Fri, Dec 8, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
St. Louis Blues 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 5
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 52% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 112 | 07 | 124 | 243 |
| CBJ | 28 | 08 | 36 | 522 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 1:42CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Dmitri Voronkov, Egor Chinakhov · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
- P1 14:36STLRobert ThomasAssists: Pavel Buchnevich · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
- P1 17:01CBJAdam FantilliAssists: Kent Johnson, Emil Bemstrom · Snap, 0.11 xG1–2
- P3 6:26CBJEgor ChinakhovGWGAssists: Kirill Marchenko, Dmitri Voronkov · Tip-in, 0.06 xG1–3
- P3 12:21CBJEgor ChinakhovPPUnassisted · Slap, 0.13 xG1–4
- P3 17:38STLRobert ThomasAssists: Brayden Schenn, Torey Krug · Wrist, 0.26 xG2–4
- P3 19:56CBJAlexandre TexierENAssists: Justin Danforth · Wrist, 0.76 xG2–5
Penalties (7)
- P1 19:17STLJoel Hofer: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P2 2:50CBJKirill Marchenko: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P2 11:17STLJordan Kyrou: Holding2 min
- P2 11:17CBJAlexandre Texier: Holding2 min
- P2 14:37CBJSean Kuraly: Cross checking2 min
- P2 19:53CBJSean Kuraly: Slashing2 min
- P3 11:20STLNick Leddy: Hooking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Fantilli won the faceoff against Sundqvist
- 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.
St. Louis Blues
Forward lines
- bestBuchnevich – Thomas – Neighbours9:37
xG 0.56–0.17 (77%)attempts 14–6goals 1–0
- Vrana – Toropchenko – Alexandrov3:30
xG 0.15–0.11 (59%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1
- Saad – Sundqvist – Kapanen6:28
xG 0.11–0.24 (32%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0
- Schenn – Hayes – Kyrou10:06
xG 0.53–0.71 (43%)attempts 12–8goals 0–2
Defence pairs
- bestFaulk – Krug14:34
xG 0.75–0.30 (71%)attempts 19–9goals 1–0
- Parayko – Perunovich3:50
xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
- Leddy – Parayko12:56
xG 0.35–0.57 (38%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestGaudreau – Jenner – Danforth8:04
xG 0.26–0.05 (85%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0
- Bemstrom – Johnson – Fantilli7:48
xG 0.32–0.19 (63%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0
- Gaudreau – Danforth – Texier2:40
xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
- Kuraly – Olivier – Texier4:17
xG 0.14–0.06 (69%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestWerenski – Blankenburg13:12
xG 0.77–0.39 (67%)attempts 15–11goals 1–0
- Bean – Jiricek8:48
xG 0.40–0.18 (69%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0
- Werenski – Jiricek4:07
xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
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.
CBJ's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CBJ is favoured, below it STL. 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 52% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − STL), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).