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New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues

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New Jersey Devils
3
St. Louis Blues
▸8
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the New Jersey Devils 8-3. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 6-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jaden Schwartz's goal at 15:47 of the first period, which took the Blues' chances from 68% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 3.1 to 1.5; shots on goal were NJD 23, STL 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 78% of the time. Keith Kinkaid stopped 31 of 39 (.795), 4.9 goals below expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 20 of 23 (.870), 1.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Pietrangelo (2 G, 1 A), 2. Ivan Barbashev (2 G, 1 A), 3. Jaden Schwartz (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    A. Pietrangelo2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    STL
    I. Barbashev2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    STL
    J. Schwartz1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD1605212323
STLSTL32031128839

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    A. Pietrangelo(7)
    B. Schenn (24), V. Tarasenko (20)
    snapxG 0.03win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:08
  2. STL
    I. Barbashev(7)
    R. Thomas (13)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    6:41
  3. NJD
    P. Zacha(11)
    K. Agostino (10)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    10:30
  4. STL
    J. Schwartz(4)
    R. Bortuzzo (7), T. Bozak (13)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +14 pts
    1-3
    15:47

2nd period

  1. STL
    R. O'Reilly(21)
    B. Schenn (25), V. Tarasenko (21)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +9 pts
    1-4
    0:30
  2. STL
    M. MacEachern(3)
    A. Pietrangelo (16), I. Barbashev (10)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +4 pts
    1-5
    6:11
  3. STL
    T. Bozak(9)
    C. Parayko (8), P. Maroon (11)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +1 pts
    1-6
    15:20

3rd period

  1. STL
    A. Pietrangelo(8)
    V. Tarasenko (22), R. O'Reilly (36)
    backhandxG 0.18
    1-7
    0:45
  2. NJD
    K. Palmieri(24)PPG
    N. Hischier (24), W. Butcher (18)
    wristxG 0.13
    2-7
    8:01
  3. STL
    I. Barbashev(8)SHG
    A. Steen (11), C. Parayko (9)
    wristxG 0.18
    2-8
    9:25
  4. NJD
    M. Mueller(1)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.01
    3-8
    12:44

Penalties

NJD 16 PIM·STL 6 PIM

1st

  • 0:45NJDDamon Severson · Hookingdrawn by Ryan O'Reilly2 min

2nd

  • 13:13NJDEric Gryba · Holdingdrawn by Patrick Maroon2 min
  • 19:58STLPatrick Maroon · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Kurtis Gabriel2 min
  • 19:58NJDKurtis Gabriel · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Patrick Maroon2 min
  • 19:58NJDKurtis Gabriel · Misconduct10 min

3rd

  • 7:23STLVince Dunn · Slashingdrawn by Pavel Zacha2 min
  • 7:48STLRobert Bortuzzo · Interferencedrawn by Marcus Johansson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jaden Schwartz, 1st 15:47 — STL 68% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
I. Barbashev · Goal · xG 0.18A. Pietrangelo · Goal · xG 0.18T. Bozak · Missed · xG 0.17A. Steen · On goal · xG 0.15M. MacEachern · Goal · xG 0.13T. Bozak · Goal · xG 0.12I. Barbashev · Goal · xG 0.12P. Maroon · On goal · xG 0.11M. MacEachern · On goal · xG 0.11V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.11J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.11J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.11Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.10P. Maroon · On goal · xG 0.09I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.09P. Maroon · Missed · xG 0.08R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.08I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.08A. Steen · On goal · xG 0.07P. Maroon · Missed · xG 0.06A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.06P. Maroon · On goal · xG 0.05V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.05J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.05V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.05V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.04O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.04R. O'Reilly · Goal · xG 0.04R. Bortuzzo · Missed · xG 0.04A. Pietrangelo · Goal · xG 0.03J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.03V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.03C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.03J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.03V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bozak · On goal · xG 0.02M. MacEachern · Missed · xG 0.02V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.02J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.02R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.02R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bozak · On goal · xG 0.02J. Bouwmeester · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bouwmeester · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bouwmeester · On goal · xG 0.01V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.01A. Steen · On goal · xG 0.00C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.00
STL8 G · 3.1 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsSTL
1.53 G
All situations
8 G3.1
1.02 G
Even strength
7 G2.5
0.41 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD22%78%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.46 – 3.03

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

NJDvsSTL
23
Shots on goal
39
47%
Faceoffs
53%
1/2
Power play
0/2
16
Penalty minutes
6
25
Hits
7
20
Blocked shots
9
4
Giveaways
9
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. GreeneD000-330.18020—20:58
8W. ButcherD011-310.04100—20:53
28D. SeversonD000-320.07112—20:32
19T. ZajacC000-300.001205320:13
21K. PalmieriC101-320.16110019:55
25M. MuellerD101+110.01210—19:36
12B. LovejoyD000-420.10010—19:19
90M. JohanssonL000-310.270205018:35
2E. GrybaD000020.05332—16:56
13N. HischierC011-120.061105016:55
63J. BrattL000-200.09120—16:30
49J. AndersonR000+120.051005015:55
37P. ZachaC101030.212001415:23
15N. LappinR000000.0022010014:01
17K. AgostinoL011000.0030010013:06
58K. RooneyC000-210.103202510:42
43B. SeneyL000-210.10000—09:14
39K. GabrielR000-200.003012—05:17
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1K. Kinkaid(L)39318.7953.06-4.9460:00

Season series

STL leads 2-0

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