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Sat, Oct 30, 2010·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Atlanta Thrashers 3, St. Louis Blues 4 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 57% of the time.

STL winsATL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
ATL390708040328
STL11007214042435

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:58ATLRich PeverleyPPAssists: Nik Antropov, Andrew Ladd · Wrist, 0.25 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:58STLJay McClementAssists: Matt D'Agostini, Alexander Steen · Deflected, 0.19 xG1–1
  3. P1 13:59ATLNik AntropovPPAssists: Rich Peverley, Andrew Ladd · Wrist, 0.34 xG2–1
  4. P1 19:57ATLNiclas BergforsAssists: Evander Kane, Dustin Byfuglien · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–1
  5. P3 13:49STLJay McClementAssists: Matt D'Agostini, Alexander Steen · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P3 15:35STLJay McClementAssists: Alex Pietrangelo, Nathan Oystrick · Deflected, 0.03 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. STL T.J. Oshie scored
  2. 2. ATL Rich Peverley stopped
  3. 3. STL Brad Boyes scored
  4. 4. ATL Alexander Burmistrov stopped
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 4:51STLDavid Backes: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 8:31STLEric Brewer: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P1 13:39STLPatrik Berglund: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 6:47ATLNik Antropov: Interference2 min
  5. P2 11:50STLDavid Backes: Interference2 min
  6. P3 0:12STLAlex Pietrangelo: Kneeing2 min
  7. P3 1:53STLDavid Backes: Kneeing2 min
  8. P3 2:56STLBarret Jackman: Interference2 min
  9. P3 5:21ATLZach Bogosian: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 10:15ATLZach Bogosian: Holding2 min

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.

ATL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0STL
47% to win53% to win
← ATL attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00McClement won the faceoff against Antropov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ATLSTL
28Shots on goal35
3.9Expected goals3.5
59Shot attempts63
32Faceoffs won29
7Power plays3
6Penalty minutes14
15Hits14
13Blocked shots14
5Giveaways7
4Takeaways6

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestEager – Stewart – Burmistrov9:14

    xG 0.60–0.06 (90%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Modin – Boulton – Slater6:38

    xG 0.42–0.21 (67%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Peverley – Bergfors – Kane2:36

    xG 0.12–0.05 (71%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0

  4. Ladd – Peverley – Bergfors6:24

    xG 0.26–0.31 (45%)attempts 10–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEnstrom – Byfuglien16:40

    xG 0.55–0.42 (57%)attempts 10–16goals 1–1

  2. Oduya – Bogosian13:18

    xG 0.62–0.62 (50%)attempts 11–11goals 0–1

  3. Sopel – Hainsey8:35

    xG 0.33–0.56 (37%)attempts 7–11goals 0–1

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestMcClement – Steen – D'Agostini9:39

    xG 0.60–0.43 (58%)attempts 9–5goals 3–0

  2. McDonald – Boyes – Berglund10:53

    xG 0.35–0.28 (55%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  3. Winchester – Crombeen – Sobotka3:15

    xG 0.05–0.13 (26%)attempts 4–2goals 0–1

  4. Backes – Oshie – Perron10:44

    xG 0.25–0.48 (35%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Jackman – Pietrangelo14:23

    xG 0.56–0.58 (49%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0

  2. Brewer – Oystrick2:16

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  3. Oystrick – Strachan7:24

    xG 0.13–0.26 (33%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

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 3.5 xGATL 3.9 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLATL

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 ATL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 80/100 · #217 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.02 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 2% (winner's lowest chance)
ATL 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +39 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 57% of the time.

STL winsATL wins

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

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