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St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets

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St. Louis Blues
▸5
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
FinalTV BSOH, BSMW·Nationwide Arena

Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sammy Blais's goal at 18:07 of the first period, which took the Blues' chances from 62% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 4.6 to 3.5; shots on goal were STL 24, CBJ 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 78% of the time. Thomas Greiss stopped 37 of 39 (.949), 2.6 goals saved above expected; Michael Hutchinson stopped 19 of 23 (.826), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Kyrou (3 G), 2. Thomas Greiss (37 saves, .949), 3. Sammy Blais (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Kyrou3 G
  2. ★★
    STL
    T. Greiss37 saves, .949
  3. ★★★
    STL
    S. Blais1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL390827524
CBJCBJ11007122239

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    B. Saad(17)
    S. Blais (7), B. Schenn (29)
    wristxG 0.37win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    7:19
  2. CBJ
    P. Laine(21)PPG
    J. Gaudreau (41), N. Blankenburg (8)
    slapxG 0.09win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    9:14
  3. STL
    J. Kyrou(27)
    R. Thomas (40), S. Blais (8)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +14 pts
    2-1
    13:38
  4. STL
    S. Blais(4)
    B. Saad (10), B. Schenn (30)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +16 pts
    3-1
    18:07

3rd period

  1. STL
    J. Kyrou(28)
    A. Toropchenko (7)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +3 pts
    4-1
    12:15
  2. CBJ
    B. Jenner(20)
    K. Johnson (19), J. Gaudreau (42)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +1 pts
    4-2
    15:55
  3. STL
    J. Kyrou(29)EN
    R. Thomas (41), P. Buchnevich (37)
    snapxG 0.83win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    18:43

Penalties

STL 6 PIM·CBJ 4 PIM

1st

  • 7:45STLAlexey Toropchenko · Roughingdrawn by Eric Robinson2 min
  • 10:47STLColton Parayko · Interferencedrawn by Liam Foudy2 min

2nd

  • 5:14CBJMathieu Olivier · Roughingdrawn by Alexey Toropchenko2 min

3rd

  • 1:59CBJBoone Jenner · Trippingdrawn by Nick Leddy2 min
  • 3:01STLTorey Krug · Roughingdrawn by Eric Robinson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Sammy Blais, 1st 18:07 — STL 62% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.38K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.22B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.20P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.20L. Foudy · On goal · xG 0.19J. Roslovic · On goal · xG 0.19B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.18K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.17P. Laine · Missed · xG 0.16C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.16L. Foudy · On goal · xG 0.14K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.13K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.12M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.11B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.11J. Roslovic · On goal · xG 0.10K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.10B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.10P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.09P. Laine · Goal · xG 0.09L. Foudy · On goal · xG 0.09E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.08B. Jenner · Goal · xG 0.08K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.08A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.07L. Pederson · On goal · xG 0.07J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.06E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.06B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.05E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.05E. Bemstrom · Missed · xG 0.05C. Sillinger · Missed · xG 0.05T. Berni · On goal · xG 0.05P. Laine · Missed · xG 0.05K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.05C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.05B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.05K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.04J. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.04A. Boqvist · Missed · xG 0.04P. Laine · Missed · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.03N. Blankenburg · On goal · xG 0.03L. Foudy · Missed · xG 0.03J. Roslovic · On goal · xG 0.03T. Berni · On goal · xG 0.03P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.02E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.02K. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.02C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.02A. Peeke · Missed · xG 0.02B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.01M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.01N. Blankenburg · Missed · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · Missed · xG 0.01E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ2 G · 4.6 xG · 58 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsCBJ
3.54 G
All situations
2 G4.6
2.34 G
Even strength
1 G2.6
0.20 G
Power play
1 G1.8
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL22%78%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.59 – 4.50

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

STLvsCBJ
24
Shots on goal
39
35%
Faceoffs
65%
0/2
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
15
Hits
18
14
Blocked shots
15
2
Giveaways
4
9
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4N. LeddyD000000.00040—24:25
55C. ParaykoD000+110.02012—22:10
72J. FaulkD000+220.07000—20:20
6M. ScandellaD000+210.02110—20:18
18R. ThomasC022+210.021004619:23
10B. SchennC022+210.242004018:11
47T. KrugD000+210.08012—16:39
25J. KyrouR303+251.35010—16:27
89P. BuchnevichL011+120.110102516:08
13A. ToropchenkoR011010.17132—15:43
79S. BlaisL123+210.17610—14:50
15J. VranaL000030.611005014:31
42K. KapanenR000020.09000—14:28
20B. SaadL112+210.37000—14:27
41R. BortuzzoD000+100.00000—13:25
17J. LeivoL000000.00000—11:46
26N. WalkerL000+110.11210—11:11
59N. AlexandrovC000010.031001710:42
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1T. Greiss(W)39372.9494.64+2.6459:27

Season series

STL leads 2-0

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