Anaheim Ducks at St. Louis Blues
Recap
written from the game dataThe St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-2. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pavel Buchnevich's goal at 16:07 of the first period, which took the Blues' chances from 68% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 2.7 to 2.4; shots on goal were ANA 32, STL 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. John Gibson stopped 24 of 29 (.828), 3.0 goals below expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 30 of 32 (.938). Three stars: 1. Pavel Buchnevich (2 G, 2 A), 2. Robert Thomas (1 G, 2 A), 3. Torey Krug (1 G).
Three stars
- ★P. Buchnevich2 G, 2 A

- ★★R. Thomas1 G, 2 A

- ★★★T. Krug1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-112:44
0-216:07
2nd period
0-31:02
0-44:52
1-46:43
1-58:44
3rd period
2-58:41
2-615:28
Penalties
1st
- 0:12
Adam Henrique · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
2nd
- 5:52
Calle Rosen · Trippingdrawn by Max Jones2 min
- 7:42
Jakob Silfverberg · High stickingdrawn by Torey Krug2 min
- 13:41
Ivan Barbashev · Trippingdrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
3rd
- 2:03
Noel Acciari · Interferencedrawn by Mason McTavish2 min
- 7:55
Justin Faulk · Slashingdrawn by Pavol Regenda2 min
- 16:15
Brett Leason · Cross checkingdrawn by Nikita Alexandrov2 min
- 16:15
Alexey Toropchenko · Roughingdrawn by Brett Leason2 min
- 19:55
Tyler Tucker · Fightingdrawn by Sam Carrick5 min
- 19:55
Sam Carrick · Fightingdrawn by Tyler Tucker5 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Pavel Buchnevich, 1st 16:07 — 68% → 82%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.42 G
- All situations
- 6 G2.7
- 1.40 G
- Even strength
- 5 G2.4
- 1.02 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.4
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.31 – 2.69
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
- 32
- Shots on goal
- 34
- 52%
- Faceoffs
- 48%
- 2/4
- Power play
- 1/2
- 11
- Penalty minutes
- 15
- 14
- Hits
- 19
- 10
- Blocked shots
- 20
- 2
- Giveaways
- 12
- 14
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
