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Thu, Dec 31, 2009·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Vancouver Canucks 4, St. Louis Blues 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 51% of the time.

STL winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
VAN051821512430
STL112260700325

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 16:55STLAlexander SteenPPAssists: Brad Boyes, Andy McDonald · Slap, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:07STLKeith TkachukAssists: David Perron, Roman Polak · Tip-in, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 14:30STLAndy McDonaldAssists: David Backes, Brad Boyes · Snap, 0.20 xG0–3
  4. P2 16:09VANDaniel SedinAssists: Alexandre Burrows, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:46VANMikael SamuelssonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–3
  6. P3 18:04VANHenrik SedinAssists: Daniel Sedin · Wrist, 0.23 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:24VANChristian EhrhoffPPGWGAssists: Kyle Wellwood, Ryan Kesler · Slap, 0.04 xG4–3
Penalties (23)
  1. P1 3:03STLMike Weaver: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 8:46STLErik Johnson: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 12:47STLCam Janssen: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 12:47VANRick Rypien: Fighting5 min · PPG
  5. P1 12:47VANRick Rypien: Match penatly 10 minutes10 min
  6. P1 17:57STLAlexander Steen: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 2:28VANChristian Ehrhoff: Holding2 min
  8. P2 2:41STLAlexander Steen: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 4:55STLB.J. Crombeen: Slashing2 min
  10. P2 9:02VANMason Raymond: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 9:02STLDavid Perron: Cross checking2 min
  12. P2 19:29VANAlexandre Burrows: Roughing2 min
  13. P2 19:29STLDavid Backes: Roughing2 min
  14. P2 19:29VANShane O'Brien: Roughing2 min
  15. P2 19:29VANShane O'Brien: Misconduct10 min
  16. P3 1:40STLPatrik Berglund: Cross checking2 min
  17. P3 6:26VANWillie Mitchell: High sticking2 min
  18. P3 8:18STLDerek Armstrong: Cross checking2 min
  19. P3 8:18VANTanner Glass: Slashing2 min
  20. P3 12:01STLT.J. Oshie: Tripping2 min
  21. P3 15:56STLAndy McDonald: Slashing2 min
  22. P3 15:56VANChristian Ehrhoff: Slashing2 min
  23. OT 0:19STLBrad Boyes: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0STL
43% to win57% to win
← VAN attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kesler won the faceoff against McClement
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANSTL
30Shots on goal25
2.5Expected goals2.4
57Shot attempts44
30Faceoffs won35
9Power plays5
39Penalty minutes31
25Hits20
9Blocked shots14
5Giveaways5
5Takeaways5

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

STL 2.4 xGVAN 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLVAN

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

STL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line STL is favoured, below it VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 91/100 · #92 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.99 · 7 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 4% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 51% of the time.

STL winsVAN wins

Simulated goal difference (STL − VAN), 10,000 replays

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).