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St. Louis Blues at Utah Mammoth

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St. Louis Blues
▸7
Utah Mammoth
4
FinalTV BSAZ, BSMW·Gila River Arena

Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Utah Mammoth 7-4. The Coyotes scored first; the Blues answered. The Blues led 6-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jordan Kyrou's goal at 12:46 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 47% to 67%. Expected goals were close — STL 3.0, ARI 3.0; shots on goal were STL 33, ARI 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Coyotes win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.0 goals below expected; Carter Hutton stopped 15 of 21 (.714), 4.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Kyrou (2 G, 2 A), 2. Klim Kostin (2 G), 3. Shayne Gostisbehere (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Kyrou2 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    STL
    K. Kostin2 G
  3. ★★★
    ARI
    S. Gostisbehere3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL17516110733
ARIARI1101729426

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. ARI
    C. Keller(2)PPG
    P. Kessel (2), S. Gostisbehere (2)
    wristxG 0.32win prob +10 pts
    0-1
    5:26
  2. STL
    P. Buchnevich(1)
    J. Kyrou (3), T. Krug (1)
    slapxG 0.16win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    7:05

2nd period

  1. ARI
    L. Crouse(1)
    P. Kessel (3), S. Gostisbehere (3)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +16 pts
    1-2
    3:58
  2. STL
    J. Faulk(2)PPG
    J. Kyrou (4), T. Bozak (2)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +18 pts
    2-2
    11:10
  3. STL
    J. Kyrou(1)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.07win prob +20 pts
    3-2
    12:46
  4. STL
    K. Kostin(1)
    R. Thomas (1), J. Faulk (2)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +18 pts
    4-2
    14:40
  5. STL
    K. Kostin(2)
    J. Neighbours (1), R. Bortuzzo (1)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +9 pts
    5-2
    15:27
  6. STL
    J. Kyrou(2)
    R. O'Reilly (1), J. Walman (1)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +3 pts
    6-2
    16:17

3rd period

  1. ARI
    C. Fischer(1)
    C. Keller (1), S. Gostisbehere (4)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +1 pts
    6-3
    5:25
  2. ARI
    T. Boyd(1)
    I. Lyubushkin (1), L. Eriksson (1)
    deflectedxG 0.14win prob +4 pts
    6-4
    8:23
  3. STL
    I. Barbashev(1)
    R. Thomas (2), V. Tarasenko (1)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +3 pts
    7-4
    12:25

Penalties

STL 16 PIM·ARI 18 PIM

1st

  • 3:53STLTorey Krug · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 18:53ARILawson Crouse · Cross checkingdrawn by Pavel Buchnevich2 min
  • 18:53STLPavel Buchnevich · Match penatly 10 minutesdrawn by Lawson Crouse10 min

2nd

  • 5:51STLRobert Bortuzzo · Interferencedrawn by Christian Fischer2 min
  • 9:15ARIAndrew Ladd · Trippingdrawn by Jordan Kyrou2 min

3rd

  • 3:23STLKlim Kostin · Holdingdrawn by Christian Fischer2 min
  • 19:56ARIJakob Chychrun · Interferencedrawn by Jake Neighbours2 min
  • 19:56ARIJakob Chychrun · Roughingdrawn by Jake Neighbours2 min
  • 19:56ARIJakob Chychrun · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jordan Kyrou, 2nd 12:46 — STL 47% → 67%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Keller · Goal · xG 0.32J. Beagle · Missed · xG 0.31N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.25N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.17R. Dzingel · On goal · xG 0.16T. Boyd · Goal · xG 0.14N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.13L. Crouse · Goal · xG 0.13J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.13C. Fischer · On goal · xG 0.12L. Crouse · Missed · xG 0.12N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.11C. Fischer · Goal · xG 0.11L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.09L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.08R. Dzingel · Missed · xG 0.07L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.07C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.06R. Dzingel · Missed · xG 0.06J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.05P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.04N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.03C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.03J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.03J. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.02A. Roussel · Missed · xG 0.02P. Kessel · Missed · xG 0.02C. Timmins · On goal · xG 0.01P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.01N. Schmaltz · Missed · xG 0.01J. Beagle · On goal · xG 0.01C. Timmins · On goal · xG 0.01L. Crouse · Missed · xG 0.01I. Lyubushkin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Roussel · On goal · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · Missed · xG 0.00A. Ladd · Missed · xG 0.00
ARI4 G · 3.0 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsARI
3.07 G
All situations
4 G3.0
2.36 G
Even strength
3 G2.1
0.51 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL50%50%ARI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.93 – 2.94

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

STLvsARI
33
Shots on goal
26
49%
Faceoffs
51%
1/2
Power play
1/4
16
Penalty minutes
18
15
Hits
12
13
Blocked shots
6
6
Giveaways
7
6
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
55C. ParaykoD000+140.08050—24:25
6M. ScandellaD000030.05230—22:06
72J. FaulkD112+330.21010—21:30
47T. KrugD011+130.08102—19:26
90R. O'ReillyC011020.330106017:55
10B. SchennC000+110.043003617:30
91V. TarasenkoR011+240.39200—17:26
18R. ThomasC022+210.190006917:09
20B. SaadL000-110.16000—15:48
41R. BortuzzoD011000.00112—15:41
21T. BozakC011010.100103115:36
49I. BarbashevL101+210.21110—15:22
46J. WalmanD011+100.07100—15:01
57D. PerronL000000.00100—15:00
25J. KyrouR224+340.48000—13:06
63J. NeighboursL011010.1600010011:04
37K. KostinC202-130.25302010:59
89P. BuchnevichL101+110.180010—04:23
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50J. Binnington(W)26224.8463.00-1.0060:00

Season series

STL leads 3-1

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