Sammy Blais, 3rd 10:25 — 52% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.62 G
- All situations
- 3 G2.0
- 1.51 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.2
- 0.80 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.4
- 0.31 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.52 – 1.54
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
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 30
- 49%
- Faceoffs
- 51%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 22
- Hits
- 18
- 10
- Blocked shots
- 12
- 9
- Giveaways
- 7
- 8
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
STL leads 4-1
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
