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2023-02-16 · Enterprise Center

2 – 4Final

STL beat NJD 4–2. STL lost the expected-goals battle 3.3 to 3.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Alexey Toropchenko scored at 4:00 of the second, moving STL’s win probability from 53% to 72%. Jordan Binnington saved 1.5 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
36 – 35
Expected goals
3.7 – 3.3
xG share
NJD 52%
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.

NJD goalSTL goal

Expected goals

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

NJDSTL

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.

STL
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.46
+1.46
STL
1 G, 0 A · 12:01 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.72 · Penalties +0.19
+1.03
STL
1 G, 0 A · 19:24 TOI
Finishing +0.67
+0.71

Rough nights

NJD
58:58 TOI
GSAx −1.02
−1.02
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 19:20 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing −0.70 · Penalties −0.19
−0.81
NJD
0 G, 1 A · 15:35 TOI
Finishing −0.53
−0.49

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–STLWin prob.
P1 16:32 STLPavel Buchnevich
from Ivan Barbashev, Ryan O'Reilly
0–153% → 71%
P1 17:30 NJDDawson Mercer
from Jesper Boqvist, Damon Severson
1–129% → 47%
P2 4:00 STLAlexey Toropchenko
from Nathan Walker, Colton Parayko
1–253% → 72%
P2 5:35 STLJordan Kyrou
from Brayden Schenn, Robert Thomas
1–373% → 87%
P2 8:32 NJDErik Haula
from Fabian Zetterlund, Yegor Sharangovich
2–312% → 27%
P3 11:42 STLBrayden SchennPP
from Jordan Kyrou, Robert Thomas
2–485% → 97%

Every player

Show both lineups

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Dawson Mercer C14:131+0.56−0.12+0.71−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Erik Haula L17:451+0.42−0.01+0.43−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Kevin Bahl D17:20+0.05+0.03+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D17:55+0.02+0.01+0.01−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tomas Tatar L16:08−0.01+0.07−0.09+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Damon Severson D18:581−0.05+0.06−0.04−0.04−0.02+0.00+0.00
Miles Wood L9:26−0.05−0.04−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
John Marino D20:15−0.07−0.07+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nathan Bastian R10:29−0.07+0.14−0.19−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Graves D21:21−0.12−0.09−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dougie Hamilton D22:19−0.13+0.09−0.24+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ondrej Palat L15:55−0.16+0.06−0.26+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Yegor Sharangovich C17:581−0.17+0.02−0.16−0.02−0.03+0.00+0.01
Jesper Bratt L18:12−0.19−0.02−0.00+0.04−0.02−0.19+0.00
Jesper Boqvist C12:411−0.21−0.03−0.16−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Michael McLeod C10:37−0.29−0.04−0.27−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.02
Fabian Zetterlund L15:351−0.49+0.02−0.53+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nico Hischier C19:20−0.81+0.10−0.70+0.01−0.01−0.19−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Mackenzie Blackwood G58:58−1.02

STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alexey Toropchenko R12:011+1.03+0.13+0.72−0.02+0.01+0.19−0.01
Pavel Buchnevich L19:241+0.71+0.00+0.67+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Kyrou R18:5811+0.52−0.08+0.58+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brayden Schenn C17:4211+0.33−0.05+0.34−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.02
Tyler Tucker D13:58+0.13+0.13+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tyler Pitlick C10:29+0.03+0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Robert Thomas C18:252+0.03−0.07−0.00+0.08+0.00+0.00+0.02
Nathan Walker L9:431−0.02+0.10−0.08−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.02
Sammy Blais L11:30−0.04−0.04−0.18−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Nick Leddy D20:53−0.04−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Ivan Barbashev L15:571−0.09+0.10−0.35−0.00−0.00+0.19−0.02
Calle Rosen D20:24−0.10+0.06−0.17+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Neighbours L12:08−0.12−0.07−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C18:071−0.13−0.08−0.11+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.04
Justin Faulk D20:10−0.19−0.04−0.14+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Colton Parayko D24:211−0.25−0.12−0.16+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Torey Krug D17:26−0.32−0.12−0.03+0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Noel Acciari C16:24−0.42−0.06−0.32−0.02+0.02+0.00−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jordan Binnington G60:00+1.46

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.