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St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver CanucksDec 10, 2024

Final / OT· Rogers Arena
away
STL
4
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home
VAN
3
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
STL21014STL7115225
VAN11103VAN898025
STL 52VAN 58
STL 2.69VAN 3.16
PP goals
STL 1VAN 1
Hits
STL 15VAN 30
Blocks
STL 18VAN 14
PIM
STL 8VAN 6
STL 55%VAN 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3 (OT)

St. Louis Blues beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 in overtime at VAN. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. STL's first power-play unit (Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas and Neighbours) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:46 together.

  1. Points
    Robert Thomas had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 19:35.Thomas
  2. Points
    Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:04.Holloway
  3. Points
    Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:15.Pettersson
  4. Points
    Brock Boeser had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:21.Boeser
  5. Points
    Conor Garland had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:26.Garland
  6. PP1
    STL's first power-play unit (Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas and Neighbours) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:46 together.FaulkBuchnevichKyrouThomasNeighbours
  7. PP1
    VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 17 attempts in 4:39 together.BoeserDeBruskGarlandPetterssonHughes
  8. Usage
    Elias Pettersson (VAN) played 23:15, +4:40 up on his 18:35 season average over 63 games.Pettersson

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 VAN: 110 attempts, 50 on goal, 7 goals, 5.86 expected goals; best chance Jake DeBrusk at 0.60 xG.

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

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · VAN 58 · STL 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, STL at VAN: expected goals 3.16 to 2.69 (VAN led the chances), shot attempts 58 to 52, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTVANSTLJBTKPDHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:40
  • VAN
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VANSTLcontrol2nd3rdOTJoshua · 1st 8:02Bolduc · 1st 9:15Thomas · 1st 17:30Kyrou · 2nd 16:18Pettersson · 2nd 18:32DeBrusk · 3rd 18:08Holloway · OT 1:40
  • VAN 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 36% of the game, VAN 36%.

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 VAN: 38 players over 61:40; most ice Thatcher Demko (60:47) for VAN and Joel Hofer (61:40) for STL, 7 goals.

VAN
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
StatSTLVAN
4947
2.131.43
2.061.38
115
64
3034
+0.046−0.046
36%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.

St. Louis Blues

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Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:02
    VANDakota Joshua (Conor Garland, Tyler Myers)snap0.27 xG
    STL: Suter, Schenn, Faulk, Saad, NeighboursVAN: Myers, Joshua, Garland, Suter, Hughes
    STL 0 – 1 VAN
  2. 9:15
    STLZachary Bolduc (Dylan Holloway)snap0.17 xG
    STL: Sundqvist, Joseph, Holloway, Kessel, BolducVAN: Myers, Blueger, Sherwood, Hughes, Hoglander
    STL 1 – 1 VAN
  3. 17:30
    STLRobert ThomasSH (Colton Parayko, Pavel Buchnevich)wrist0.13 xG
    STL: Parayko, Buchnevich, Thomas, BrobergVAN: Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson, Hughes
    STL 2 – 1 VAN

2nd period

  1. 16:18
    STLJordan KyrouPP (Robert Thomas, Justin Faulk)snap0.16 xG
    STL: Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas, NeighboursVAN: Myers, Blueger, Soucy, Suter
    STL 3 – 1 VAN
  2. 18:32
    VANElias PetterssonPP (Brock Boeser, Conor Garland)wrist0.12 xG
    STL: Parayko, Buchnevich, Thomas, BrobergVAN: Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson, Hughes
    STL 3 – 2 VAN

3rd period

  1. 18:08
    VANJake DeBrusk (Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser)snap0.22 xG
    STL: Schenn, Saad, Parayko, Broberg, NeighboursVAN: Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson, Suter, Hughes
    STL 3 – 3 VAN

OT period

  1. 1:40
    STLDylan Holloway (Robert Thomas)wrist0.15 xG
    STL: Faulk, Thomas, HollowayVAN: Soucy, Boeser, DeBrusk
    STL 4 – 3 VAN

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 CL1123+210.1900019:35——7386
Pavel Buchnevich LL1011+130.4720018:33——5957
Jordan Kyrou RL1101040.3110016:19——5873
Jake Neighbours LL2000-210.0120017:01——6435
Brayden Schenn CL2000-200.1511216:57——5231
Brandon Saad LL2000-210.1801013:18——6249
Dylan Holloway LL3112+250.4324017:04——5076
Oskar Sundqvist CL3000+110.1312614:21——4468
Zachary Bolduc RL3101+120.2502011:09——5888
Alexey Toropchenko RL4000000.0010012:45——00
Radek Faksa CL4000000.0801012:41——1450
Nathan Walker LL4000000.001109:47——1450
Justin Faulk DD1011020.0700024:43——4034
Ryan Suter DD1000-100.1302022:09——5160
Colton Parayko DD2011010.0012024:04——5752
Philip Broberg DD2000020.1321023:25——5967
Matthew Kessel DD3000+110.0910013:05——5574
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD3000+110.0601011:52——5067
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joel Hofer(start)W25223.8803.1661:40

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Elias Pettersson CL1112050.5202023:15——6248
Brock Boeser RL1022-120.3510220:21——6033
Jake DeBrusk LL1101-141.1020020:05——6031
Conor Garland RL2022+110.0700021:26——3749
Pius Suter CL2000+200.0001018:01——3547
Dakota Joshua CL2101+110.3631014:41——4055
Kiefer Sherwood LL3000-110.0181213:56——4729
Teddy Blueger CL3000-120.1100012:36——5323
Nils Hoglander LL3000-100.1001010:56——4726
Danton Heinen LL4000000.0021010:47——4636
Max Sasson CL4000010.110109:57——4636
Aatu Räty CL4000010.012009:54——4636
Quinn Hughes DD1000040.2102029:50——6253
Tyler Myers DD1011010.1221022:31——6569
Carson Soucy DD2000-110.0110220:23——2818
Noah Juulsen DD2000000.0041016:17——3639
Mark Friedman DD3000010.0742014:49——3311
Vincent Desharnais DD3000000.0010012:33——3628
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Thatcher Demko(start)O25214.8402.6960:47

Goal anatomy

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

Dakota Joshua (VAN) 1st 8:02 · assists Conor Garland, Tyler Myers · Rush · loose puck · 29.7 mph shot · 3.5 s from entry to goal.

Dakota Joshua · 1st 8:02 · VAN

Play
rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
29.7 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s
Type
one-timer

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Zachary Bolduc · 1st 9:15 · STL

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
61.9 mph
Distance
35 ft
Entry to goal
7.1 s
Type
one-timer

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Robert Thomas · 1st 17:30 · STL SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
70.5 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Jordan Kyrou · 2nd 16:18 · STL PP

Play
cycle
Passes
6 (royal road)
Shot
46.4 mph
Distance
20 ft
Type
one-timer

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Dylan Holloway · OT 1:40 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
30.6 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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