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Montréal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues

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Montréal Canadiens
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St. Louis Blues
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-1. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Oskar Sundqvist's goal at 16:24 of the first period, which took the Blues' chances from 64% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 4.3 to 2.7; shots on goal were MTL 29, STL 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 71% of the time. Carey Price stopped 26 of 30 (.867); Jordan Binnington stopped 28 of 29 (.966), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Binnington (28 saves, .966), 2. Oskar Sundqvist (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jay Bouwmeester (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Binnington28 saves, .966
  2. ★★
    STL
    O. Sundqvist1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    STL
    J. Bouwmeester1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL01018011129
STLSTL29110111430

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    R. Thomas(5)PPG
    R. O'Reilly (25), V. Tarasenko (13)
    wristxG 0.32win prob +8 pts
    0-1
    1:56
  2. STL
    O. Sundqvist(8)SHG
    R. O'Reilly (26), C. Gunnarsson (3)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +16 pts
    0-2
    16:24

2nd period

  1. STL
    J. Bouwmeester(2)
    R. Fabbri (3), D. Perron (16)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    6:04
  2. MTL
    B. Gallagher(17)PPG
    J. Kotkaniemi (17), J. Petry (22)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +8 pts
    1-3
    9:02

3rd period

  1. STL
    S. Blais(1)
    O. Sundqvist (4), A. Pietrangelo (11)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +4 pts
    1-4
    9:19

Penalties

MTL 12 PIM·STL 14 PIM

1st

  • 1:14MTLShea Weber · High stickingdrawn by David Perron2 min
  • 11:10MTLPhillip Danault · Holdingdrawn by Carl Gunnarsson2 min
  • 13:41STLJoel Edmundson · Hookingdrawn by Joel Armia2 min
  • 16:14STLJay Bouwmeester · Hookingdrawn by Jordie Benn2 min

2nd

  • 7:34STLRobby Fabbri · Slashingdrawn by Kenny Agostino2 min
  • 10:25MTLJordie Benn · Slashingdrawn by Ryan O'Reilly2 min

3rd

  • 2:32MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Slashingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
  • 3:02STLZachary Sanford · Hookingdrawn by Jordie Benn2 min
  • 13:07STLRobert Bortuzzo · Trippingdrawn by Max Domi2 min
  • 13:55STLJoel Edmundson · Slashingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min
  • 15:37MTLJesperi Kotkaniemi · Holding the stickdrawn by Colton Parayko2 min
  • 18:41STLDavid Perron · Roughingdrawn by Max Domi2 min
  • 18:41MTLMax Domi · Roughingdrawn by David Perron2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Oskar Sundqvist, 1st 16:24 — STL 64% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.34R. Thomas · Goal · xG 0.32R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.25R. Fabbri · On goal · xG 0.20O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.19V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.16D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.16O. Sundqvist · Missed · xG 0.15S. Blais · Goal · xG 0.15O. Sundqvist · Goal · xG 0.15R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.14J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.14J. Bouwmeester · Goal · xG 0.14B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.13J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.13J. Bouwmeester · Missed · xG 0.12R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.12D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.11D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.10V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.10V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.10R. O'Reilly · Missed · xG 0.09J. Bouwmeester · Missed · xG 0.08B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.07B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.07D. Perron · Missed · xG 0.07R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.06V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.06D. Perron · Missed · xG 0.05J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.05D. Perron · Missed · xG 0.05R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.04V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.04V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.03J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.02R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.02M. MacEachern · Missed · xG 0.02C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.01R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.01C. Gunnarsson · On goal · xG 0.01R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01O. Sundqvist · Missed · xG 0.01
STL4 G · 4.3 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsSTL
2.71 G
All situations
4 G4.3
1.70 G
Even strength
2 G2.6
0.81 G
Power play
1 G1.4
0.30 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL29%71%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.75 – 4.14

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

MTLvsSTL
29
Shots on goal
30
34%
Faceoffs
66%
1/6
Power play
1/5
12
Penalty minutes
14
20
Hits
11
7
Blocked shots
17
7
Giveaways
5
7
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD011-110.06200—24:57
6S. WeberD000-200.06302—23:46
53V. MeteD000010.16010—18:43
13M. DomiC000-210.123122517:29
40J. ArmiaR000-210.28100—17:20
41P. ByronL000000.00010—16:25
90T. TatarL000-130.29000—16:22
92J. DrouinL000-130.272006015:55
11B. GallagherR101060.63100—15:18
17B. KulakD000030.03010—15:11
15J. KotkaniemiC011010.010022315:00
24P. DanaultC000030.291024214:59
27K. AlznerD000-110.01010—14:58
62A. LehkonenL000-120.12002—14:42
8J. BennD000-100.00212—14:39
43M. ChaputC000-110.160103313:25
47K. AgostinoL000-100.04300—11:44
20N. DeslauriersL000-120.23200—09:10
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(L)30264.8674.31+0.3159:56

Season series

Tied 1-1

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