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St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks

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St. Louis Blues
▸3
Vancouver Canucks
1
FinalTV NBCSN, FS-MW·Rogers Place

Recap

written from the game data

The St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ryan O'Reilly's goal at 6:52 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 47% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 3.9 to 2.2; shots on goal were STL 37, VAN 23. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.2 goals saved above expected; Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 of 37 (.919), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Ryan O'Reilly (2 G, 1 A), 2. Alex Pietrangelo (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jacob Markstrom (34 saves, .919).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    R. O'Reilly2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    STL
    A. Pietrangelo1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    J. Markstrom34 saves, .919

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL11321707337
VANVAN0111507123

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    R. O'Reilly(2)PPG
    A. Pietrangelo (4)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    16:43

2nd period

  1. VAN
    J. Miller(4)
    A. Edler (4)
    deflectedxG 0.12win prob +16 pts
    1-1
    0:40
  2. STL
    R. O'Reilly(3)
    D. Perron (3)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +18 pts
    2-1
    6:52
  3. STL
    A. Pietrangelo(1)PPG
    R. O'Reilly (6), D. Perron (4)
    slapxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    3-1
    15:47

Penalties

STL 18 PIM·VAN 14 PIM

1st

  • 3:23STLVince Dunn · Trippingdrawn by Bo Horvat2 min
  • 5:02VANAlexander Edler · Trippingdrawn by Zachary Sanford2 min
  • 9:56STLDavid Perron · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 14:07STLMackenzie MacEachern · Cross checkingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
  • 15:20VANBrock Boeser · Slashingdrawn by Marco Scandella2 min
  • 17:27VANAntoine Roussel · Roughingdrawn by Sammy Blais2 min
  • 17:27STLSammy Blais · Roughingdrawn by Antoine Roussel2 min
  • 17:27STLSammy Blais · Roughingdrawn by Antoine Roussel2 min
  • 17:27VANAntoine Roussel · Roughingdrawn by Sammy Blais2 min

2nd

  • 0:49STLColton Parayko · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 8:25VANAlexander Edler · Trippingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
  • 13:51VANZack MacEwen · Roughingdrawn by Jake Allen2 min
  • 14:59VANOscar Fantenberg · Boardingdrawn by Robert Thomas2 min

3rd

  • 5:32STLBrayden Schenn · High stickingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min
  • 13:53STLVince Dunn · Slashingdrawn by Antoine Roussel2 min
  • 18:39STLCarl Gunnarsson · Slashingdrawn by Brock Boeser2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ryan O'Reilly, 2nd 6:52 — STL 47% → 65%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.19B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.18B. Sutter · On goal · xG 0.16E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.15E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.15L. Eriksson · Missed · xG 0.13E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.13T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.12J. Miller · Goal · xG 0.12B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.10B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.10J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.07T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.07T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.06Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.05B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.05T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.05Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.04Z. MacEwen · On goal · xG 0.04E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.03A. Edler · Missed · xG 0.03Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.03J. Virtanen · Missed · xG 0.03J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.02O. Fantenberg · On goal · xG 0.02Z. MacEwen · On goal · xG 0.02C. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.02T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eriksson · Missed · xG 0.01T. Motte · Missed · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.00Z. MacEwen · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN1 G · 2.2 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsVAN
3.93 G
All situations
1 G2.2
2.11 G
Even strength
1 G0.9
1.82 G
Power play
0 G1.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL76%24%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.85 – 2.18

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
37
Shots on goal
23
44%
Faceoffs
56%
2/5
Power play
0/7
18
Penalty minutes
14
33
Hits
31
15
Blocked shots
13
8
Giveaways
19
11
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27A. PietrangeloD112070.50220—23:35
90R. O'ReillyC213+130.483204822:15
72J. FaulkD000000.00510—22:02
21T. BozakC000-120.041101721:22
6M. ScandellaD000030.11320—19:40
10B. SchennC000-120.302028319:27
55C. ParaykoD000030.12102—19:23
17J. SchwartzL000+160.93120—17:42
70O. SundqvistC000-110.08400017:12
57D. PerronL022+140.76102—16:59
4C. GunnarssonD000010.00012—16:19
29V. DunnD000010.05114—13:59
12Z. SanfordL000020.1100010013:52
18R. ThomasC000000.280104313:30
61J. de la RoseL000000.00500—10:23
33J. KyrouR000000.00000—06:59
9S. BlaisL000010.11204—06:06
28M. MacEachernL000010.03222—05:20
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(W)23221.9572.20+1.2060:00

Series

VAN leads 4-2

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