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St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks

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St. Louis Blues
▸7
San Jose Sharks
6
FinalTV FS-MW, NBCSCA·SAP Center at San Jose

Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 7-6. The lead changed hands 3 times. It was tied 4-4 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Marco Scandella's goal at 7:14 of the third period, which took the Blues' chances from 48% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.6 to 2.4; shots on goal were STL 31, SJS 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 15 of 19 (.789), 2.2 goals below expected; Devan Dubnyk stopped 24 of 31 (.774), 4.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Ryan O'Reilly (1 G, 1 A), 2. Timo Meier (2 G, 1 A), 3. Evander Kane (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    R. O'Reilly1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    SJS
    T. Meier2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    E. Kane2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL1631639731
SJSSJS21222028640

Scoring

13 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    T. Meier(3)
    R. Balcers (3), D. Gambrell (3)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:17
  2. STL
    M. Scandella(1)
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.03win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    6:08
  3. SJS
    E. Kane(6)PPG
    L. Couture (7), B. Burns (5)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +10 pts
    1-2
    10:11

2nd period

  1. STL
    S. Blais(2)
    V. Dunn (4), R. O'Reilly (12)
    backhandxG 0.07win prob +17 pts
    2-2
    3:34
  2. SJS
    T. Meier(4)PPG
    K. Labanc (8)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +13 pts
    2-3
    6:43
  3. STL
    B. Schenn(10)
    D. Perron (15)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +18 pts
    3-3
    7:28
  4. SJS
    E. Kane(7)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.03win prob +19 pts
    3-4
    10:34
  5. STL
    Z. Sanford(4)
    J. Kyrou (11), T. Krug (11)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +22 pts
    4-4
    18:16

3rd period

  1. STL
    M. MacEachern(1)SHG
    Z. Sanford (2), M. Scandella (1)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +26 pts
    5-4
    1:18
  2. SJS
    K. Labanc(3)
    J. Leonard (3), T. Meier (7)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +25 pts
    5-5
    2:13
  3. STL
    R. O'Reilly(7)
    J. Faulk (4)
    wristxG 0.24win prob +26 pts
    6-5
    3:20
  4. SJS
    L. Couture(11)
    B. Burns (6), M. Ferraro (6)
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +28 pts
    6-6
    6:31
  5. STL
    M. Scandella(2)
    O. Sundqvist (4), M. Hoffman (9)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +30 pts
    7-6
    7:14

Penalties

STL 14 PIM·SJS 6 PIM

1st

  • 9:28STLDavid Perron · Holdingdrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min

2nd

  • 1:07STLZachary Sanford · Trippingdrawn by Logan Couture2 min
  • 5:53STLSammy Blais · Cross checkingdrawn by John Leonard2 min
  • 10:34STLJordan Binnington · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min
  • 11:36STLNiko Mikkola · Delaying game smothering puck2 min
  • 11:44SJSErik Karlsson · Hookingdrawn by Ryan O'Reilly2 min
  • 20:00STLJustin Faulk · Trippingdrawn by Erik Karlsson2 min

3rd

  • 10:05SJSPatrick Marleau · Trippingdrawn by Jordan Kyrou2 min
  • 19:57SJSEvander Kane · Roughingdrawn by Zachary Sanford2 min
  • 19:57STLZachary Sanford · Roughingdrawn by Evander Kane2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Marco Scandella, 3rd 7:14 — STL 48% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.28K. Labanc · Goal · xG 0.17S. Chmelevski · On goal · xG 0.14E. Kane · Goal · xG 0.14R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.12R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.12R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.12P. Marleau · On goal · xG 0.12E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.11D. Gambrell · Missed · xG 0.11R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.10K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.10R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.09E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.08J. Leonard · On goal · xG 0.08T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.08R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.08B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.08R. Balcers · On goal · xG 0.07R. Balcers · On goal · xG 0.07P. Marleau · On goal · xG 0.07L. Couture · On goal · xG 0.07B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.07E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.06L. Couture · Goal · xG 0.06B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.06N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.06R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.06T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.06E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05D. Gambrell · Missed · xG 0.05E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.05R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.04E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.04T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.04T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.04B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.03E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.03L. Couture · Missed · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.03E. Kane · Goal · xG 0.03M. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.03E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.02R. Simek · On goal · xG 0.02N. Gregor · On goal · xG 0.02E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.02M. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.02B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.02B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.02B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.01T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01M. Ferraro · Missed · xG 0.01E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.00
SJS6 G · 3.6 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsSJS
2.47 G
All situations
6 G3.6
2.16 G
Even strength
4 G2.1
0.10 G
Power play
2 G1.4
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL31%69%SJS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.39 – 3.54

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

STLvsSJS
31
Shots on goal
40
67%
Faceoffs
33%
0/2
Power play
2/6
14
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
19
13
Blocked shots
12
7
Giveaways
8
8
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
72J. FaulkD011+130.08212—25:49
6M. ScandellaD213+430.21150—25:28
90R. O'ReillyC112+130.482007723:53
10B. SchennC101-110.053207121:08
70O. SundqvistC011+100.033005021:08
47T. KrugD011+220.06300—20:06
57D. PerronL011020.22012—18:00
29V. DunnD011+220.05100—17:52
26N. WalkerL000-220.062105016:27
12Z. SanfordL112+230.19104—15:20
41R. BortuzzoD000-200.01210—15:02
77N. MikkolaD000-230.32222—15:01
68M. HoffmanC011+210.1210010013:48
9S. BlaisL101+110.07102—13:27
25J. KyrouR011+130.26000—12:13
28M. MacEachernL101+210.20000—07:38
13K. CliffordL000+110.01000—06:51
61J. de la RoseL000+100.00000—01:16
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50J. Binnington19154.7891.77-2.2330:34
35V. Husso(W)21192.9051.82-0.1829:26

Season series

STL leads 5-3

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