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Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues

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Edmonton Oilers
2
St. Louis Blues
▸7
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-2. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Pietrangelo's goal at 0:27 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 69% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 3.3 to 1.4; shots on goal were EDM 17, STL 44. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 82% of the time. Anthony Stolarz stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 2.1 goals below expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 15 of 17 (.882), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jaden Schwartz (3 G, 1 A), 2. David Perron (2 G, 1 A), 3. Alex Pietrangelo (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Schwartz3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    STL
    D. Perron2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    STL
    A. Pietrangelo1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
EDMEDM052804217
STLSTL113315316744

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    J. Schwartz(8)
    D. Perron (20), M. Del Zotto (8)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    11:41

2nd period

  1. STL
    A. Pietrangelo(13)
    J. Schwartz (24), O. Sundqvist (14)
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    0:27
  2. STL
    J. Schwartz(9)
    T. Bozak (20), V. Dunn (20)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    5:42
  3. STL
    D. Perron(19)
    J. Bouwmeester (12), O. Sundqvist (15)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +4 pts
    0-4
    7:14
  4. EDM
    R. Nugent-Hopkins(24)
    A. Larsson (15), M. Lucic (13)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +2 pts
    1-4
    18:28
  5. EDM
    Z. Kassian(13)
    O. Klefbom (18)
    backhandxG 0.03win prob +6 pts
    2-4
    19:23

3rd period

  1. STL
    D. Perron(20)PPG
    B. Schenn (32), A. Pietrangelo (22)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +3 pts
    2-5
    6:00
  2. STL
    P. Maroon(8)
    R. Thomas (21), T. Bozak (21)
    wristxG 0.11
    2-6
    13:22
  3. STL
    J. Schwartz(10)PPG
    Z. Sanford (9), T. Bozak (22)
    wristxG 0.08
    2-7
    18:48

Penalties

EDM 28 PIM·STL 7 PIM

1st

  • 15:37STLVince Dunn · High stickingdrawn by Connor McDavid2 min
  • 17:25EDMRyan Nugent-Hopkins · High stickingdrawn by Oskar Sundqvist2 min

2nd

  • 3:37EDMDarnell Nurse · Cross checkingdrawn by Ivan Barbashev2 min
  • 13:08EDMZack Kassian · Fightingdrawn by Patrick Maroon5 min
  • 13:08STLPatrick Maroon · Fightingdrawn by Zack Kassian5 min
  • 15:28EDMSam Gagner · Trippingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min

3rd

  • 5:43EDMAlex Chiasson · Hookingdrawn by Vince Dunn2 min
  • 14:47EDMMilan Lucic · Cross checkingdrawn by Oskar Sundqvist5 min
  • 14:47EDMMilan Lucic · Game misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Pietrangelo, 2nd 0:27 — STL 69% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.16V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.15V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.15A. Steen · On goal · xG 0.14O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.13J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.13R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.12I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.11P. Maroon · Goal · xG 0.11J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.10J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.09D. Perron · Goal · xG 0.09B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.09J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.08D. Perron · Goal · xG 0.08V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.08D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.08A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.08V. Dunn · Missed · xG 0.07A. Steen · On goal · xG 0.07D. Perron · Missed · xG 0.06J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.06R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.06V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.06J. Bouwmeester · On goal · xG 0.06V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.06R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.06A. Pietrangelo · Goal · xG 0.05A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bozak · On goal · xG 0.05D. Perron · Missed · xG 0.05V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.05J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.05R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bozak · Missed · xG 0.04V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.04D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.04A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.03J. Schwartz · Goal · xG 0.03A. Steen · On goal · xG 0.02V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02J. Bouwmeester · On goal · xG 0.02O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.02A. Steen · On goal · xG 0.02J. Bouwmeester · On goal · xG 0.02R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.01V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.01A. Steen · On goal · xG 0.01R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.01O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.00A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.00
STL7 G · 3.3 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

EDMvsSTL
1.42 G
All situations
7 G3.3
0.92 G
Even strength
5 G2.3
0.10 G
Power play
2 G0.9
0.40 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
EDM18%82%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.35 – 3.24

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

EDMvsSTL
17
Shots on goal
44
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/1
Power play
2/6
28
Penalty minutes
7
21
Hits
15
12
Blocked shots
10
6
Giveaways
2
7
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Edmonton Oilers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
97C. McDavidC000-110.130006022:50
77O. KlefbomD011-210.01110—22:44
29L. DraisaitlC000-220.321004422:24
4K. RussellD000-100.01320—22:19
25D. NurseD000-100.00402—20:56
6A. LarssonD011000.00100—19:49
93R. Nugent-HopkinsC101-110.070023318:52
44Z. KassianR101-130.30005—17:09
83M. BenningD000-210.02100—16:23
2A. SekeraD000-100.02020—16:13
27M. LucicL011-100.022115—14:01
39A. ChiassonR000-110.28122—13:13
12C. CaveC000010.071006712:12
22T. RiederL000010.04010—11:45
28K. BrodziakC000010.022204011:16
8T. RattieR000010.04200—09:54
89S. GagnerC000020.030025008:56
45J. GambardellaC000010.00210007:56
Edmonton Oilers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32A. Stolarz24204.8331.91-2.0934:09
19M. Koskinen(L)20173.8501.36-1.6425:42

Season series

STL leads 2-1

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