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St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks

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St. Louis Blues
▸3
Anaheim Ducks
2
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Maxime Comtois's goal at 14:13 of the second period, which took the Ducks' chances from 15% to 32%. Expected goals favored the Ducks, 2.9 to 2.0; shots on goal were STL 21, ANA 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Ducks win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 27 of 29 (.931), 0.9 goals saved above expected; John Gibson stopped 18 of 21 (.857), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Zachary Sanford (1 G), 2. Rickard Rakell (1 G), 3. Ryan O'Reilly.

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    Z. Sanford1 G
  2. ★★
    ANA
    R. Rakell1 G
  3. ★★★
    STL
    R. O'Reilly

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL161718321
ANAANA06113110229

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    O. Sundqvist(4)PPG
    D. Perron (16), T. Krug (12)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    14:45

2nd period

  1. STL
    B. Schenn(11)PPG
    T. Krug (13), O. Sundqvist (5)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +13 pts
    2-0
    10:02
  2. ANA
    M. Comtois(9)
    T. Terry (3), R. Getzlaf (7)
    tip-inxG 0.15win prob +17 pts
    2-1
    14:13

3rd period

  1. STL
    Z. Sanford(7)PPG
    J. Kyrou (12), M. Hoffman (10)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +11 pts
    3-1
    13:08
  2. ANA
    R. Rakell(3)
    T. Zegras (1), C. Fowler (10)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +1 pts
    3-2
    19:51

Penalties

STL 6 PIM·ANA 6 PIM

1st

  • 14:03ANAJosh Mahura · Hookingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min
  • 19:22STLTorey Krug · Interferencedrawn by Rickard Rakell2 min

2nd

  • 9:55ANAJakob Silfverberg · Slashingdrawn by Niko Mikkola2 min

3rd

  • 7:18STLRyan O'Reilly · Holdingdrawn by Maxime Comtois2 min
  • 11:29ANAJani Hakanpää · Trippingdrawn by Sammy Blais2 min
  • 17:30STLMarco Scandella · Holdingdrawn by Trevor Zegras2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Maxime Comtois, 2nd 14:13 — ANA 15% → 32%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Rakell · Goal · xG 0.17A. Henrique · Missed · xG 0.15M. Comtois · Goal · xG 0.15R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.14D. Backes · Missed · xG 0.14T. Zegras · On goal · xG 0.13T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.13R. Getzlaf · On goal · xG 0.12J. Silfverberg · Missed · xG 0.12M. Comtois · On goal · xG 0.12R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.12R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.11J. Hakanpää · On goal · xG 0.11J. Silfverberg · Missed · xG 0.11M. Comtois · On goal · xG 0.11T. Zegras · Missed · xG 0.09T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.09T. Terry · Missed · xG 0.09R. Getzlaf · Missed · xG 0.08T. Zegras · Missed · xG 0.08M. Comtois · On goal · xG 0.07A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.06T. Terry · On goal · xG 0.04A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.03C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.03R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.03B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.03T. Zegras · Missed · xG 0.02A. Henrique · Missed · xG 0.02B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.02J. Hakanpää · Missed · xG 0.02J. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02K. Shattenkirk · On goal · xG 0.02A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.02C. Fowler · Missed · xG 0.02J. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Mahura · On goal · xG 0.02M. Comtois · On goal · xG 0.01D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.01J. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.01A. Henrique · On goal · xG 0.01J. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.01D. Backes · On goal · xG 0.00C. Fowler · On goal · xG 0.00
ANA2 G · 2.9 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsANA
2.03 G
All situations
2 G2.9
1.60 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.43 G
Power play
0 G0.9

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL35%65%ANA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.02 – 2.87

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

STLvsANA
21
Shots on goal
29
51%
Faceoffs
49%
3/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
31
Hits
31
17
Blocked shots
12
10
Giveaways
8
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6M. ScandellaD000010.04122—23:39
72J. FaulkD000-110.04420—23:12
90R. O'ReillyC000-120.210124821:50
47T. KrugD022040.20102—21:13
29V. DunnD000010.02000—21:10
10B. SchennC101-110.182103818:54
70O. SundqvistC112010.163206318:44
12Z. SanfordL101-130.27410—17:26
57D. PerronL011-100.00000—16:55
25J. KyrouR011-110.22010—16:35
41R. BortuzzoD000-100.00220—15:32
26N. WalkerL000000.19300—13:46
77N. MikkolaD000-210.17320—13:42
68M. HoffmanC011010.15010012:54
9S. BlaisL000010.05200—12:25
13K. CliffordL000-120.06310—09:53
28M. MacEachernL000010.04110—08:27
54D. JoshuaC000000.002006708:04
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50J. Binnington(W)29272.9312.91+0.9159:39

Season series

STL leads 5-3

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