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2017-12-10 · Scottrade Center

2 – 3Final/OT

STL beat BUF 3–2 in overtime. STL also won the expected-goals battle 4.2 to 1.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Vladimir Tarasenko scored at 4:24 of overtime, moving STL’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Robin Lehner saved 1.8 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
24 – 45
Expected goals
1.4 – 4.2
xG share
STL 75%
Home-ice start
STL 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

BUF goalSTL goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

BUFSTL

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

BUF
Robin Lehner
64:06 TOI
GSAx +1.77
+1.77
BUF
2 G, 0 A · 16:29 TOI
On-ice −0.16 · Finishing +1.55
+1.36
STL
1 G, 1 A · 22:41 TOI
On-ice +0.44 · Finishing +0.25 · Penalties +0.36
+1.08

Rough nights

BUF
0 G, 0 A · 19:51 TOI
On-ice −0.31 · Penalties −0.18
−0.51
BUF
0 G, 1 A · 21:52 TOI
On-ice −0.31 · Finishing −0.06
−0.42
BUF
Justin Falk
0 G, 0 A · 11:40 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.06 · Penalties −0.18
−0.38

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalBUF–STLWin prob.
P1 0:40 STLBrayden Schenn
from Joel Edmundson, Alexander Steen
0–153% → 69%
P2 16:17 STLPaul Stastny
from Vladimir Tarasenko, Joel Edmundson
0–276% → 90%
P3 1:42 BUFEvan RodriguesPP
from Sam Reinhart, Evander Kane
1–28% → 22%
P3 18:33 BUFEvan RodriguesPP
from Ryan O'Reilly, Marco Scandella
2–26% → 50%
OT 4:24 STLVladimir Tarasenko
from Colton Parayko, Paul Stastny
2–352% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Evan Rodrigues C16:292+1.36−0.16+1.55−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.02
Jack Eichel C22:51−0.07−0.41−0.15+0.06+0.01+0.36+0.05
Hudson Fasching R6:47−0.09−0.08−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Benoit Pouliot L15:13−0.09−0.09−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Johan Larsson L13:25−0.10−0.05−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.04
Josh Gorges D12:59−0.12−0.13+0.01−0.02+0.03+0.00+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C11:18−0.13−0.11−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Zach Bogosian D17:53−0.16−0.16+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Scott Wilson C13:11−0.17−0.16−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Ryan O'Reilly C19:591−0.22−0.19−0.10−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.06
Kyle Okposo R17:00−0.24−0.24−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sam Reinhart C15:011−0.31−0.06−0.42−0.02+0.01+0.18+0.00
Rasmus Ristolainen D29:17−0.32−0.26−0.08−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jason Pominville R16:09−0.34−0.22−0.12+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marco Scandella D26:351−0.36−0.26−0.10−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Justin Falk D11:40−0.38−0.10−0.06−0.01−0.02−0.18+0.00
Evander Kane L21:521−0.42−0.31−0.06+0.02−0.03+0.00−0.03
Jake McCabe D19:51−0.51−0.31−0.03−0.00+0.01−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Robin Lehner G64:06+1.77

STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Vladimir Tarasenko R22:4111+1.08+0.44+0.25+0.04−0.00+0.36+0.00
Brayden Schenn C17:491+0.56+0.16+0.63−0.00+0.01−0.18−0.06
Colton Parayko D27:321+0.50+0.74−0.26+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Paul Stastny C19:3511+0.24+0.36−0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Jay Bouwmeester D18:41+0.11+0.10+0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Alexander Steen L19:581+0.10+0.12−0.19−0.00+0.00+0.18−0.01
Carl Gunnarsson D12:23+0.07+0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Edmundson D25:492+0.02+0.29−0.27+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Patrik Berglund C15:17+0.01+0.19−0.17−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.02
Scottie Upshall R10:42+0.01+0.07−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Vince Dunn D18:00−0.03+0.01−0.05+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Robert Bortuzzo D17:12−0.13+0.10−0.04−0.01+0.01−0.18+0.00
Oskar Sundqvist C8:19−0.14+0.05−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.18−0.01
Dmitrij Jaskin R17:50−0.16+0.03−0.18−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kyle Brodziak C11:54−0.19+0.16−0.36−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.02
Ivan Barbashev L12:36−0.21+0.04−0.25−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Vladimir Sobotka C19:47−0.23+0.31−0.31−0.05+0.00−0.18+0.00
Magnus Paajarvi L10:19−0.32+0.09−0.38−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G64:24−0.29

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.