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St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche

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St. Louis Blues
0
Colorado Avalanche
▸8
FinalTV ESPN+, FS-MW·Ball Arena

Recap

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 8-0. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Gabriel Landeskog's goal at 4:03 of the second period, which took the Avalanche's chances from 53% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 2.8 to 1.5; shots on goal were STL 21, COL 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 20 of 24 (.833), 2.4 goals below expected; Philipp Grubauer stopped 21 of 21 (1.000), 1.5 goals saved above expected.

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL0704010021
COLCOL012412414838

Scoring

8 goals

2nd period

  1. COL
    G. Landeskog(1)
    N. MacKinnon (1), R. Graves (1)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +17 pts
    0-1
    4:03
  2. COL
    A. Burakovsky(2)PPG
    P. Grubauer (1)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    12:24
  3. COL
    G. Landeskog(2)
    M. Rantanen (1)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    14:34
  4. COL
    M. Rantanen(1)PPG
    C. Makar (1), N. Kadri (1)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +2 pts
    0-4
    17:05

3rd period

  1. COL
    N. Kadri(1)PPG
    N. MacKinnon (2), C. Makar (2)
    slapxG 0.13
    0-5
    1:13
  2. COL
    N. MacKinnon(1)PPG
    C. Makar (3)
    wristxG 0.15
    0-6
    11:29
  3. COL
    J. Donskoi(1)
    D. Toews (1), S. Girard (2)
    tip-inxG 0.07
    0-7
    12:02
  4. COL
    D. Toews(1)PPG
    S. Girard (3), A. Burakovsky (1)
    slapxG 0.04
    0-8
    14:56

Penalties

STL 16 PIM·COL 10 PIM

1st

  • 1:48STLVince Dunn · Holdingdrawn by Joonas Donskoi2 min
  • 7:06COLJ.T. Compher · Interferencedrawn by David Perron2 min
  • 12:21COLCale Makar · Hookingdrawn by David Perron2 min
  • 14:31COLSamuel Girard · Cross checkingdrawn by Oskar Sundqvist2 min
  • 14:31STLOskar Sundqvist · Slashingdrawn by Samuel Girard2 min

2nd

  • 10:40STLRobert Thomas · Hookingdrawn by Nathan MacKinnon2 min
  • 16:14STLJaden Schwartz · Cross checkingdrawn by Joonas Donskoi2 min
  • 20:00STLKyle Clifford · Roughingdrawn by Valeri Nichushkin2 min

3rd

  • 4:08COLNazem Kadri · Hookingdrawn by Colton Parayko2 min
  • 8:23COLTyson Jost · Slashingdrawn by Jordan Kyrou2 min
  • 10:16STLZachary Sanford · Interferencedrawn by Devon Toews2 min
  • 13:52STLRyan O'Reilly · Hookingdrawn by Nazem Kadri2 min
  • 16:39STLColton Parayko · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Gabriel Landeskog, 2nd 4:03 — COL 53% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Compher · Missed · xG 0.21N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.16C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.16N. MacKinnon · Goal · xG 0.15M. Rantanen · Goal · xG 0.14N. Kadri · Goal · xG 0.13B. Saad · On goal · xG 0.13G. Landeskog · Goal · xG 0.13G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.12M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.12M. Calvert · On goal · xG 0.12N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.10A. Burakovsky · Goal · xG 0.10G. Landeskog · Missed · xG 0.09V. Nichushkin · Missed · xG 0.09M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.07J. Donskoi · Goal · xG 0.07N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.07N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.06M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.05C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.05N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.05M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.04D. Toews · Goal · xG 0.04T. Jost · On goal · xG 0.03C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.03G. Landeskog · Goal · xG 0.03S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.03S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.03S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.03A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.03N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.02S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.02S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.02D. Toews · Missed · xG 0.02R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.02S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.02I. Cole · On goal · xG 0.01C. Timmins · On goal · xG 0.01P. Bellemare · On goal · xG 0.01S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.01C. Timmins · On goal · xG 0.00G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.00I. Cole · On goal · xG 0.00
COL8 G · 2.8 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsCOL
1.50 G
All situations
8 G2.8
0.70 G
Even strength
3 G1.2
0.50 G
Power play
5 G1.4
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 71 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL26%74%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.49 – 2.81

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

STLvsCOL
21
Shots on goal
38
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/4
Power play
5/7
16
Penalty minutes
10
21
Hits
21
7
Blocked shots
10
6
Giveaways
2
10
Takeaways
16

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
72J. FaulkD000-110.02400—25:42
47T. KrugD000-230.04100—24:53
55C. ParaykoD000-140.12122—23:50
6M. ScandellaD000000.00100—21:20
17J. SchwartzL000-110.09102—19:16
29V. DunnD000-210.04122—18:58
10B. SchennC000-210.151102518:17
18R. ThomasC000-120.300124217:45
90R. O'ReillyC000-120.280026317:32
70O. SundqvistC000000.003022515:11
68M. HoffmanC000-120.23100015:05
49I. BarbashevL000020.122004015:03
21T. BozakC000-100.000106514:19
57D. PerronL000-110.02100—14:00
12Z. SanfordL000010.09102—10:47
25J. KyrouR000-100.00000—08:48
13K. CliffordL000000.00302—05:56
41R. BortuzzoD000000.00000—01:28
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50J. Binnington(L)24204.8331.64-2.3640:00
35V. Husso14104.7141.18-2.8219:45

Season series

COL leads 5-3

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