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Wed, Nov 22, 2023·Mullett Arena, Tempe

St. Louis Blues 6, Arizona Coyotes 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 71% of the time.

ARI winsSTL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
STL2931418631
ARI2731206525

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:47STLBrayden SchennAssists: Jake Neighbours · Backhand, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:40ARINick BjugstadAssists: Matias Maccelli · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P1 12:15STLColton ParaykoAssists: Brandon Saad · Slap, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P1 18:06ARIJason ZuckerAssists: Michael Carcone · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–2
  5. P2 0:22ARILawson CrouseAssists: Matias Maccelli, Nick Bjugstad · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P2 3:40STLNick LeddySHAssists: Kasperi Kapanen · Backhand, 0.11 xG3–3
  7. P2 4:13STLAlexey ToropchenkoSHAssists: Justin Faulk · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–3
  8. P2 6:56ARIMichael CarconeAssists: Alexander Kerfoot, Travis Boyd · Wrist, 0.89 xG4–4
  9. P2 8:00ARINick SchmaltzAssists: J.J. Moser, Clayton Keller · Wrist, 0.02 xG4–5
  10. P2 10:49STLRobert ThomasAssists: Jordan Kyrou, Scott Perunovich · Wrist, 0.07 xG5–5
  11. P3 4:13STLKevin HayesGWGAssists: Brandon Saad · Wrist, 0.20 xG6–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 4:20STLBrayden Schenn: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 2:32STLScott Perunovich: Holding the stick2 min
  3. P3 1:01STLAlexey Toropchenko: Kneeing2 min
  4. P3 1:01ARIMichael Kesselring: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 5:26ARIMichael Kesselring: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 5:26ARILiam O'Brien: Abusive language10 min
  7. P3 6:11ARITroy Stecher: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 10:36ARIMathew Dumba: Tripping2 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.

STL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ARI
46% to win54% to win
← STL attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bjugstad won the faceoff against Thomas
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

STLARI
31Shots on goal25
2.5Expected goals3.7
60Shot attempts67
38Faceoffs won24
3Power plays2
6Penalty minutes18
17Hits14
15Blocked shots13
6Giveaways9
5Takeaways3

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.

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. Sundqvist – Blais – Alexandrov4:47

    xG 0.00–0.00 (0%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Hayes – Kapanen – Toropchenko9:18

    xG 0.23–0.36 (39%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Buchnevich – Kyrou – Thomas11:46

    xG 0.39–0.74 (35%)attempts 11–13goals 1–2

  4. Schenn – Saad – Neighbours9:09

    xG 0.59–1.32 (31%)attempts 15–18goals 2–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestScandella – Perunovich8:45

    xG 0.62–0.35 (64%)attempts 12–10goals 3–0

  2. Leddy – Parayko18:29

    xG 0.37–0.82 (31%)attempts 15–20goals 1–2

  3. Faulk – Krug14:44

    xG 0.50–1.58 (24%)attempts 14–18goals 0–2

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestBjugstad – Crouse – Maccelli10:08

    xG 1.18–0.21 (85%)attempts 23–6goals 2–0

  2. Zucker – Kerfoot – Carcone8:27

    xG 0.55–0.25 (68%)attempts 11–9goals 1–1

  3. Schmaltz – Keller – Cooley10:19

    xG 0.30–0.26 (53%)attempts 7–9goals 1–1

  4. Boyd – O'Brien – Jenik5:23

    xG 0.01–0.14 (4%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDumba – Kesselring9:11

    xG 1.17–0.27 (81%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  2. Stecher – Kesselring3:04

    xG 0.37–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  3. Durzi – Moser15:00

    xG 0.88–0.60 (59%)attempts 23–14goals 2–2

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.

ARI 3.7 xGSTL 2.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARISTL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 98/100 · #40 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.65 · 11 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
STL 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 71% of the time.

ARI winsSTL wins

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

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

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