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Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues

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Boston Bruins
1
St. Louis Blues
▸2
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in overtime, Jaden Schwartz scoring at 0:30. The Bruins scored first; the Blues answered. The Bruins led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jaden Schwartz's goal at 0:30 of overtime, which took the Blues' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 2.2 to 1.4; shots on goal were BOS 22, STL 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Anton Khudobin stopped 18 of 20 (.900); Jake Allen stopped 21 of 22 (.955). Three stars: 1. Jaden Schwartz (2 G), 2. Jake Allen (21 saves, .955), 3. Anton Khudobin (18 saves, .900).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Schwartz2 G
  2. ★★
    STL
    J. Allen21 saves, .955
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    A. Khudobin18 saves, .900

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
BOSBOS19080500122
STLSTL05091511220

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. BOS
    R. Donato(2)PPG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.11win prob +10 pts
    1-0
    10:12

3rd period

  1. STL
    J. Schwartz(21)
    A. Steen (29), B. Schenn (36)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +31 pts
    1-1
    9:36

Overtime

  1. STL
    J. Schwartz(22)
    C. Parayko (28), B. Schenn (37)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +49 pts
    1-2
    0:30

Penalties

BOS 6 PIM·STL 6 PIM

1st

  • 9:40STLRobert Bortuzzo · Cross checkingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min
  • 19:59STLNikita Soshnikov · Roughingdrawn by Adam McQuaid2 min
  • 19:59BOSRiley Nash · Roughingdrawn by Nikita Soshnikov2 min

2nd

  • 3:49BOSJordan Szwarz · Slashingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
  • 14:03STLBrayden Schenn · Chargingdrawn by David Krejci2 min
  • 15:14BOSDanton Heinen · Slashingdrawn by Joel Edmundson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jaden Schwartz, OT 0:30 — STL 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Brodziak · On goal · xG 0.24I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.20T. Thompson · Missed · xG 0.12J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.12V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.10J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.09J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.09C. Gunnarsson · On goal · xG 0.09D. Jaskin · Missed · xG 0.08B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.08B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.08T. Thompson · Missed · xG 0.07A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.07I. Barbashev · Missed · xG 0.07T. Thompson · Missed · xG 0.06J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.05N. Soshnikov · On goal · xG 0.05J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.05A. Steen · On goal · xG 0.05N. Soshnikov · Missed · xG 0.04C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.04V. Sobotka · Missed · xG 0.04C. Gunnarsson · Missed · xG 0.04J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.03T. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.03C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.03C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.03V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.02C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.02K. Brodziak · On goal · xG 0.02C. Gunnarsson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.01C. Thorburn · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.01
STL2 G · 2.2 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsSTL
1.41 G
All situations
2 G2.2
1.10 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 62 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS34%66%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.42 – 2.18

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

BOSvsSTL
22
Shots on goal
20
42%
Faceoffs
58%
1/2
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
46
20
Blocked shots
13
4
Giveaways
3
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44N. HoldenD000-110.08240—24:56
86K. MillerD000000.00340—24:17
48M. GrzelcykD000-120.02010—23:50
20R. NashC000-120.101225020:55
88D. PastrnakR000010.07110—20:04
25B. CarloD000-110.11100—19:49
63B. MarchandL000-120.32010—19:41
17R. DonatoC101020.12200016:17
46D. KrejciC000010.150105015:54
54A. McQuaidD000010.01320—15:48
43D. HeinenL000020.17012—15:17
52S. KuralyC000-120.070103612:27
59T. SchallerL000-120.06500—12:10
12B. GiontaR000020.05100—11:54
21J. SzwarzC000000.001021711:09
57T. WingelsC000010.0930010010:52
14P. PostmaD000000.00020—10:12
55N. AcciariC000-100.00100009:58
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35A. Khudobin(O)20182.9002.19+0.1960:30

Season series

Tied 1-1

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