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Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues

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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Calle Rosen's goal at 8:40 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 3.4 to 2.1; shots on goal were CHI 22, STL 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Alex Stalock stopped 26 of 28 (.929), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Binnington (21 saves, .955), 2. Brayden Schenn, 3. Calle Rosen (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Binnington21 saves, .955
  2. ★★
    STL
    B. Schenn
  3. ★★★
    STL
    C. Rosen1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI1110506122
STLSTL1911515329

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    wristxG 0.15win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    3:12
  2. CHI
    P. Kane(6)PPG
    S. Jones (9), M. Domi (13)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +11 pts
    1-1
    9:13

2nd period

  1. STL
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.24win prob +18 pts
    1-2
    8:40

3rd period

  1. STL
    B. Saad(8)EN
    wristxG 0.68win prob +2 pts
    1-3
    19:49

Penalties

CHI 6 PIM·STL 4 PIM

1st

  • 7:53STLRobert Thomas · Trippingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
  • 12:38STLNiko Mikkola · High stickingdrawn by Sam Lafferty2 min
  • 17:34CHITaylor Raddysh · Hookingdrawn by Nick Leddy2 min

2nd

  • 3:21CHIJonathan Toews · Hookingdrawn by Nathan Walker2 min

3rd

  • 15:38CHIJason Dickinson · Trippingdrawn by Robert Thomas2 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: Calle Rosen, 2nd 8:40 — STL 53% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Saad · Goal · xG 0.68C. Rosen · Goal · xG 0.24R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.18J. Leivo · Goal · xG 0.15B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.14I. Barbashev · Missed · xG 0.14B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.13B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.13R. Thomas · On goal · xG 0.12J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.11A. Toropchenko · On goal · xG 0.10B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.09B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.09B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.08B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.08R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.08B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.08B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.07J. Faulk · Missed · xG 0.07J. Leivo · On goal · xG 0.07P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.06B. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.06B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.06J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.05J. Leivo · On goal · xG 0.05C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.04C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.04P. Buchnevich · Missed · xG 0.04N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.02B. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.02P. Buchnevich · On goal · xG 0.02J. Kyrou · On goal · xG 0.02C. Parayko · On goal · xG 0.01J. Faulk · Missed · xG 0.01R. Bortuzzo · On goal · xG 0.01C. Parayko · Missed · xG 0.01J. Faulk · On goal · xG 0.00
STL3 G · 3.4 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsSTL
2.11 G
All situations
2 G3.4
1.50 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.51 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 65 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI38%62%STL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.04 – 2.67

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
22
Shots on goal
29
51%
Faceoffs
49%
1/2
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
17
Hits
22
10
Blocked shots
13
10
Giveaways
8
12
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD011-110.06120—24:30
8J. JohnsonD000-230.09110—21:12
6J. McCabeD000010.04310—19:53
19J. ToewsC000020.200023619:29
11T. RaddyshR000020.39002—19:02
82C. JonesD000-200.00020—18:13
5C. MurphyD000000.00210—18:10
88P. KaneR101-110.05000—18:07
13M. DomiC011-110.090005818:00
23P. KurashevC000-110.04000017:38
90T. JohnsonC000-120.41200015:13
24S. LaffertyC000020.162108014:39
41I. PhillipsD000000.00000—14:16
17J. DickinsonC000030.222128014:11
89A. AthanasiouC000-100.08000012:44
14B. KatchoukL000-210.08000—10:07
43C. BlackwellC000-210.10100010:03
52R. JohnsonC000-210.043104009:52
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32A. Stalock(L)28262.9292.68+0.6858:41

Season series

STL leads 3-1

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