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St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks

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St. Louis Blues
▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
0
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pavel Buchnevich's goal at 6:56 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 65% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 3.8 to 2.2; shots on goal were STL 35, CHI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 30 of 30 (1.000), 2.2 goals saved above expected; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 31 of 35 (.886). Three stars: 1. David Perron (2 G), 2. Jordan Binnington (30 saves, 1.000), 3. Brayden Schenn (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    D. Perron2 G
  2. ★★
    STL
    J. Binnington30 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    STL
    B. Schenn2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL08313114435
CHICHI01201107030

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. STL
    J. Kyrou(21)
    B. Schenn (14), I. Barbashev (24)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +17 pts
    1-0
    2:26
  2. STL
    P. Buchnevich(19)
    R. Thomas (34)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    6:56
  3. STL
    D. Perron(10)PPG
    B. Schenn (15), J. Faulk (20)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +8 pts
    3-0
    18:08

3rd period

  1. STL
    D. Perron(11)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.05win prob +2 pts
    4-0
    3:04

Penalties

STL 8 PIM·CHI 8 PIM

1st

  • 19:49CHIBrandon Hagel · Trippingdrawn by Jordan Kyrou2 min

2nd

  • 10:54STLDavid Perron · Trippingdrawn by Josiah Slavin2 min
  • 16:30CHICaleb Jones · Holdingdrawn by Ryan O'Reilly2 min
  • 18:55STLPavel Buchnevich · Cross checkingdrawn by Isaak Phillips2 min

3rd

  • 7:57STLJordan Kyrou · Cross checkingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
  • 7:57CHISam Lafferty · Roughingdrawn by Jordan Kyrou2 min
  • 13:53STLVladimir Tarasenko · Trippingdrawn by Isaak Phillips2 min
  • 18:51CHIHenrik Borgstrom · Hookingdrawn by Tyler Bozak2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Pavel Buchnevich, 2nd 6:56 — STL 65% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.21D. Kubalik · On goal · xG 0.19K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.18P. Kane · Missed · xG 0.15D. Strome · Missed · xG 0.14D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.14A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.13J. Slavin · On goal · xG 0.12S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.11J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.10A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.07A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.07A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.06A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.06P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.05S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.04K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.04D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.04J. Slavin · Missed · xG 0.04S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04R. Carpenter · On goal · xG 0.03A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.02K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02P. Kane · On goal · xG 0.02C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.01I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.01I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.01J. McCabe · Missed · xG 0.01H. Borgstrom · Missed · xG 0.01C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01A. Regula · Missed · xG 0.00A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.00K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI0 G · 2.2 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsCHI
3.84 G
All situations
0 G2.2
2.33 G
Even strength
0 G1.9
1.41 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL74%26%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.69 – 2.21

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

STLvsCHI
35
Shots on goal
30
50%
Faceoffs
50%
1/3
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
8
17
Hits
24
13
Blocked shots
10
11
Giveaways
16
3
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
55C. ParaykoD000+230.06030—24:03
72J. FaulkD011+130.03300—23:27
77N. MikkolaD000+210.04200—21:59
47T. KrugD000+120.13020—20:07
90R. O'ReillyC000+110.270104717:43
25J. KyrouR101+120.41012—17:36
10B. SchennC022+120.300005017:29
49I. BarbashevL011+100.000006716:31
18R. ThomasC011+110.110005516:06
57D. PerronL202+180.80112—16:00
91V. TarasenkoR000+120.22212—15:17
89P. BuchnevichL101+130.44002—15:12
41R. BortuzzoD000000.00320—14:41
20B. SaadL000+110.07100—13:14
21T. BozakC000030.250106012:20
46J. WalmanD000010.08010—10:58
37K. KostinC000000.00100010:17
54D. JoshuaC000020.564005009:00
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50J. Binnington(W)303001.0002.23+2.2360:00

Season series

STL leads 3-1

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