Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues
Recap
written from the game dataThe Vancouver Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in overtime, Bo Horvat scoring at 5:55. The Canucks scored first and never trailed. The Canucks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Bo Horvat's goal at 5:55 of overtime, which took the Canucks' chances from 48% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 3.1 to 2.7; shots on goal were VAN 25, STL 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 of 37 (.919); Jordan Binnington stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Bo Horvat (2 G), 2. Jacob Markstrom (34 saves, .919), 3. David Perron (2 A).
Three stars
- ★B. Horvat2 G

- ★★J. Markstrom34 saves, .919

- ★★★D. Perron2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-07:23
2nd period
2-013:01
2-118:56
3rd period
3-15:36
3-29:02
3-319:53
Overtime
4-35:55
Penalties
1st
- 3:02
Alexander Edler · Trippingdrawn by Vladimir Tarasenko2 min
- 5:13
Jaden Schwartz · Hookingdrawn by Troy Stecher2 min
- 6:54
Antoine Roussel · Slashingdrawn by Zachary Sanford2 min
2nd
- 1:51
J.T. Miller · Slashingdrawn by Alex Pietrangelo2 min
- 5:52
Jake Virtanen · Slashingdrawn by David Perron2 min
- 11:28
Alexander Steen · Hookingdrawn by Tyler Motte2 min
- 14:00
Bo Horvat · Hookingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
- 17:30
Zack MacEwen · Fightingdrawn by Zachary Sanford5 min
- 17:30
Zachary Sanford · Fightingdrawn by Zack MacEwen5 min
- 17:53
Jay Beagle · Roughingdrawn by Sammy Blais2 min
- 17:53
Jay Beagle · Roughingdrawn by Sammy Blais2 min
- 17:53
Sammy Blais · Roughingdrawn by Jay Beagle2 min
3rd
- 4:03
David Perron · Interferencedrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Bo Horvat, OT 5:55 — 48% → 100%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.74 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.1
- 1.81 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.1
- 0.72 G
- Power play
- 1 G1.0
- 0.21 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.70 – 3.11
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
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 37
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 2/3
- Power play
- 1/6
- 19
- Penalty minutes
- 13
- 27
- Hits
- 41
- 25
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 13
- Giveaways
- 15
- 9
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Series
VAN leads 4-2
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2Final
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3OTthis game
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2OTFinal
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3Final
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6Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
