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St. Louis Blues at Seattle Kraken

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St. Louis Blues
▸3
Seattle Kraken
2
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2. The Blues came back from two goals down. The Blues led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jordan Kyrou's goal at 15:37 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 47% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 2.8 to 2.5; shots on goal were STL 25, SEA 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Philipp Grubauer stopped 22 of 25 (.880), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Kyrou (2 G), 2. Jordan Binnington (30 saves, .938), 3. Eeli Tolvanen (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Kyrou2 G
  2. ★★
    STL
    J. Binnington30 saves, .938
  3. ★★★
    SEA
    E. Tolvanen1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL0631306325
SEASEA01121704232

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. SEA
    V. Dunn(1)
    J. Eberle (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    0:27
  2. SEA
    E. Tolvanen(1)
    R. Evans (1), W. Borgen (1)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    2:20
  3. STL
    J. Kyrou(1)PPG
    R. Thomas (1), J. Faulk (1)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    13:42
  4. STL
    P. Broberg(1)
    J. Faulk (2), D. Holloway (1)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +20 ptsVideo
    2-2
    15:17
  5. STL
    J. Kyrou(2)
    A. Texier (1)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +21 ptsVideo
    3-2
    15:37

Penalties

STL 11 PIM·SEA 13 PIM

2nd

  • 9:01STLNathan Walker · Roughingdrawn by Vince Dunn2 min
  • 9:01SEAVince Dunn · Roughingdrawn by Nathan Walker2 min
  • 9:01STLAlexey Toropchenko · Fightingdrawn by Yanni Gourde5 min
  • 9:01SEAYanni Gourde · Fightingdrawn by Alexey Toropchenko5 min
  • 13:20SEAAdam Larsson · Holdingdrawn by Nathan Walker2 min
  • 13:20STLRadek Faksa · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Adam Larsson2 min
  • 13:20SEAAdam Larsson · Roughingdrawn by Radek Faksa2 min
  • 19:38SEAYanni Gourde · Hookingdrawn by Philip Broberg2 min

3rd

  • 6:11STLBrayden Schenn · Interferencedrawn by Jared McCann2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jordan Kyrou, 2nd 15:37 — STL 47% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.22T. Kartye · On goal · xG 0.21B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.18M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.12J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.12J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.11O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.11B. Montour · Missed · xG 0.10O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.10J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.09A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.09C. Stephenson · On goal · xG 0.09Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.09J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.08V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.08O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.08V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.07E. Tolvanen · Goal · xG 0.07A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.07J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.06J. Eberle · Missed · xG 0.06B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.05J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.05E. Tolvanen · On goal · xG 0.05M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.04V. Dunn · Goal · xG 0.04T. Kartye · On goal · xG 0.04O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.04E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.04S. Wright · On goal · xG 0.02W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.02R. Evans · On goal · xG 0.02M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.02T. Kartye · Missed · xG 0.02J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.02B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.02W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.01R. Evans · On goal · xG 0.01J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.01A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.01B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.01V. Dunn · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.01B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.00B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.00J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.00Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA2 G · 2.8 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsSEA
2.53 G
All situations
2 G2.8
1.62 G
Even strength
2 G2.5
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL32%68%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.83 – 2.80

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

STLvsSEA
25
Shots on goal
32
56%
Faceoffs
44%
1/2
Power play
0/1
11
Penalty minutes
13
31
Hits
22
18
Blocked shots
16
14
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4N. LeddyD000020.19010—24:19
72J. FaulkD022+100.00210—23:10
55C. ParaykoD000040.12130—22:35
6P. BrobergD101+110.05220—20:23
18R. ThomasC011000.100207319:05
10B. SchennC000-130.176325318:42
89P. BuchnevichL000+130.980004718:37
42K. KapanenR000-100.02100—17:45
25J. KyrouR202+130.3811010016:38
81D. HollowayL011010.09300—16:01
71M. JosephR000010.13210—15:40
63J. NeighboursL000010.16600—15:16
22R. SuterD000-120.03010—14:54
9A. TexierL011020.02030—13:03
51M. KesselD000-100.00100—12:41
12R. FaksaC000000.001023309:58
13A. ToropchenkoR000000.00305—09:40
26N. WalkerL000020.09202—09:33
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50J. Binnington(W)32302.9382.83+0.8360:00

Season series

STL leads 2-1

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