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St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago BlackhawksDec 9, 2023

Final· United Center
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STL
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CHI
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Goals123TShots123T
STL0011STL9141639
CHI2103CHI148224
STL 79CHI 52
STL 4.28CHI 2.80
PP goals
STL 0CHI 0
Hits
STL 18CHI 20
Blocks
STL 10CHI 16
PIM
STL 11CHI 11
STL 45%CHI 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Chicago Blackhawks beat St. Louis Blues 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat St. Louis Blues 3–1 at home. Nikita Zaitsev (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. STL scored 1 goal on 4.28 expected goals (79 attempts), well short of its chances.

  1. Points
    Nikita Zaitsev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:44.Zaitsev
  2. Luck
    STL scored 1 goal on 4.28 expected goals (79 attempts), well short of its chances.
  3. New line
    New look for STL: Hayes–Saad–Kyrou skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (75% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HayesSaadKyrou
  4. Goalie
    Petr Mrazek (CHI) faced 39 shots and stopped 38 (.974), +8 against a season average of 30.8; the win.Mrazek
  5. New line
    New look for CHI: Entwistle–Johnson–Reichel skated 7:25 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.EntwistleJohnsonReichel
  6. New line
    New look for STL: Schenn–Vrana–Kapanen skated 4:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SchennVranaKapanen
  7. New line
    New look for STL: Sundqvist–Toropchenko–McGing skated 4:58 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SundqvistToropchenkoMcGing
  8. Usage
    Jake Neighbours (STL) played 21:34, +5:56 up on his 15:38 season average over 76 games.Neighbours

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, STL at CHI: 131 attempts, 63 on goal, 4 goals, 7.08 expected goals; best chance Brayden Schenn at 0.51 xG.

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

Showing 131 of 131 attempts · CHI 52 · STL 79

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, STL at CHI: expected goals 2.80 to 4.28 (STL led the chances), shot attempts 52 to 79, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdCHISTLBVDSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CHI
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CHISTLcontrol2nd3rdBeauvillier · 1st 4:43Vlasic · 1st 9:20Dickinson · 2nd 14:53Sundqvist · 3rd 16:31
  • 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 47% of the game, CHI 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, STL at CHI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Petr Mrazek (60:00) for CHI and Jordan Binnington (56:16) for STL, 4 goals.

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
StatSTLCHI
7249
3.562.41
3.372.33
168
51
2214
−0.058+0.059
47%38%

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

Current STL line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:43
    CHIAnthony Beauvillier (Nikita Zaitsev, Cole Guttman)deflected0.16 xG
    STL: Saad, Parayko, Vrana, Perunovich, McGingCHI: Beauvillier, Zaitsev, Guttman, Vlasic, Reichel
    STL 0 – 1 CHI
  2. 9:20
    CHIAlex Vlasic (Louis Crevier, MacKenzie Entwistle)wrist0.01 xG
    STL: Leddy, Saad, Parayko, Vrana, McGingCHI: Entwistle, Johnson, Vlasic, Crevier, Reichel
    STL 0 – 2 CHI

2nd period

  1. 14:53
    CHIJason Dickinson (Nikita Zaitsev, Connor Murphy)deflected0.09 xG
    STL: Faulk, Krug, Sundqvist, Toropchenko, McGingCHI: Foligno, Murphy, Dickinson, Anderson, Zaitsev
    STL 0 – 3 CHI

3rd period

  1. 16:31
    STLOskar SundqvistSH (Nick Leddy)wrist0.21 xG
    STL: Leddy, Parayko, Sundqvist, ToropchenkoCHI: Johnson, Jones, Kurashev, Vlasic, Bedard
    STL 1 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Pavel Buchnevich LL1000020.3410023:40——6768
Robert Thomas CL1000040.4700422:10——6772
Jake Neighbours LL1000030.3501021:34——6668
Jordan Kyrou RL2000020.1800017:26——6864
Kevin Hayes RL2000020.2600015:12——6569
Brandon Saad LL2000-220.3320014:16——5758
Oskar Sundqvist CL3101030.2700015:06——5739
Alexey Toropchenko RL3000030.090109:33——6361
Hugh McGing LL3000-320.411007:58——6050
Brayden Schenn CL4000010.9460516:56——4344
Kasperi Kapanen RL4000000.0111012:47——3352
Jakub Vrana LL4000-200.000028:59——2940
Colton Parayko DD1000-150.0414022:14——5959
Nick Leddy DD1011010.1001021:31——5355
Torey Krug DD2000-130.0711023:41——6366
Justin Faulk DD2000-150.3701020:05——6566
Scott Perunovich DD3000-110.0400014:32——6556
Marco Scandella DD3000000.0050010:04——3947
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)L24213.8752.8056:16

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Philipp Kurashev CL1000-110.1800018:23——3335
Connor Bedard CL1000-110.2710016:54——3031
Anthony Beauvillier RL1101+120.4910012:02——4249
Jason Dickinson CL2101+110.1402018:08——4449
Nick Foligno LL2000+130.1130017:54——5039
Joey Anderson RL2000+110.1721015:28——4654
Taylor Raddysh RL3000010.2800017:49——4748
Tyler Johnson CL3000-140.4022015:24——4148
Cole Guttman CL3011+140.4200012:02——4746
Lukas Reichel LL4000+200.0000011:48——3229
MacKenzie Entwistle RL4011+110.2230211:07——3024
Reese Johnson CL4000+120.0921510:11——3329
Connor Murphy DD1011+110.0023219:13——3842
Nikita Zaitsev DD1022+210.0022015:44——3844
Seth Jones DD2000-100.0003026:55——4134
Isaak Phillips DD2000000.0210018:13——3935
Alex Vlasic DD3101+110.0111223:39——4746
Louis Crevier DD3011+100.0001013:06——4640
CHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Petr Mrazek(start)W39381.9744.2860:00

Goal anatomy

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

Anthony Beauvillier (CHI) 1st 4:43 · assists Nikita Zaitsev, Cole Guttman · Deflection · 45.5 mph shot.

Alex Vlasic · 1st 9:20 · CHI

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
66.6 mph
Distance
66 ft

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Oskar Sundqvist · 3rd 16:31 · STL SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
63.9 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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