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Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis BluesDec 12, 2025

Final· Enterprise Center
away
CHI
2
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home
STL
3
Goals123TShots123T
CHI1012CHI6121129
STL2103STL119626
CHI 52STL 52
CHI 1.84STL 2.62
PP goals
CHI 0STL 0
Hits
CHI 19STL 30
Blocks
CHI 11STL 13
PIM
CHI 14STL 12
CHI 44%STL 56%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

St. Louis Blues edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at home. Andre Burakovsky (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for STL: Sundqvist–Luff–McGing skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:42.Burakovsky
  2. Points
    Connor Bedard had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:46.Bedard
  3. Points
    Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:38.Thomas
  4. New line
    New look for STL: Sundqvist–Luff–McGing skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SundqvistLuffMcGing
  5. Usage
    Logan Mailloux (STL) played 13:17, −3:32 down on his 16:49 season average over 66 games.Mailloux
  6. Usage
    Matt Grzelcyk (CHI) played 21:56, +5:02 up on his 16:54 season average over 68 games.Grzelcyk
  7. Usage
    Frank Nazar (CHI) played 15:08, −3:14 down on his 18:22 season average over 65 games.Nazar
  8. Usage
    Mathieu Joseph (STL) played 15:00, +3:04 up on his 11:56 season average over 50 games.Joseph

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, CHI at STL: 104 attempts, 55 on goal, 5 goals, 4.46 expected goals; best chance Ilya Mikheyev at 0.31 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← CHI attacks left (bottom on phones)STL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • STL
  • CHI
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 104 of 104 attempts · STL 52 · CHI 52

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CHI at STL: expected goals 2.62 to 1.84 (STL led the chances), shot attempts 52 to 52, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdSTLCHIMLKFBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • STL
  • CHI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
STLCHIcontrol2nd3rdMailloux · 1st 3:41Luff · 1st 11:48Kaiser · 1st 15:50Faulk · 2nd 8:57Burakovsky · 3rd 14:08
  • STL pressure
  • CHI pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CHI 25% of the game, STL 36%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, CHI at STL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Joel Hofer (59:54) for STL and Spencer Knight (58:00) for CHI, 5 goals.

STL
CHI
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

STL skaters (rows) against CHI skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the STL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, STL rows versus CHI columns: 250 matchups; most common Broberg vs Bedard, 14:27 at 59% xGF.

STL ↓ · CHI →TeravainenMikheyevDickinsonBedardBurakovskyGreeneBertuzziNazarMooreDonatoDachLaffertyLevshunovGrzelcykKaiserMurphyVlasicCrevierL1 ThomasL1 BuchnevichL1 NeighboursL2 HollowayL2 SchennL2 JosephL3 SuterL3 DvorskyL3 FabbriL4 SundqvistL4 LuffL4 McGingD1 BrobergD1 ParaykoD2 FaulkD2 TuckerD3 FowlerD3 Mailloux
STL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCHISTL
6053
2.152.72
2.132.59
812
24
1925
−0.008+0.009
25%36%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Chicago Blackhawks

Current CHI line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:41
    STLLogan Mailloux (Robert Thomas, Jake Neighbours)wrist0.08 xG
    CHI: Bertuzzi, Vlasic, Crevier, Nazar, MooreSTL: Fowler, Buchnevich, Thomas, Tucker, Neighbours, Mailloux
    CHI 0 – 1 STL
  2. 11:48
    STLMatt Luff (Robby Fabbri, Colton Parayko)snap0.13 xG
    CHI: Grzelcyk, Burakovsky, Bertuzzi, Bedard, LevshunovSTL: Faulk, Fabbri, Joseph, Luff, Broberg
    CHI 0 – 2 STL
  3. 15:50
    CHIWyatt Kaiser (Andre Burakovsky, Connor Bedard)wrist0.13 xG
    CHI: Murphy, Burakovsky, Kaiser, Greene, BedardSTL: Faulk, Sundqvist, Luff, Tucker, Neighbours
    CHI 1 – 2 STL

2nd period

  1. 8:57
    STLJustin Faulk (Tyler Tucker, Robert Thomas)wrist0.13 xG
    CHI: Bertuzzi, Vlasic, Crevier, Greene, BedardSTL: Faulk, Buchnevich, Thomas, Tucker, Neighbours
    CHI 1 – 3 STL

3rd period

  1. 14:08
    CHIAndre Burakovsky (Connor Bedard)backhand0.15 xG
    CHI: Grzelcyk, Burakovsky, Greene, Bedard, LevshunovSTL: Schenn, Parayko, Thomas, Broberg, Holloway
    CHI 2 – 3 STL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Teuvo Teravainen CL1000010.2201017:08——4446
Ilya Mikheyev RL1000010.3100015:28——5554
Jason Dickinson CL1000030.1010013:56——5754
Connor Bedard CL2022020.0721220:46——4439
Andre Burakovsky LL2112+110.3700017:42——5653
Ryan Greene CL2000+120.0710017:10——6662
Tyler Bertuzzi LL3000-330.1111017:35——3313
Frank Nazar CL3000-110.0110015:08——5426
Oliver Moore CL3000-120.2020011:15——5048
Ryan Donato CL4000010.0511014:13——7566
Colton Dach CL4000020.0531711:27——6528
Sam Lafferty CL4000000.001008:02——5514
Artyom Levshunov DD1000000.0033022:23——5051
Matt Grzelcyk DD1000040.0610021:56——4541
Wyatt Kaiser DD2101+130.1401019:40——5834
Connor Murphy DD2000+100.0122517:02——6537
Alex Vlasic DD3000-200.0000018:38——5547
Louis Crevier DD3000-230.0700018:31——5347
CHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Spencer Knight(start)L26233.8852.6258:00

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Robert Thomas CL1022+110.0101021:38——5659
Pavel Buchnevich LL1000+210.2410020:12——5564
Jake Neighbours LL1011+100.0660217:43——5254
Dylan Holloway LL2000-130.4050516:28——5066
Brayden Schenn CL2000-130.4240016:16——4155
Mathieu Joseph RL2000+100.0411015:00——4669
Pius Suter CL3000000.0011016:37——5549
Dalibor Dvorsky RL3000020.2340013:08——4344
Robby Fabbri CL3011+120.1831013:03——4044
Oskar Sundqvist CL4000-100.1800011:40——3241
Matt Luff RL4101010.133009:03——4257
Hugh McGing LL4000010.060108:55——3860
Philip Broberg DD1000010.0201024:08——5470
Colton Parayko DD1011-130.0712023:59——5366
Justin Faulk DD2101+120.2704022:03——4267
Tyler Tucker DD2011+110.0110014:13——4259
Cam Fowler DD3000+130.1901020:43——4734
Logan Mailloux DD3101+120.1200513:17——3617
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joel Hofer(start)W29272.9311.8459:54

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Logan Mailloux (STL) 1st 3:41 · assists Robert Thomas, Jake Neighbours · Rush · carried in · 85.1 mph shot · 4.5 s from entry to goal.

Matt Luff · 1st 11:48 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
78.8 mph
Distance
34 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Wyatt Kaiser · 1st 15:50 · CHI

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
53.3 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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