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Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues

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Anaheim Ducks
▸4
St. Louis Blues
1
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Recap

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The Anaheim Ducks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1. The Ducks scored first and never trailed. The Ducks led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Derek Grant's goal at 7:20 of the second period, which took the Ducks' chances from 63% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Ducks, 3.7 to 3.0; shots on goal were ANA 25, STL 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. John Gibson stopped 37 of 38 (.974), 2.0 goals saved above expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 21 of 24 (.875), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Derek Grant (3 G), 2. John Gibson (37 saves, .974), 3. Ryan Getzlaf (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    ANA
    D. Grant3 G
  2. ★★
    ANA
    J. Gibson37 saves, .974
  3. ★★★
    ANA
    R. Getzlaf1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ANAANA21011015425
STLSTL011115012138

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. ANA
    R. Getzlaf(8)
    M. Jones (2), R. Rakell (8)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    4:00
  2. ANA
    D. Grant(3)
    N. Deslauriers (2)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    5:41

2nd period

  1. STL
    V. Dunn(3)
    Z. Sanford (3), R. Bortuzzo (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    3:14
  2. ANA
    D. Grant(4)SHG
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.19win prob +18 pts
    3-1
    7:20

3rd period

  1. ANA
    D. Grant(5)EN
    R. Getzlaf (6)
    wristxG 0.94win prob +1 pts
    4-1
    18:21

Penalties

ANA 10 PIM·STL 6 PIM

1st

  • 19:21STLRyan O'Reilly · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Getzlaf2 min

2nd

  • 5:49ANADevin Shore · High stickingdrawn by Robert Bortuzzo2 min
  • 10:09STLOskar Sundqvist · Chargingdrawn by John Gibson2 min
  • 10:09STLOskar Sundqvist · Roughingdrawn by Nicolas Deslauriers2 min
  • 10:09ANANicolas Deslauriers · Roughingdrawn by Oskar Sundqvist2 min
  • 19:26ANADerek Grant · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 13:15ANAserved by A. Henrique · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 19:15ANAKorbinian Holzer · High stickingdrawn by Ivan Barbashev2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
STL goalANA goalFinal: STL 0%

Biggest swing: Derek Grant, 2nd 7:20 — ANA 63% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.39O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.29B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.21S. Blais · On goal · xG 0.13I. Barbashev · Missed · xG 0.12B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.10B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.10J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.09R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.09J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.08R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.08V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.08R. O'Reilly · Missed · xG 0.08K. Kostin · On goal · xG 0.07S. Blais · On goal · xG 0.07Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.06O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.05B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.05O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.05S. Blais · Missed · xG 0.04R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.04R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.04J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.04M. MacEachern · Missed · xG 0.04V. Dunn · Goal · xG 0.04J. Faulk · Missed · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.03J. Bouwmeester · On goal · xG 0.03J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.03B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.03J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.03D. Perron · Missed · xG 0.03V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.03D. Perron · Missed · xG 0.02V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02I. Barbashev · Missed · xG 0.02J. Faulk · Missed · xG 0.02C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.02R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.02V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.02J. Bouwmeester · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.02J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.01J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.01K. Kostin · On goal · xG 0.01O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bouwmeester · On goal · xG 0.00
STL1 G · 3.0 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsSTL
3.73 G
All situations
1 G3.0
1.12 G
Even strength
1 G2.5
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.31 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA32%68%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.83 – 2.82

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

ANAvsSTL
25
Shots on goal
38
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/2
Power play
0/4
10
Penalty minutes
6
19
Hits
29
14
Blocked shots
4
6
Giveaways
8
8
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44M. Del ZottoD000+100.00320—25:07
4C. FowlerD000+220.15100—23:33
2B. GuhleD000+110.16000—18:55
6E. GudbransonD000+110.01130—18:52
5K. HolzerD000+100.00122—18:36
67R. RakellR011+210.87100—17:34
15R. GetzlafC112+220.110403817:27
33J. SilfverbergR000-110.12100—16:05
24C. RowneyC000+230.293103315:52
38D. GrantC303+361.290027515:52
61T. TerryR000010.02000—14:42
14A. HenriqueC000-130.250006914:39
34S. SteelC000010.140004014:07
37N. RitchieL000-110.13100—13:34
49M. JonesL011+120.06000—13:00
29D. ShoreC000000.00402012:29
20N. DeslauriersL011+100.02312—11:28
76J. MahuraD000000.02010—11:24
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36J. Gibson(W)38371.9742.96+1.9659:59

Season series

STL leads 2-1

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