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Sat, Feb 19, 2011·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Anaheim Ducks 3, St. Louis Blues 9

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 64% of the time.

STL winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA3601009325
STL41141012923

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:20ANAJarkko RuutuAssists: Brandon McMillan · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P1 6:41ANATeemu SelanneUnassisted · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P1 10:24STLAndy McDonaldAssists: T.J. Oshie, David Backes · Deflected, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P1 10:31STLT.J. OshieAssists: Alexander Steen, Carlo Colaiacovo · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P1 14:28STLCarlo ColaiacovoPPAssists: David Backes, Alexander Steen · Slap, 0.05 xG2–3
  6. P1 16:42ANARyan GetzlafAssists: Lubomir Visnovsky, Todd Marchant · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. P1 18:24STLAndy McDonaldGWGAssists: Alex Pietrangelo, Barret Jackman · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–4
  8. P2 7:50STLDavid BackesAssists: Brad Boyes · Wrist, 0.32 xG3–5
  9. P2 12:54STLT.J. OshieAssists: Patrik Berglund, Alex Pietrangelo · Snap, 0.06 xG3–6
  10. P2 15:21STLChris StewartPPAssists: Andy McDonald, Alex Pietrangelo · Tip-in, 0.09 xG3–7
  11. P2 17:10STLChris StewartPPAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk · Tip-in, 0.26 xG3–8
  12. P3 7:21STLAlexander SteenSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.25 xG3–9
Penalties (15)
  1. P1 2:22STLCam Janssen: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:22ANAGeorge Parros: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 5:23ANACorey Perry: Interference2 min
  4. P1 6:15STLKevin Shattenkirk: Interference2 min
  5. P1 12:49ANAJason Blake: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  6. P2 11:05STLBarret Jackman: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 11:16ANACam Fowler: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 14:48ANACorey Perry: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  9. P2 16:19ANATeemu Selanne: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  10. P2 16:19ANATeemu Selanne: Misconduct10 min
  11. P2 17:14ANALuca Sbisa: Fighting5 min
  12. P2 17:14STLMatt D'Agostini: Fighting5 min
  13. P3 6:37STLBarret Jackman: Hooking2 min
  14. P3 16:05ANAAndy Sutton: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 16:05STLRoman Polak: Boarding2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANASTL
25Shots on goal23
1.6Expected goals2.3
47Shot attempts43
25Faceoffs won30
4Power plays5
40Penalty minutes18
25Hits19
12Blocked shots15
3Giveaways5
3Takeaways11

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – Ryan13:19

    xG 0.35–0.16 (69%)attempts 8–7goals 1–2

  2. Marchant – Parros – Lapierre2:59

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Marchant – Ruutu – McMillan6:48

    xG 0.19–0.19 (50%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

  4. Selanne – Koivu – Blake7:13

    xG 0.18–0.26 (41%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Sutton – Lilja3:08

    xG 0.04–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Beauchemin – Sbisa2:30

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

  3. Beauchemin – Fowler9:51

    xG 0.28–0.28 (50%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestSteen – Oshie – Berglund8:48

    xG 0.29–0.15 (66%)attempts 7–7goals 1–1

  2. Boyes – Winchester – Sobotka9:46

    xG 0.11–0.04 (75%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Janssen – Crombeen – D'Agostini5:57

    xG 0.23–0.37 (39%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

  4. McDonald – Backes – Stewart10:12

    xG 0.16–0.38 (30%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestColaiacovo – Shattenkirk13:50

    xG 0.44–0.22 (67%)attempts 11–9goals 1–0

  2. Jackman – Pietrangelo15:20

    xG 0.45–0.44 (51%)attempts 14–11goals 2–1

  3. Jackman – Polak2:12

    xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 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 2.3 xGANA 1.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 83/100 · #198 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.54 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 64% of the time.

STL winsANA wins

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

-7
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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).