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St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago BlackhawksDec 31, 2024

Final· Wrigley Field
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STL
6
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CHI
2
Goals123TShots123T
STL2316STL7111028
CHI1012CHI1015530
STL 56CHI 54
STL 3.57CHI 2.89
PP goals
STL 2CHI 2
Hits
STL 20CHI 17
Blocks
STL 11CHI 10
PIM
STL 15CHI 13
STL 53%CHI 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues rout Chicago Blackhawks 6–2

St. Louis Blues beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–2 at CHI. Justin Faulk (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. STL's first power-play unit (Fowler, Sundqvist, Buchnevich, Thomas and Bolduc) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:12 together.

  1. Points
    Justin Faulk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:16.Faulk
  2. Points
    Cam Fowler had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:08.Fowler
  3. Points
    Alexandre Texier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:44.Texier
  4. Points
    Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:48.Holloway
  5. PP1
    STL's first power-play unit (Fowler, Sundqvist, Buchnevich, Thomas and Bolduc) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:12 together.FowlerSundqvistBuchnevichThomasBolduc
  6. New line
    New look for CHI: Maroon–Smith–Reichel skated 7:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MaroonSmithReichel
  7. Usage
    Justin Faulk (STL) played 16:16, −6:16 down on his 22:32 season average over 77 games.Faulk
  8. Luck
    STL scored 6 goals on 3.57 expected goals (56 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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: 110 attempts, 58 on goal, 8 goals, 6.47 expected goals; best chance Taylor Hall at 0.55 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 110 of 110 attempts · CHI 54 · STL 56

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 2.89 to 3.57 (STL led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 56, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCHISTLFKHFHFBTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CHI
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CHISTLcontrol2nd3rdFowler · 1st 1:40Kyrou · 1st 8:10Hall · 1st 15:26Faulk · 2nd 7:15Holloway · 2nd 13:34Fowler · 2nd 17:51Bertuzzi · 3rd 11:15Texier · 3rd 16:18
  • 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 37% of the game, CHI 33%.

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 (59:32) for STL, 8 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
4852
2.922.03
2.721.96
1112
22
1922
+0.015−0.015
37%33%

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. 1:40
    STLCam FowlerPP (Pavel Buchnevich, Robert Thomas)wrist0.13 xG
    STL: Fowler, Sundqvist, Buchnevich, Thomas, BolducCHI: Teravainen, Jones, Vlasic, Mikheyev
    STL 1 – 0 CHI
  2. 8:10
    STLJordan KyrouPP (Jake Neighbours, Dylan Holloway)wrist0.13 xG
    STL: Schenn, Faulk, Kyrou, Holloway, NeighboursCHI: Dickinson, Jones, Crevier, Reichel
    STL 2 – 0 CHI
  3. 15:26
    CHITaylor HallPP (Ryan Donato)snap0.55 xG
    STL: Faulk, Fowler, Walker, ToropchenkoCHI: Maroon, Hall, Donato, Vlasic, Reichel
    STL 2 – 1 CHI

2nd period

  1. 7:15
    STLJustin Faulk (Philip Broberg, Oskar Sundqvist)slap0.04 xG
    STL: Faulk, Sundqvist, Broberg, Neighbours, BolducCHI: Maroon, Brodie, Smith, Murphy, Reichel
    STL 3 – 1 CHI
  2. 13:34
    STLDylan Holloway (Justin Faulk, Brayden Schenn)wrist0.28 xG
    STL: Schenn, Faulk, Kyrou, Broberg, HollowayCHI: Hall, Bertuzzi, Jones, Allan, Nazar
    STL 4 – 1 CHI
  3. 17:51
    STLCam Fowler (Alexandre Texier)wrist0.02 xG
    STL: Fowler, Parayko, Walker, Texier, ToropchenkoCHI: Hall, Bertuzzi, Jones, Allan, Bedard
    STL 5 – 1 CHI

3rd period

  1. 11:15
    CHITyler BertuzziPP (Seth Jones, Connor Bedard)wrist0.06 xG
    STL: Suter, Saad, Parayko, SundqvistCHI: Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Jones, Mikheyev, Bedard
    STL 5 – 2 CHI
  2. 16:18
    STLAlexandre Texier (Justin Faulk, Nathan Walker)snap0.33 xG
    STL: Faulk, Walker, Texier, Toropchenko, BrobergCHI: Foligno, Hall, Murphy, Bertuzzi, Vlasic
    STL 6 – 2 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
Robert Thomas CL1011020.2902019:05——4451
Pavel Buchnevich LL1011010.2300218:35——3747
Brandon Saad LL1000010.4100014:14——3846
Dylan Holloway LL2112+130.3730016:48——4471
Jordan Kyrou RL2101+150.9000016:39——4471
Brayden Schenn CL2011+110.0410514:58——4261
Nathan Walker LL3011+210.0030013:17——6270
Alexey Toropchenko RL3000+210.1811411:18——6470
Alexandre Texier LL3112+220.350009:44——6772
Oskar Sundqvist CL4011+100.2700014:20——6790
Jake Neighbours LL4011+120.0850014:17——5336
Zachary Bolduc RL4000+100.0520213:17——6746
Colton Parayko DD1000+110.0123025:27——347
Cam Fowler DD1202+120.1501025:08——338
Philip Broberg DD2011+310.0111217:44——5282
Justin Faulk DD2123+330.1901016:16——5579
Ryan Suter DD3000010.0102018:42——5578
Tyler Tucker DD3000010.0220012:09——6580
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)W30282.9332.8959:32

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Lukas Reichel LL1000-130.2700012:26——5082
Patrick Maroon LL1000-110.1821011:14——5986
Craig Smith CL1000-130.030009:36——5078
Connor Bedard CL2011-110.0500021:05——5035
Tyler Bertuzzi LL2101-310.3710217:44——3517
Taylor Hall LL2101-320.7200216:31——4231
Teuvo Teravainen CL3000000.0100015:56——5531
Frank Nazar CL3000-100.2001012:50——6050
Ilya Mikheyev RL3000010.0400012:42——5661
Jason Dickinson CL4000030.2120018:55——6253
Ryan Donato CL4011050.2260015:39——6943
Nick Foligno LL4000-110.0020515:18——4815
Alex Vlasic DD1000-120.1513023:45——4861
Louis Crevier DD1000010.2410218:34——4591
Connor Murphy DD2000-220.0403019:39——6360
TJ Brodie DD2000-100.0201016:27——7193
Seth Jones DD3011-240.1521020:29——4717
Nolan Allan DD3000-200.0000214:42——3610
CHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Petr Mrazek(start)L28226.7863.5760:00

Goal anatomy

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

Cam Fowler (STL PP) 1st 1:40 · assists Pavel Buchnevich, Robert Thomas · Forecheck turnover · 60.0 mph shot.

Taylor Hall · 1st 15:26 · CHI PP

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
41.9 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
6.9 s
Type
rebound

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