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Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues

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Chicago Blackhawks
5
St. Louis Blues
▸6
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5. The Blues came back from two goals down. The Blackhawks led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Zachary Sanford's goal at 13:35 of the third period, which took the Blues' chances from 54% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 4.1 to 2.6; shots on goal were CHI 30, STL 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Corey Crawford stopped 31 of 37 (.838), 2.7 goals below expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 25 of 30 (.833), 2.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Zachary Sanford (2 G, 1 A), 2. Robert Thomas (1 G, 2 A), 3. Ryan O'Reilly (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    Z. Sanford2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    STL
    R. Thomas1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    STL
    R. O'Reilly1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI210110210530
STLSTL112111414637

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    B. Schenn(22)PPG
    J. Schwartz (30), D. Perron (34)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +8 pts
    0-1
    0:33
  2. CHI
    D. Keith(2)PPG
    J. Toews (37)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +9 pts
    1-1
    10:55
  3. CHI
    C. Murphy(5)
    J. Toews (38)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +14 pts
    2-1
    14:09

2nd period

  1. CHI
    P. Kane(28)PPG
    D. Keith (19), D. Kubalik (14)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +15 pts
    3-1
    1:13
  2. STL
    R. Thomas(10)
    D. Perron (35), Z. Sanford (14)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +16 pts
    3-2
    7:38

3rd period

  1. STL
    R. O'Reilly(12)
    B. Schenn (29), J. Schwartz (31)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +26 pts
    3-3
    3:47
  2. STL
    Z. Sanford(14)
    R. Thomas (28)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +26 pts
    3-4
    4:03
  3. CHI
    M. Highmore(2)
    D. Kampf (8), A. Nylander (13)
    wristxG 0.33win prob +27 pts
    4-4
    5:16
  4. CHI
    B. Saad(19)PPG
    D. Strome (22), K. Dach (12)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +29 pts
    5-4
    8:16
  5. STL
    J. Faulk(5)
    R. O'Reilly (44), A. Pietrangelo (35)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +31 pts
    5-5
    9:28
  6. STL
    Z. Sanford(15)PPG
    R. Thomas (29)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +33 pts
    5-6
    13:35

Penalties

CHI 8 PIM·STL 8 PIM

1st

  • 0:11CHIConnor Murphy · Trippingdrawn by Oskar Sundqvist2 min
  • 3:25CHIMatthew Highmore · Slashingdrawn by Tyler Bozak2 min
  • 10:51STLMarco Scandella · High stickingdrawn by Brandon Saad2 min
  • 19:28STLJordan Kyrou · High stickingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min

2nd

  • 17:05CHISlater Koekkoek · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 6:19STLColton Parayko · Holdingdrawn by Ryan Carpenter2 min
  • 11:37CHIKirby Dach · Hookingdrawn by Robert Thomas2 min
  • 17:09STLOskar Sundqvist · Trippingdrawn by Adam Boqvist2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Zachary Sanford, 3rd 13:35 — STL 54% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.44J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.35R. O'Reilly · Goal · xG 0.23B. Schenn · Goal · xG 0.15R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.14Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.14Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.14Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.14J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.13A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.13I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.13R. Thomas · Goal · xG 0.12Z. Sanford · Goal · xG 0.11Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.10D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.10Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.10R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.09A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.09B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.08J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.08S. Blais · On goal · xG 0.07A. Steen · On goal · xG 0.07C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.07R. O'Reilly · Missed · xG 0.07Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Sanford · Missed · xG 0.06C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.06A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.06O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.05D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.05I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.05A. Steen · Missed · xG 0.04J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.04M. Scandella · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Sanford · Goal · xG 0.04R. O'Reilly · Missed · xG 0.03J. Faulk · Goal · xG 0.03O. Sundqvist · On goal · xG 0.03S. Blais · On goal · xG 0.03T. Bozak · Missed · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.02C. Gunnarsson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.02C. Gunnarsson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pietrangelo · Missed · xG 0.01C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.00
STL6 G · 4.1 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsSTL
2.65 G
All situations
6 G4.1
1.62 G
Even strength
4 G2.2
0.53 G
Power play
2 G1.0
0.40 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI38%62%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.56 – 3.25

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

CHIvsSTL
30
Shots on goal
37
52%
Faceoffs
48%
3/4
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
11
Hits
14
11
Blocked shots
9
1
Giveaways
6
6
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
2D. KeithD112040.10020—27:42
5C. MurphyD101-250.11012—24:25
88P. KaneR101-120.06000—22:35
6O. MaattaD000-200.00120—19:47
20B. SaadL101-160.7300010019:00
19J. ToewsC022010.020006418:44
12A. DeBrincatR000-120.13000—17:58
22R. CarpenterC000-100.002202017:57
68S. KoekkoekD000-110.13102—15:24
27A. BoqvistD000+110.04100—15:15
8D. KubalikL011010.05100—14:35
77K. DachC011-120.42012014:19
55N. SeelerD000000.00020—13:56
17D. StromeC011-110.191004712:42
91D. CaggiulaL000010.08200—12:17
64D. KampfC011020.221106311:02
36M. HighmoreC101010.33102009:46
92A. NylanderL011000.00000—08:26
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50C. Crawford(L)37316.8383.27-2.7357:50

Season series

STL leads 4-0

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