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Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues

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5
St. Louis Blues
▸6
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 in overtime, Jakub Vrana scoring at 0:28. The lead changed hands 3 times. The Blues led 5-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jakub Vrana's goal at 0:28 of overtime, which took the Blues' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.9 to 2.7; shots on goal were VAN 37, STL 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of 31 (.806), 3.3 goals below expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 32 of 37 (.865), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jakub Vrana (2 G), 2. Quinn Hughes (2 G, 1 A), 3. Justin Faulk (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Vrana2 G
  2. ★★
    VAN
    Q. Hughes2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    STL
    J. Faulk1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VANVAN21311221200537
STLSTL217380511631

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    Q. Hughes(6)
    B. Boeser (35), J. Miller (45)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    6:06
  2. STL
    A. Toropchenko(7)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.08win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    11:50
  3. STL
    J. Faulk(10)
    P. Buchnevich (41), S. Blais (13)
    slapxG 0.09win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    16:48
  4. VAN
    A. Kuzmenko(36)PPG
    J. Miller (46), E. Pettersson (59)
    tip-inxG 0.17win prob +11 pts
    2-2
    19:41

2nd period

  1. STL
    J. Vrana(8)
    B. Saad (13)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +17 pts
    2-3
    7:24
  2. STL
    R. Thomas(17)PPG
    J. Faulk (31), B. Saad (14)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +16 pts
    2-4
    12:08
  3. STL
    P. Buchnevich(25)
    K. Kapanen (17), S. Blais (14)
    wristxG 0.21win prob +7 pts
    2-5
    13:36
  4. VAN
    B. Boeser(16)PPG
    Q. Hughes (65)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +5 pts
    3-5
    18:28

3rd period

  1. VAN
    A. Kuzmenko(37)
    E. Pettersson (60), T. Myers (14)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +11 pts
    4-5
    12:18
  2. VAN
    Q. Hughes(7)
    B. Boeser (36), D. Joshua (10)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +46 pts
    5-5
    19:06

Overtime

  1. STL
    J. Vrana(9)
    B. Schenn (37), J. Faulk (32)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +49 pts
    5-6
    0:28

Penalties

VAN 7 PIM·STL 11 PIM

1st

  • 18:57STLRobert Bortuzzo · Holdingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min

2nd

  • 9:24STLJake Neighbours · Fightingdrawn by Kyle Burroughs5 min
  • 9:24VANKyle Burroughs · Fightingdrawn by Jake Neighbours5 min
  • 11:46VANDakota Joshua · Slashingdrawn by Colton Parayko2 min
  • 18:17STLJakub Vrana · Hookingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

3rd

  • 9:40STLJordan Kyrou · Holding the stickdrawn by Quinn Hughes2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
STL goalVAN goalFinal: STL 100%

Biggest swing: Jakub Vrana, OT 0:28 — STL 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Vrana · Goal · xG 0.26P. Buchnevich · Goal · xG 0.21P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.15J. Kyrou · Missed · xG 0.11J. Vrana · Goal · xG 0.11J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.09K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.09B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.09J. Neighbours · On goal · xG 0.09A. Toropchenko · Missed · xG 0.09J. Faulk · Goal · xG 0.09T. Krug · Missed · xG 0.09J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.08J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.08A. Toropchenko · Goal · xG 0.08B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.08J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.07N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.07J. Vrana · Missed · xG 0.07R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.07B. Saad · Missed · xG 0.06R. Thomas · Goal · xG 0.05J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.05M. Scandella · Missed · xG 0.05A. Toropchenko · On goal · xG 0.04K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.04J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.04B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.04R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.04R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.03R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.03J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.03C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.03C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.02J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.02B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.02B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.02B. Saad · Missed · xG 0.02A. Toropchenko · On goal · xG 0.02T. Krug · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.01N. Walker · On goal · xG 0.01
STL6 G · 2.7 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsSTL
3.95 G
All situations
6 G2.7
3.03 G
Even strength
5 G2.6
0.92 G
Power play
1 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN68%32%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.87 – 2.71

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

VANvsSTL
37
Shots on goal
31
59%
Faceoffs
41%
2/3
Power play
1/1
7
Penalty minutes
11
15
Hits
24
9
Blocked shots
17
5
Giveaways
8
16
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD213+140.25120—28:33
17F. HronekD000-300.02010—23:55
9J. MillerC022-120.253005822:12
6B. BoeserR123-130.6200010021:48
40E. PetterssonC022+120.210206319:44
96A. KuzmenkoL202+230.79010—18:43
34P. Di GiuseppeL000-150.21100—18:22
57T. MyersD011040.21200—17:55
74E. BearD000010.06000—16:01
44K. BurroughsD000010.02415—15:21
8C. GarlandR000-150.38110—15:10
55G. BriseboisD000-200.03000—14:26
88N. AmanC000000.000004314:12
81D. JoshuaC011+220.49202014:01
72A. BeauvillierR000-130.18000—12:51
91V. KravtsovR000-100.13000—10:17
15S. DriesC000-100.000005609:50
18J. StudnickaC000-120.091107509:26
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(O)31256.8062.72-3.2858:43

Season series

STL leads 2-1

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