St. Louis Blues at New Jersey Devils
Recap
written from the game dataThe St. Louis Blues beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Dylan Holloway's goal at 6:23 of the first period, which took the Blues' chances from 59% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.3 to 1.8; shots on goal were STL 20, NJD 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 32 of 32 (1.000), 3.3 goals saved above expected; Jacob Markstrom stopped 17 of 20 (.850), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Dylan Holloway (2 G), 2. Jordan Binnington (32 saves, 1.000), 3. Robert Thomas (1 G).
Three stars
- ★D. Holloway2 G

- ★★J. Binnington32 saves, 1.000

- ★★★R. Thomas1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
1-00:09
2-06:23
3-016:05
Penalties
1st
- 4:20
served by T. Tatar · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 17:20
Robert Thomas · Slashingdrawn by Jesper Bratt2 min
- 20:00
Jake Neighbours · Slashingdrawn by Jonas Siegenthaler2 min
3rd
- 1:09
Jordan Kyrou · Trippingdrawn by Ondrej Palat2 min
- 7:03
Paul Cotter · Roughingdrawn by Matthew Kessel2 min
- 7:03
Matthew Kessel · Roughingdrawn by Paul Cotter2 min
- 7:03
Paul Cotter · Roughingdrawn by Matthew Kessel2 min
- 10:40
Dougie Hamilton · Holdingdrawn by Jake Neighbours2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Dylan Holloway, 1st 6:23 — 59% → 74%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.83 G
- All situations
- 0 G3.3
- 0.93 G
- Even strength
- 0 G2.3
- 0.80 G
- Power play
- 0 G1.0
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.74 – 3.26
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
- 20
- Shots on goal
- 32
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/3
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 13
- Hits
- 21
- 24
- Blocked shots
- 10
- 11
- Giveaways
- 10
- 3
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
3@
0this game
4@
1Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
