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2021-03-12 · Enterprise Center

5 – 4Final/OT

VGK beat STL 5–4 in overtime. VGK also won the expected-goals battle 4.8 to 2.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Reilly Smith scored on the power play at 2:38 of overtime, moving VGK’s win probability from 50% to 100%. Marc-Andre Fleury allowed 1.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
40 – 23
Expected goals
4.8 – 2.1
xG share
VGK 70%
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.

VGK goalSTL goal

Expected goals

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

VGKSTL

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.

VGK
1 G, 1 A · 19:56 TOI
On-ice +0.55 · Finishing +0.75 · Penalties +0.18
+1.50
VGK
Alec Martinez
1 G, 1 A · 22:20 TOI
On-ice +0.37 · Finishing +0.73 · Penalties −0.18
+0.96
VGK
1 G, 1 A · 13:37 TOI
On-ice +0.17 · Finishing +0.53 · Faceoffs +0.05
+0.73

Rough nights

VGK
Marc-Andre Fleury
61:52 TOI
GSAx −1.75
−1.75
STL
Marco Scandella
0 G, 0 A · 24:20 TOI
On-ice −0.54 · Finishing −0.22
−0.75
STL
Torey Krug
0 G, 0 A · 21:26 TOI
On-ice −0.38 · Penalties −0.18
−0.59

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalVGK–STLWin prob.
P1 14:48 VGKMark Stone
from Chandler Stephenson, Max Pacioretty
1–047% → 64%
P1 15:29 VGKJonathan Marchessault
from Reilly Smith
2–065% → 79%
P2 5:14 STLRyan O'Reilly
from Justin Faulk, Zachary Sanford
2–118% → 33%
P2 10:12 VGKTomas Nosek
from Dylan Coghlan, Nicolas Roy
3–168% → 84%
P2 13:36 STLVladimir Tarasenko
from Sammy Blais, Robert Bortuzzo
3–214% → 30%
P3 4:53 STLZachary SanfordPP
from Mike Hoffman, Jordan Kyrou
3–325% → 52%
P3 10:40 STLDavid PerronPP
from Brayden Schenn, Vladimir Tarasenko
3–453% → 84%
P3 11:27 VGKAlec Martinez
from Tomas Nosek, Shea Theodore
4–416% → 48%
OT 2:38 VGKReilly SmithPP
from Jonathan Marchessault, Alec Martinez
5–450% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Reilly Smith R19:5611+1.50+0.55+0.75+0.01+0.00+0.18+0.00
Alec Martinez D22:2011+0.96+0.37+0.73+0.04+0.01−0.18+0.00
Tomas Nosek L13:3711+0.73+0.17+0.53−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.05
Jonathan Marchessault C19:0711+0.61+0.67−0.05−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Roy C13:511+0.58+0.23−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.36+0.00
Mark Stone R18:361+0.44+0.13+0.43+0.05+0.01−0.18+0.00
Shea Theodore D23:511+0.36+0.39−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D15:43+0.18+0.16+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Reaves R7:57+0.01+0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Coghlan D15:231+0.00+0.21−0.02−0.00−0.01−0.18+0.00
Zach Whitecloud D21:02−0.00+0.14−0.14−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Tuch R18:07−0.08+0.45−0.54+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Chandler Stephenson C18:281−0.08−0.05−0.23+0.01−0.00+0.18+0.00
Cody Glass C13:10−0.09−0.10−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03
William Karlsson C21:15−0.10+0.34−0.40+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.05
Nicolas Hague D17:20−0.14+0.10−0.24+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Keegan Kolesar R7:51−0.15+0.04−0.19−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Max Pacioretty L18:451−0.51−0.13−0.35+0.01−0.02+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Marc-Andre Fleury G61:52−1.75

STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Zachary Sanford L17:4711+0.61−0.13+0.55−0.01+0.02+0.18+0.00
Vladimir Tarasenko R20:4511+0.56−0.23+0.78+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Niko Mikkola D15:27+0.21+0.03+0.01−0.01−0.00+0.18+0.00
David Perron L17:181+0.13−0.23+0.38−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C20:401+0.09−0.39+0.59−0.00+0.01−0.18+0.06
Mackenzie MacEachern L8:56−0.01+0.03−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dakota Joshua C8:24−0.06−0.02−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Kyle Clifford L10:13−0.09+0.09−0.19−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Mike Hoffman C11:471−0.09−0.00−0.10+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Justin Faulk D24:251−0.13−0.12+0.01−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Vince Dunn D19:20−0.27−0.29−0.01+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brayden Schenn C22:011−0.28−0.27−0.14−0.01+0.03+0.18−0.07
Jordan Kyrou R11:471−0.28−0.27−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sammy Blais L15:201−0.33−0.31−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Oskar Sundqvist C16:16−0.43−0.25−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.18+0.01
Robert Bortuzzo D16:001−0.48−0.20−0.10−0.01+0.00−0.18+0.00
Torey Krug D21:26−0.59−0.38−0.04+0.01+0.00−0.18+0.00
Marco Scandella D24:20−0.75−0.54−0.22−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jordan Binnington G62:20−0.10

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.