Sat, Nov 27, 2021·Enterprise Center, St. Louis
Columbus Blue Jackets 3, St. Louis Blues 6
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 69% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 17 | 08 | 212 | 327 |
| STL | 07 | 317 | 39 | 633 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 12:38CBJBoone JennerPPAssists: Zach Werenski, Adam Boqvist · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–0
- P2 0:58STLPavel BuchnevichAssists: Vladimir Tarasenko · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–1
- P2 1:56STLIvan BarbashevAssists: Oskar Sundqvist, Pavel Buchnevich · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–2
- P2 13:12STLJordan KyrouAssists: Ryan O'Reilly · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–3
- P3 1:03CBJAdam BoqvistPPAssists: Jakub Voracek, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Snap, 0.10 xG2–3
- P3 5:42STLJustin FaulkGWGAssists: Robert Thomas, Vladimir Tarasenko · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–4
- P3 10:30STLPavel BuchnevichAssists: Robert Thomas, Vladimir Tarasenko · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–5
- P3 12:40STLIvan BarbashevAssists: Brandon Saad, Colton Parayko · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–6
- P3 17:46CBJAdam BoqvistAssists: Alexandre Texier, Jake Bean · Snap, 0.06 xG3–6
Penalties (7)
- P1 0:56STLTorey Krug: Hooking2 min
- P1 11:15STLMarco Scandella: Interference2 min · PPG
- P2 6:55CBJAlexandre Texier: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P2 15:45CBJAndrew Peeke: Holding2 min
- P2 19:06STLJustin Faulk: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
- P3 14:45STLRobert Bortuzzo: Cross checking2 min
- P3 0:00STLRyan O'Reilly: Hooking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against O'Reilly
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestHofmann – Domi – Sillinger7:48
xG 0.45–0.36 (55%)attempts 14–4goals 0–1
- Voracek – Nyquist – Jenner4:32
xG 0.20–0.18 (53%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0
- Voracek – Roslovic – Chinakhov6:32
xG 0.23–0.35 (39%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1
- Nyquist – Jenner – Bjorkstrand7:43
xG 0.12–0.31 (27%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- Werenski – Boqvist6:56
xG 0.34–0.31 (52%)attempts 13–6goals 0–1
- Werenski – Bean8:26
xG 0.24–0.30 (45%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0
- Bayreuther – Boqvist6:31
xG 0.06–0.17 (26%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
St. Louis Blues
Forward lines
- bestTarasenko – Buchnevich – Thomas9:16
xG 0.79–0.26 (75%)attempts 12–6goals 3–0
- O'Reilly – Schenn – Kyrou11:34
xG 0.62–0.28 (69%)attempts 9–6goals 1–1
- Saad – Sundqvist – Barbashev6:33
xG 0.34–0.25 (57%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0
- Bozak – Sundqvist – Joshua2:58
xG 0.10–0.06 (61%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestFaulk – Krug8:54
xG 0.65–0.09 (88%)attempts 13–3goals 1–0
- Bortuzzo – Perunovich2:57
xG 0.31–0.09 (77%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0
- Scandella – Faulk3:43
xG 0.24–0.16 (60%)attempts 2–7goals 1–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
STL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line STL is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.
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 69% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (STL − CBJ), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).