St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota WildApr 28, 2021

FinalWednesday, Apr 28, 2021· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	0	1	3	4		STL	13	7	12	32
MIN	1	2	0	3		MIN	10	16	3	29

: STL 58MIN 54
: STL 2.27MIN 3.04
PP goals: STL 2MIN 0
Hits: STL 17MIN 26
Blocks: STL 11MIN 12
PIM: STL 2MIN 4
: STL 52%MIN 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues edge Minnesota Wild 4–3

St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 4–3 at MIN. Mike Hoffman (STL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for STL: Hoffman–Sanford–Blais skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Mike Hoffman had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 13:18.Hoffman
Points
Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:11.Kyrou
Points
Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:12.Foligno
Points
Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:43.Thomas
Points
David Perron had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:52.Perron
Points
Jordan Greenway had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:21.Greenway
New line
New look for STL: Hoffman–Sanford–Blais skated 7:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hoffman Sanford Blais
Luck
STL scored 4 goals on 2.27 expected goals (58 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.

Strength

Period

Team

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

MIN
STL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · MIN 54 · STL 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MIN
STL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MIN 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 30% of the game, MIN 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MIN

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	MIN
	64	64
	2.38	3.56
	2.32	3.34
	4	14
	0	1
	19	16
	+0.034	−0.034
	30%	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

L1Perron – O'Reilly – Schenn
16:0563% CF
L2Bozak – Tarasenko – Schwartz
10:5856% CF
L3Hoffman – Sanford – Blais
7:0053% CF
L4Barbashev – Kyrou – Thomas
6:2133% CF
D1Faulk – Krug
14:5443% CF
D2Scandella – Walman
11:5950% CF
D3Bortuzzo – Mikkola
8:4035% CF

PP1Perron – Hoffman – O'Reilly – Tarasenko – Krug
0:37100% CF
PK1FBozak – O'Reilly
0:56
PK2FSanford – Barbashev
0:39
PK1DFaulk – Mikkola
1:21
PK2DBortuzzo – Walman
0:39

Current STL line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Rask – Kaprizov
15:0075% CF
L2Foligno – Greenway – Eriksson Ek
13:5348% CF
L3Johansson – Hartman – Fiala
10:2162% CF
L4Parise – Bonino – Sturm
10:0419% CF
D1Suter – Spurgeon
21:3257% CF
D2Brodin – Dumba
20:0545% CF
D3Cole – Soucy
12:4850% CF

PP1Suter – Johansson – Zuccarello – Dumba – Hartman
1:040% CF
PP2Bonino – Spurgeon – Rask – Fiala – Kaprizov
0:5650% CF
PK1FFoligno – Eriksson Ek
0:20
PK2FJohansson – Hartman
0:09
PK1DCole – Brodin
0:29
PK2DSuter – Spurgeon
0:08

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
David Perron L	L1	0	2	2	-1	1	0.06	1	0	0	19:52	—	—	63	54
Brayden Schenn C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.07	3	0	0	19:45	—	—	52	36
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.12	1	0	0	19:35	—	—	57	39
Tyler Bozak C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	1	0	15:47	—	—	43	31
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.03	1	0	0	14:05	—	—	50	30
Jaden Schwartz L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	1	0	0	13:44	—	—	58	47
Mike Hoffman C	L3	2	1	3	+1	6	0.33	0	0	0	13:18	—	—	62	59
Zachary Sanford L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	1	0	0	11:27	—	—	38	30
Sammy Blais L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	10:33	—	—	36	27
Jordan Kyrou R	L4	1	1	2	+2	3	0.46	0	0	0	15:11	—	—	49	48
Robert Thomas C	L4	1	1	2	+2	1	0.25	0	0	0	12:43	—	—	60	48
Ivan Barbashev L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:52	—	—	25	23
Justin Faulk D	D1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.13	0	1	0	29:19	—	—	52	42
Torey Krug D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.22	0	3	0	21:43	—	—	47	47
Marco Scandella D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	1	2	2	22:29	—	—	59	52
Jake Walman D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.14	0	0	0	15:05	—	—	43	49
Niko Mikkola D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	4	1	0	15:47	—	—	42	18
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	3	3	0	15:45	—	—	52	24

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	W	29	26	3	.897	3.04	60:00

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.15	0	0	0	18:43	—	—	68	61
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.54	1	1	0	17:21	—	—	71	73
Victor Rask C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.16	1	0	0	16:50	—	—	69	70
Jordan Greenway L	L2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.11	2	2	0	16:21	—	—	43	61
Marcus Foligno L	L2	1	1	2	+3	1	0.21	5	0	0	16:12	—	—	44	63
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L2	1	0	1	+2	4	0.24	4	1	0	15:10	—	—	46	52
Kevin Fiala L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.43	1	0	2	14:22	—	—	56	71
Marcus Johansson L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	14:04	—	—	57	66
Ryan Hartman R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.58	3	1	0	13:09	—	—	57	82
Nick Bonino C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:04	—	—	23	39
Nico Sturm C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	12:26	—	—	23	29
Zach Parise L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	1	1	0	11:01	—	—	21	31
Ryan Suter D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	1	1	0	24:37	—	—	54	64
Jared Spurgeon D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.19	2	0	0	23:06	—	—	57	67
Mathew Dumba D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.07	1	1	2	21:54	—	—	47	52
Jonas Brodin D	D2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.04	1	1	0	21:21	—	—	46	51
Ian Cole D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:48	—	—	50	67
Carson Soucy D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	1	1	0	13:17	—	—	48	68

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	L	32	28	4	.875	2.27	59:37

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.

St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota WildApr 28, 2021

Fantasy takeaways

St. Louis Blues edge Minnesota Wild 4–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

St. Louis Blues

Minnesota Wild

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

St. Louis Blues

Minnesota Wild