Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues
Recap
written from the game dataThe Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sam Lafferty's goal at 13:20 of the first period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 59% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 2.6 to 1.8; shots on goal were CHI 18, STL 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Jaxson Stauber stopped 29 of 32 (.906); Thomas Greiss stopped 10 of 11 (.909). Three stars: 1. Jason Dickinson (1 G, 2 A), 2. Ivan Barbashev (1 G, 1 A), 3. Sam Lafferty (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★J. Dickinson1 G, 2 A

- ★★I. Barbashev1 G, 1 A

- ★★★S. Lafferty1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-010:27
2-013:20
2nd period
3-02:00
3-12:54
4-13:59
4-213:12
3rd period
4-39:15
5-316:01
Penalties
1st
- 6:31
MacKenzie Entwistle · Trippingdrawn by Tyler Pitlick2 min
- 11:29
Jake McCabe · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Saad2 min
- 19:24
Robert Thomas · Trippingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
2nd
- 2:47
Jake McCabe · Trippingdrawn by Tyler Pitlick2 min
- 14:43
Ivan Barbashev · Fightingdrawn by Isaak Phillips5 min
- 14:43
Isaak Phillips · Fightingdrawn by Ivan Barbashev5 min
- 15:22
Connor Murphy · Hookingdrawn by Niko Mikkola2 min
- 20:00
Pavel Buchnevich · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Sam Lafferty2 min
- 20:00
Pavel Buchnevich · Roughingdrawn by Sam Lafferty2 min
- 20:00
Sam Lafferty · Roughingdrawn by Pavel Buchnevich2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Sam Lafferty, 1st 13:20 — 59% → 76%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.85 G
- All situations
- 3 G2.6
- 1.24 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.0
- 0.30 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.6
- 0.21 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 65 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.76 – 2.58
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
- 18
- Shots on goal
- 32
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 1/4
- 15
- Penalty minutes
- 11
- 33
- Hits
- 17
- 15
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 3
- Giveaways
- 12
- 15
- Takeaways
- 13
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















