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St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks

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St. Louis Blues
3
Chicago Blackhawks
▸7
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Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 7-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Blackhawks led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Connor Murphy's goal at 8:57 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals were close — STL 3.3, CHI 3.5; shots on goal were STL 30, CHI 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Jordan Binnington stopped 28 of 35 (.800), 3.5 goals below expected; Spencer Knight stopped 27 of 30 (.900). Three stars: 1. Connor Murphy (1 G, 1 A), 2. Oliver Moore (1 G, 1 A), 3. Louis Crevier (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    C. Murphy1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CHI
    O. Moore1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    L. Crevier1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL1131819330
CHICHI1941729735

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. STL
    T. Tucker(2)
    B. Schenn (9)
    snapxG 0.25win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    0:27
  2. CHI
    N. Lardis(3)PPG
    O. Moore (9), M. Grzelcyk (9)
    slapxG 0.14win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-1
    9:26

2nd period

  1. CHI
    O. Moore(4)PPG
    M. Grzelcyk (10), N. Foligno (7)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-2
    7:41
  2. STL
    O. Stenberg(1)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.04win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-2
    8:22
  3. CHI
    C. Murphy(1)
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.09win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-3
    8:57
  4. CHI
    L. Slaggert(2)
    C. Dach (5), C. Murphy (7)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-4
    12:27
  5. CHI
    J. Dickinson(5)
    L. Crevier (10)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +7 ptsVideo
    2-5
    17:24

3rd period

  1. CHI
    A. Burakovsky(10)PPG
    R. Greene (12), T. Teravainen (12)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +1 ptsVideo
    2-6
    5:11
  2. CHI
    L. Crevier(4)
    L. Slaggert (2), A. Vlasic (8)
    backhandxG 0.33Video
    2-7
    12:56
  3. STL
    N. Walker(4)
    A. Toropchenko (4), P. Broberg (12)
    batxG 0.07Video
    3-7
    13:19

Penalties

STL 8 PIM·CHI 20 PIM

1st

  • 3:40CHIArtyom Levshunov · Holdingdrawn by Brayden Schenn2 min
  • 5:28CHIIlya Mikheyev · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 8:01STLColton Parayko · Hookingdrawn by Andre Burakovsky2 min
  • 15:01CHIArtyom Levshunov · Holdingdrawn by Alexey Toropchenko2 min

2nd

  • 6:38STLLogan Mailloux · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 12:53CHIConnor Murphy · Holdingdrawn by Oskar Sundqvist2 min

3rd

  • 2:24CHIRyan Donato · Trippingdrawn by Justin Faulk2 min
  • 3:43STLDalibor Dvorsky · Trippingdrawn by Jason Dickinson2 min
  • 4:38STLJordan Binnington · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 5:11CHITyler Bertuzzi · Abuse of officials10 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CHI goalSTL goalFinal: CHI 100%

Biggest swing: Connor Murphy, 2nd 8:57 — CHI 53% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Crevier · Goal · xG 0.33T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.24L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.20T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.19T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.16A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.14N. Lardis · Goal · xG 0.14R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.13A. Burakovsky · Goal · xG 0.13J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.13R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.12R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.11A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.10R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.09C. Murphy · Goal · xG 0.09A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.09N. Lardis · On goal · xG 0.08T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.08J. Dickinson · Goal · xG 0.08L. Slaggert · Goal · xG 0.08J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.08T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.07T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.07I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.05R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.05W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.05R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.04N. Lardis · Missed · xG 0.04O. Moore · Goal · xG 0.04M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.04T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.03A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.03A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.03L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.02A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.01R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.00L. Slaggert · On goal · xG 0.00T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI7 G · 3.5 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsCHI
3.33 G
All situations
7 G3.5
2.13 G
Even strength
4 G2.6
1.10 G
Power play
3 G0.9
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL49%51%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.33 – 3.38

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
30
Shots on goal
35
39%
Faceoffs
61%
0/5
Power play
3/4
8
Penalty minutes
20
25
Hits
19
7
Blocked shots
16
13
Giveaways
18
4
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
17C. FowlerD000-100.00010—22:01
6P. BrobergD011010.03010—21:52
72J. FaulkD000020.02100—20:16
54D. DvorskyR000+110.180023819:45
55C. ParaykoD000010.03212—18:52
21J. SnuggerudR000-140.70200—17:37
29J. BerggrenR000+110.09010—17:32
89P. BuchnevichL000-140.24000—17:19
10B. SchennC011030.402004717:18
18R. ThomasC000-210.150003117:09
25J. KyrouR000-140.65100—16:14
63J. NeighboursL000-110.17510—15:40
23L. MaillouxD000-100.00002—14:19
75T. TuckerD101020.28000—13:57
28O. StenbergC101+110.08500013:55
13A. ToropchenkoR011020.07220—11:16
26N. WalkerL101020.25500—09:51
70O. SundqvistC000000.000005609:15
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50J. Binnington(L)35287.8003.47-3.5359:56

Season series

Tied 2-2

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