Calgary Flames at St. Louis Blues
Recap
written from the game dataThe St. Louis Blues beat the Calgary Flames 5-3. The lead changed hands 3 times. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brandon Saad's goal at 2:04 of the third period, which took the Blues' chances from 52% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 3.8 to 2.4; shots on goal were CGY 28, STL 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flames win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Dustin Wolf stopped 14 of 18 (.778), 2.0 goals below expected; Jordan Binnington stopped 25 of 28 (.893), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jake Neighbours (1 G, 1 A), 2. Brandon Saad (1 G), 3. Andrei Kuzmenko (2 G).
Three stars
- ★J. Neighbours1 G, 1 A

- ★★B. Saad1 G

- ★★★A. Kuzmenko2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-113:02
1-114:48
2-118:37
2nd period
2-23:27
2-38:54
3-316:50
3rd period
3-42:04
3-518:45
Penalties
1st
- 3:04
Daniil Miromanov · Slashingdrawn by Jake Neighbours2 min
- 17:27
Brayden Schenn · High stickingdrawn by Rasmus Andersson2 min
2nd
- 3:19
Nathan Walker · Fightingdrawn by Joel Hanley5 min
- 3:19
Joel Hanley · Fightingdrawn by Nathan Walker5 min
- 5:26
Nazem Kadri · High sticking double minordrawn by Scott Perunovich4 min
- 13:11
Zach Dean · Holdingdrawn by A.J. Greer2 min
3rd
- 5:06
Justin Faulk · Slashingdrawn by Yegor Sharangovich2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Brandon Saad, 3rd 2:04 — 52% → 77%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.43 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.8
- 1.72 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.9
- 0.71 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.35 – 1.99
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
- 28
- Shots on goal
- 19
- 37%
- Faceoffs
- 63%
- 1/3
- Power play
- 1/3
- 11
- Penalty minutes
- 11
- 21
- Hits
- 17
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 16
- 2
- Giveaways
- 7
- 17
- Takeaways
- 11
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
