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Tue, Dec 12, 2023·Enterprise Center, St. Louis

Detroit Red Wings 6, St. Louis Blues 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 65% of the time.

STL winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET21211238632
STL1931909437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:56STLBrandon SaadAssists: Pavel Buchnevich, Kasperi Kapanen · Snap, 0.23 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:33DETJake WalmanUnassisted · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P1 15:31DETJonatan BerggrenAssists: Jeff Petry, Daniel Sprong · Backhand, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 1:40STLKevin HayesAssists: Nick Leddy, Colton Parayko · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P2 2:11STLKevin HayesUnassisted · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P2 9:47DETMoritz SeiderAssists: Michael Rasmussen · Snap, 0.25 xG3–3
  7. P2 16:53STLMarco ScandellaSHUnassisted · Backhand, 0.13 xG3–4
  8. P3 0:48DETLucas RaymondPPAssists: Joseph Veleno, Patrick Kane · Snap, 0.20 xG4–4
  9. P3 6:38DETRobby FabbriGWGAssists: Lucas Raymond, Andrew Copp · Tip-in, 0.15 xG5–4
  10. P3 18:21DETMichael RasmussenENAssists: Joseph Veleno · Backhand, 0.78 xG6–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 1:59DETShayne Gostisbehere: Interference2 min
  2. P1 10:13STLColton Parayko: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 17:19DETBen Chiarot: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 5:43STLBrayden Schenn: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 15:26STLScott Perunovich: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 0:15STLPavel Buchnevich: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P3 3:01STLColton Parayko: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  8. P3 16:35DETAndrew Copp: 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0STL
46% to win54% to win
← DET attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Copp won the faceoff against Buchnevich
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETSTL
32Shots on goal37
4.3Expected goals3.3
54Shot attempts67
36Faceoffs won32
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
10Hits17
15Blocked shots8
4Giveaways4
10Takeaways12

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestSprong – Rasmussen – Berggren2:11

    xG 0.32–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 1–0

  2. Sprong – Rasmussen – Raymond2:16

    xG 0.25–0.04 (86%)attempts 1–3goals 1–0

  3. Fischer – Czarnik – Berggren3:04

    xG 0.20–0.22 (49%)attempts 2–9goals 1–0

  4. Copp – Fabbri – Raymond7:51

    xG 0.15–0.22 (40%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHoll – Maatta4:51

    xG 0.32–0.16 (66%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Petry – Chiarot8:06

    xG 0.22–0.14 (62%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

  3. Chiarot – Walman2:22

    xG 0.20–0.13 (61%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestKyrou – Thomas – Neighbours11:59

    xG 0.58–0.05 (92%)attempts 14–4goals 0–0

  2. Schenn – Hayes – Sundqvist8:28

    xG 0.66–0.14 (82%)attempts 12–3goals 2–0

  3. Saad – Buchnevich – Kapanen11:13

    xG 0.83–0.60 (58%)attempts 15–11goals 1–2

  4. Blais – Toropchenko – McGing3:40

    xG 0.13–0.01 (95%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFaulk – Krug12:34

    xG 1.13–0.65 (64%)attempts 17–8goals 1–2

  2. Leddy – Parayko17:04

    xG 0.78–0.37 (68%)attempts 22–12goals 2–1

  3. Scandella – Perunovich6:10

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 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 3.3 xGDET 4.3 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 97/100 · #48 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.65 · 10 goals in reachComeback index 22% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 65% of the time.

STL winsDET wins

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

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