St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago BlackhawksMar 30, 2023

FinalThursday, Mar 30, 2023· United Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	0	3	2	5		STL	7	15	7	29
CHI	0	1	2	3		CHI	9	12	12	33

: STL 52CHI 69
: STL 2.82CHI 3.11
PP goals: STL 0CHI 2
Hits: STL 24CHI 16
Blocks: STL 19CHI 14
PIM: STL 6CHI 4
: STL 61%CHI 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 at CHI. Tyler Johnson (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Johnson, Athanasiou, Jones, Raddysh and Reichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:58 together.

Points
Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:33.Saad
Points
Tyler Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:59.Johnson
Points
Justin Faulk had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:03.Faulk
Points
Taylor Raddysh had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:53.Raddysh
PP1
CHI's first power-play unit (Johnson, Athanasiou, Jones, Raddysh and Reichel) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:58 together.Johnson Athanasiou Jones Raddysh Reichel
New line
New look for STL: Kapanen–Blais–Kyrou skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (65% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kapanen Blais Kyrou
Luck
STL scored 5 goals on 2.82 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for CHI: Wagner–Entwistle–Johnson skated 8:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Wagner Entwistle Johnson

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← STL attacks left (bottom on phones)CHI attacks right (top on phones) →

CHI
STL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · CHI 69 · STL 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CHI
STL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CHI pressure
STL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 23% of the game, CHI 41%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CHI

STL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
Stat	STL	CHI
	54	62
	2.26	2.88
	2.09	2.62
	12	11
	7	7
	16	17
	+0.071	−0.071
	23%	41%

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.

St. Louis Blues

L1Schenn – Saad – Vrana
12:0046% CF
L2Kapanen – Blais – Kyrou
11:3665% CF
L3Pitlick – Walker – Toropchenko
9:1637% CF
L4Leivo – Brown – Neighbours
8:1573% CF
D1Leddy – Parayko
14:3921% CF
D2Krug – Rosen
11:0359% CF
D3Scandella – Faulk
10:1338% CF

PP1Schenn – Krug – Vrana – Kapanen – Kyrou
2:09100% CF
PP2Faulk – Leivo – Saad – Blais – Neighbours
1:44100% CF
PK1FWalker – Toropchenko
1:35
PK2FSchenn – Saad
0:31
PK1DFaulk – Rosen
2:02
PK2DLeddy – Parayko
0:50

Current STL line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Johnson – Dickinson – Raddysh
10:4368% CF
L2Athanasiou – Bjork – Reichel
10:2936% CF
L3Khaira – Anderson – Katchouk
9:2452% CF
L4Wagner – Entwistle – Johnson
8:1650% CF
D1Murphy – Vlasic
17:5245% CF
D2Jones – Jones
16:3162% CF
D3Englund – Zaitsev
12:0552% CF

PP1Johnson – Athanasiou – Jones – Raddysh – Reichel
3:58100% CF
PK1FDickinson – Katchouk
1:00
PK2FKhaira – Anderson
0:51
PK1DMurphy – Vlasic
1:47
PK2DJones – Jones
1:07

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

4:25
STLJakub Vrana (Brandon Saad, Brayden Schenn)backhand0.17 xG
STL: Schenn, Leddy, Saad, Parayko, VranaCHI: Jones, Jones, Wagner, Entwistle, Johnson
STL 1 – 0 CHI
10:24
CHIAndreas AthanasiouPP (Tyler Johnson, Taylor Raddysh)wrist0.06 xG
STL: Scandella, Faulk, Walker, ToropchenkoCHI: Johnson, Athanasiou, Jones, Raddysh, Reichel
STL 1 – 1 CHI
12:59
STLLogan Brown (Justin Faulk, Josh Leivo)deflected0.09 xG
STL: Scandella, Faulk, Leivo, Brown, ToropchenkoCHI: Athanasiou, Englund, Bjork, Zaitsev, Reichel
STL 2 – 1 CHI
13:37
STLAlexey Toropchenko (Tyler Pitlick, Justin Faulk)wrist0.07 xG
STL: Scandella, Pitlick, Krug, Walker, ToropchenkoCHI: Murphy, Khaira, Anderson, Katchouk, Vlasic
STL 3 – 1 CHI

3rd period

0:31
CHITyler JohnsonPP (Taylor Raddysh, Lukas Reichel)tip-in0.22 xG
STL: Schenn, Leddy, Faulk, SaadCHI: Johnson, Athanasiou, Jones, Raddysh, Reichel
STL 3 – 2 CHI
9:25
STLJordan Kyrou (Sammy Blais, Kasperi Kapanen)snap0.19 xG
STL: Scandella, Faulk, Kapanen, Blais, KyrouCHI: Murphy, Khaira, Bjork, Vlasic, Reichel
STL 4 – 2 CHI
10:01
CHIBoris Katchouk (Seth Jones, Caleb Jones)wrist0.09 xG
STL: Scandella, Faulk, Brown, Kyrou, NeighboursCHI: Khaira, Jones, Jones, Anderson, Katchouk
STL 4 – 3 CHI
18:47
STLBrandon SaadENwrist0.53 xG
STL: Schenn, Faulk, Saad, Vrana, RosenCHI: Johnson, Athanasiou, Dickinson, Jones, Raddysh, Reichel
STL 5 – 3 CHI

Box score

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

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brayden Schenn C	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.28	1	1	2	20:01	—	—	38	32
Brandon Saad L	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.71	0	1	0	19:33	—	—	38	33
Jakub Vrana L	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.17	0	0	0	17:50	—	—	41	34
Jordan Kyrou R	L2	1	0	1	0	5	0.51	1	0	0	17:02	—	—	52	52
Kasperi Kapanen R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:49	—	—	67	70
Sammy Blais L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	7	1	0	16:09	—	—	64	65
Alexey Toropchenko R	L3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.07	1	2	0	14:10	—	—	37	49
Nathan Walker L	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.06	1	0	0	13:30	—	—	33	45
Tyler Pitlick C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.24	2	0	0	11:10	—	—	33	45
Jake Neighbours L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	4	0	2	11:31	—	—	57	26
Logan Brown C	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.09	1	0	0	11:16	—	—	55	39
Josh Leivo L	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.25	1	1	0	10:55	—	—	71	59
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	4	1	0	21:30	—	—	33	21
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	3	0	19:35	—	—	31	22
Calle Rosen D	D2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.14	0	1	0	18:41	—	—	53	63
Torey Krug D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	0	2	0	17:48	—	—	70	70
Justin Faulk D	D3	0	2	2	+2	3	0.12	1	4	0	25:03	—	—	45	49
Marco Scandella D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:29	—	—	50	55

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	W	33	30	3	.909	3.11	60:00

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tyler Johnson C	L1	1	1	2	-1	4	0.88	0	1	0	19:59	—	—	65	78
Taylor Raddysh R	L1	0	2	2	-1	3	0.27	2	0	0	19:53	—	—	69	79
Jason Dickinson C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	1	2	0	18:10	—	—	65	78
Andreas Athanasiou C	L2	1	0	1	-2	4	0.40	1	0	0	18:45	—	—	35	49
Lukas Reichel L	L2	0	1	1	-3	2	0.08	0	1	0	18:34	—	—	40	41
Anders Bjork L	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:37	—	—	36	38
Boris Katchouk L	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.28	2	0	0	14:48	—	—	62	62
Jujhar Khaira L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	2	1	0	14:01	—	—	59	47
Joey Anderson R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.13	0	0	0	11:53	—	—	50	37
Reese Johnson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	11:53	—	—	53	43
MacKenzie Entwistle R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	1	0	2	11:15	—	—	56	54
Austin Wagner L	L4	0	0	0	-1	4	0.20	1	0	0	11:11	—	—	44	33
Alex Vlasic D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	3	0	20:49	—	—	42	41
Connor Murphy D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	2	1	0	20:21	—	—	45	41
Seth Jones D	D2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.14	0	1	0	25:54	—	—	62	66
Caleb Jones D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.25	0	2	0	18:34	—	—	61	67
Nikita Zaitsev D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	2	14:03	—	—	52	54
Andreas Englund D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.12	2	1	0	13:49	—	—	52	48

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Petr Mrazek(start)	L	28	24	4	.857	2.29	57:31

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.