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St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders

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St. Louis Blues
▸2
New York Islanders
1
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the New York Islanders 2-1. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pius Suter's goal at 17:51 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 70% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Islanders, 3.4 to 2.4; shots on goal were STL 22, NYI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 2.4 goals saved above expected; Ilya Sorokin stopped 20 of 22 (.909). Three stars: 1. Jordan Binnington (29 saves, .967), 2. Brayden Schenn (1 G), 3. Anders Lee (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Binnington29 saves, .967
  2. ★★
    STL
    B. Schenn1 G
  3. ★★★
    NYI
    A. Lee1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL1611105222
NYINYI06011113130

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    B. Schenn(3)
    P. Buchnevich (6), D. Dvorsky (1)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    0:42

2nd period

  1. STL
    P. Suter(6)
    D. Holloway (5), J. Kyrou (7)
    backhandxG 0.27win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-0
    17:51

3rd period

  1. NYI
    A. Lee(4)
    K. Palmieri (11), M. Barzal (11)
    backhandxG 0.30win prob +7 ptsVideo
    2-1
    16:40

Penalties

STL 6 PIM·NYI 2 PIM

1st

  • 17:30NYIMathew Barzal · Hookingdrawn by Jimmy Snuggerud2 min
  • 18:57STLJustin Faulk · Holdingdrawn by Jean-Gabriel Pageau2 min

3rd

  • 17:54STLJustin Faulk · High sticking double minordrawn by Jonathan Drouin4 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Pius Suter, 2nd 17:51 — STL 70% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.30A. Lee · Goal · xG 0.30C. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.20S. Holmstrom · Missed · xG 0.20T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.15E. Heineman · On goal · xG 0.14K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.14B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.12M. Shabanov · On goal · xG 0.11C. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.09K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.09A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.09J. Pageau · On goal · xG 0.08J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.08A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.08C. Cizikas · Missed · xG 0.08A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.07M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.07J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.07S. Holmstrom · Missed · xG 0.07B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.07M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.07B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.06K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.06M. Shabanov · On goal · xG 0.06J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.05B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.04M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.04K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.03T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.03J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.03A. Pelech · Missed · xG 0.03T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.02A. Duclair · Missed · xG 0.02A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.02A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.02M. Schaefer · Missed · xG 0.02C. Ritchie · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.01R. Pulock · Missed · xG 0.01B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.01M. Schaefer · On goal · xG 0.00
NYI1 G · 3.4 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsNYI
2.42 G
All situations
1 G3.4
2.22 G
Even strength
1 G2.4
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL35%65%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.40 – 3.29

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

STLvsNYI
22
Shots on goal
30
48%
Faceoffs
53%
0/1
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
22
Hits
20
14
Blocked shots
12
14
Giveaways
15
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6P. BrobergD000+110.07320—27:58
55C. ParaykoD000000.02030—24:23
72J. FaulkD000030.09026—20:22
17C. FowlerD000+110.13020—19:45
18R. ThomasC000-120.060003919:20
89P. BuchnevichL011000.00020—18:52
22P. SuterC101+140.580002516:00
63J. NeighboursL000000.0720010015:35
10B. SchennC101020.24200015:34
54D. DvorskyR011+110.161005014:18
81D. HollowayL011+120.1660010014:03
13A. ToropchenkoR000000.00200—13:42
26N. WalkerL000020.3033010013:20
75T. TuckerD000010.06000—13:15
51M. KesselD000000.05000—13:11
21J. SnuggerudR000000.10100—12:49
25J. KyrouR011+120.20000—12:42
77N. BjugstadC000010.132006710:46
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50J. Binnington(W)30291.9673.38+2.3859:59

Season series

Tied 1-1

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