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St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks

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St. Louis Blues
▸6
Chicago Blackhawks
2
FinalTV TNT, truTV·Wrigley Field

Recap

written from the game data

The St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Justin Faulk's goal at 7:15 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 65% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 3.6 to 2.3; shots on goal were STL 28, CHI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 28 of 30 (.933); Petr Mrazek stopped 22 of 28 (.786), 2.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Cam Fowler (2 G), 2. Justin Faulk (1 G, 2 A), 3. Taylor Hall (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    C. Fowler2 G
  2. ★★
    STL
    J. Faulk1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    T. Hall1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL27311110628
CHICHI11001515230

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    C. Fowler(2)PPG
    P. Buchnevich (15), R. Thomas (21)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +9 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:40
  2. STL
    J. Kyrou(16)PPG
    J. Neighbours (9), D. Holloway (12)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-0
    8:10
  3. CHI
    T. Hall(8)PPG
    R. Donato (10)
    snapxG 0.29win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-1
    15:26

2nd period

  1. STL
    J. Faulk(2)
    P. Broberg (11), O. Sundqvist (3)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    7:15
  2. STL
    D. Holloway(14)
    J. Faulk (10), B. Schenn (14)
    wristxG 0.30win prob +10 ptsVideo
    4-1
    13:34
  3. STL
    C. Fowler(3)
    A. Texier (4)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +3 ptsVideo
    5-1
    17:51

3rd period

  1. CHI
    T. Bertuzzi(12)PPG
    S. Jones (10), C. Bedard (23)
    wristxG 0.04Video
    5-2
    11:15
  2. STL
    A. Texier(3)
    J. Faulk (11), N. Walker (4)
    snapxG 0.34Video
    6-2
    16:18

Penalties

STL 15 PIM·CHI 13 PIM

1st

  • 0:48CHILouis Crevier · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 6:34CHINolan Allan · Holdingdrawn by Jordan Kyrou2 min
  • 13:41STLPhilip Broberg · Interferencedrawn by Patrick Maroon2 min

2nd

  • 0:58CHITaylor Hall · Hookingdrawn by Robert Thomas2 min
  • 9:25STLAlexey Toropchenko · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Petr Mrazek2 min
  • 17:51CHINick Foligno · Fightingdrawn by Brayden Schenn5 min
  • 17:51STLBrayden Schenn · Fightingdrawn by Nick Foligno5 min

3rd

  • 0:14STLPavel Buchnevich · Trippingdrawn by Alex Vlasic2 min
  • 7:10STLZachary Bolduc · Cross checkingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 7:10CHITyler Bertuzzi · Slashingdrawn by Zachary Bolduc2 min
  • 10:30STLAlexey Toropchenko · Trippingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Justin Faulk, 2nd 7:15 — STL 65% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hall · Goal · xG 0.30L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.20T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.18L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.14T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.13T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.13J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.10F. Nazar · Missed · xG 0.10P. Maroon · On goal · xG 0.10A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.09S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.07L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.07J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.06C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.06R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.06R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.05T. Bertuzzi · Goal · xG 0.04R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.04F. Nazar · Missed · xG 0.03R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.03C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.03L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.03J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.03T. Brodie · Missed · xG 0.02I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.02C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.01C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.00C. Smith · On goal · xG 0.00N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI2 G · 2.3 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsCHI
3.66 G
All situations
2 G2.3
2.44 G
Even strength
0 G1.4
1.12 G
Power play
2 G0.8
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL70%30%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.46 – 2.27

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

STLvsCHI
28
Shots on goal
30
53%
Faceoffs
47%
2/3
Power play
2/4
15
Penalty minutes
13
20
Hits
17
11
Blocked shots
10
17
Giveaways
15
4
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
55C. ParaykoD000+110.03230—25:27
17C. FowlerD202+120.14010—25:08
18R. ThomasC011020.290206519:05
22R. SuterD000010.01020—18:42
89P. BuchnevichL011010.18002—18:35
6P. BrobergD011+310.01112—17:44
81D. HollowayL112+130.36300—16:48
25J. KyrouR101+150.91000—16:39
72J. FaulkD123+330.16010—16:16
10B. SchennC011+110.021054214:58
70O. SundqvistC011+100.330004614:20
63J. NeighboursL011+120.20500—14:17
20B. SaadL000010.39000—14:14
26N. WalkerL011+210.003006313:17
76Z. BolducR000+100.08202—13:17
75T. TuckerD000010.01200—12:09
13A. ToropchenkoR000+210.12114—11:18
9A. TexierL112+220.35000—09:44
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50J. Binnington(W)30282.9332.29+0.2959:32

Season series

STL leads 3-0

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