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St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks

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St. Louis Blues
▸4
Anaheim Ducks
0
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Recap

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The St. Louis Blues beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-0. The Blues scored first and never trailed. The Blues led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jordan Kyrou's goal at 4:22 of the second period, which took the Blues' chances from 47% to 64%. Expected goals favored the Blues, 5.3 to 2.3; shots on goal were STL 35, ANA 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blues win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Joel Hofer stopped 22 of 22 (1.000), 2.3 goals saved above expected; Ville Husso stopped 31 of 34 (.912), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Joel Hofer (22 saves, 1.000), 2. Jimmy Snuggerud (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jackson LaCombe.

Three stars

  1. ★
    STL
    J. Hofer22 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    STL
    J. Snuggerud1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    ANA
    J. LaCombe

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
STLSTL01331319435
ANAANA070807022

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. STL
    J. Kyrou(15)
    J. Neighbours (12), C. Fowler (20)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-0
    4:22
  2. STL
    J. Drouin(4)PPG
    P. Broberg (19), J. Snuggerud (17)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    10:07
  3. STL
    J. Snuggerud(12)
    R. Thomas (25), D. Holloway (14)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-0
    12:11

3rd period

  1. STL
    P. Suter(9)EN
    P. Buchnevich (25), J. Holl (1)
    wristxG 0.71Video
    4-0
    15:58

Penalties

STL 27 PIM·ANA 14 PIM

1st

  • 2:33STLOskar Sundqvist · Interferencedrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min
  • 9:04ANARoss Johnston · Slashingdrawn by Philip Broberg2 min
  • 13:08STLMatthew Kessel · Interferencedrawn by Beckett Sennecke2 min
  • 15:30STLOskar Sundqvist · Trippingdrawn by Jackson LaCombe2 min

2nd

  • 6:09STLAlexey Toropchenko · Trippingdrawn by Jeffrey Viel2 min
  • 9:02ANARoss Johnston · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Tucker2 min
  • 16:55STLTyler Tucker · Instigatordrawn by Ross Johnston2 min
  • 16:55ANARoss Johnston · Boardingdrawn by Justin Holl5 min
  • 16:55STLTyler Tucker · Fightingdrawn by Ross Johnston5 min
  • 16:55ANARoss Johnston · Fightingdrawn by Tyler Tucker5 min
  • 16:55STLTyler Tucker · Instigator misconduct10 min

3rd

  • 6:43STLDalibor Dvorsky · Slashingdrawn by Tim Washe2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jordan Kyrou, 2nd 4:22 — STL 47% → 64%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
L. Carlsson · On goal · xG 0.18C. Gauthier · Missed · xG 0.18L. Carlsson · On goal · xG 0.18M. McTavish · Missed · xG 0.17T. Washe · On goal · xG 0.14B. Sennecke · Missed · xG 0.12J. LaCombe · Missed · xG 0.11C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.10P. Mintyukov · On goal · xG 0.07R. Johnston · Missed · xG 0.07B. Sennecke · On goal · xG 0.07R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.06J. LaCombe · Missed · xG 0.06T. Washe · On goal · xG 0.06B. Sennecke · Missed · xG 0.05A. Killorn · Missed · xG 0.05P. Mintyukov · Missed · xG 0.05C. Gauthier · Missed · xG 0.04M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.04C. Kreider · On goal · xG 0.04J. Viel · Missed · xG 0.04T. Washe · Missed · xG 0.04T. Washe · Missed · xG 0.04J. LaCombe · Missed · xG 0.04P. Mintyukov · Missed · xG 0.03P. Mintyukov · On goal · xG 0.03O. Zellweger · On goal · xG 0.03R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.03B. Sennecke · On goal · xG 0.02J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.02R. Poehling · Missed · xG 0.02J. Viel · Missed · xG 0.02R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.02I. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02R. Gudas · Missed · xG 0.01O. Zellweger · On goal · xG 0.01B. Sennecke · On goal · xG 0.01M. McTavish · Missed · xG 0.01J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.01I. Moore · Missed · xG 0.00T. Washe · On goal · xG 0.00J. Trouba · On goal · xG 0.00
ANA0 G · 2.3 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

STLvsANA
5.33 G
All situations
0 G2.3
3.42 G
Even strength
0 G1.4
0.51 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
STL76%24%ANA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.93 – 2.29

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

STLvsANA
35
Shots on goal
22
42%
Faceoffs
58%
1/3
Power play
0/5
27
Penalty minutes
14
8
Hits
20
14
Blocked shots
16
16
Giveaways
18
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
St. Louis Blues skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6P. BrobergD011+100.01010—27:04
17C. FowlerD011+110.00000—21:11
23L. MaillouxD000+130.02020—20:16
18R. ThomasC011+130.500404019:46
51M. KesselD000020.04212—18:21
81D. HollowayL011+130.52110—17:43
89P. BuchnevichL011+110.21000—17:09
4J. HollD011+200.01000—15:44
21J. SnuggerudR112+130.19010—14:58
54D. DvorskyR000+220.321026214:18
22P. SuterC101+131.071004014:14
25J. KyrouR101+150.88000—13:43
63J. NeighboursL011+130.52030—13:16
92J. DrouinL101020.08100—13:15
13A. ToropchenkoR000000.00112—13:10
75T. TuckerD000+110.081017—11:58
70O. SundqvistC000010.1200410011:02
37J. FinleyC000020.680001710:52
St. Louis Blues goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30J. Hofer(W)222201.0002.31+2.3160:00

Season series

STL leads 2-1

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