Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues
Recap
written from the game dataThe St. Louis Blues beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Zachary Sanford's goal at 1:27 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 2.6 to 2.3; shots on goal were CAR 28, STL 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 20 of 26 (.769), 3.4 goals below expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 25 of 28 (.893), 0.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brayden Schenn (2 G, 1 A), 2. Zachary Sanford (2 G), 3. Ryan O'Reilly (3 A).
Three stars
- ★B. Schenn2 G, 1 A

- ★★Z. Sanford2 G

- ★★★R. O'Reilly3 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
9 goals1st period
0-12:44
2nd period
0-21:27
0-34:50
1-36:05
1-47:31
1-511:54
3rd period
1-610:41
2-612:31
3-616:35
Penalties
1st
- 3:42
Brayden Schenn · Holding the stickdrawn by Jordan Staal2 min
- 15:35
Vince Dunn · Roughingdrawn by Andrei Svechnikov2 min
- 15:35
Andrei Svechnikov · Roughingdrawn by Vince Dunn2 min
- 17:09
Sebastian Aho · Holdingdrawn by Robert Thomas2 min
2nd
- 1:52
Vince Dunn · Hookingdrawn by Martin Necas2 min
- 7:19
Jordan Martinook · Slashingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
- 10:58
Jake Gardiner · Hookingdrawn by David Perron2 min
3rd
- 7:42
Sammy Blais · Trippingdrawn by Andrei Svechnikov2 min
- 15:03
Alexander Steen · Hookingdrawn by Martin Necas2 min
- 17:40
Martin Necas · Slashingdrawn by Zachary Sanford2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Zachary Sanford, 2nd 1:27 — 69% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.33 G
- All situations
- 6 G2.6
- 1.82 G
- Even strength
- 4 G2.0
- 0.41 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.6
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 69 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.25 – 2.48
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
- 28
- Shots on goal
- 26
- 40%
- Faceoffs
- 60%
- 1/4
- Power play
- 2/4
- 10
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 11
- Hits
- 19
- 3
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 4
- Giveaways
- 6
- 4
- Takeaways
- 10
Box score
every player line
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
