St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota WildMay 1, 2021

Final / OTSaturday, May 1, 2021· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
STL	2	1	0	0	3		STL	11	12	7	1	31
MIN	0	1	2	1	4		MIN	6	12	19	1	38

: STL 44MIN 53
: STL 2.18MIN 2.63
PP goals: STL 0MIN 0
Hits: STL 23MIN 19
Blocks: STL 7MIN 6
PIM: STL 2MIN 2
: STL 46%MIN 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 4–3 in overtime at home. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +9 against a season average of 28.6; the overtime loss.

Points
Jonas Brodin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:43.Brodin
Points
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:46.Fiala
Points
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:56.Zuccarello
Goalie
Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 38 shots and stopped 34 (.895), +9 against a season average of 28.6; the overtime loss.Binnington
New line
New look for MIN: Bjugstad–Rask–Fiala skated 7:54 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bjugstad Rask Fiala
Usage
Victor Rask (MIN) played 18:53, +4:31 up on his 14:22 season average over 53 games.Rask
Usage
Zach Parise (MIN) played 8:00, −6:05 down on his 14:05 season average over 44 games.Parise
Usage
Marco Scandella (STL) played 23:48, +3:56 up on his 19:52 season average over 48 games.Scandella

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 97 of 97 attempts · MIN 53 · STL 44

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 34%.

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
	46	54
	2.34	2.56
	2.31	2.42
	8	11
	2	7
	13	16
	−0.030	+0.030
	30%	34%

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
15:5958% CF
L2Bozak – Schwartz – Blais
12:3635% CF
L3Clifford – Sanford – Barbashev
10:3056% CF
L4Hoffman – Kyrou – Thomas
9:3544% CF
D1Scandella – Faulk
20:1036% CF
D2Parayko – Walman
13:2539% CF
D3Bortuzzo – Mikkola
13:0261% CF

PP1Perron – Hoffman – O'Reilly – Schenn – Faulk
1:11100% CF
PP2Bozak – Schwartz – Parayko – Kyrou – Thomas
0:49100% CF
PK1FO'Reilly – Sanford
1:15
PK2FSchenn – Barbashev
0:13
PK1DScandella – Faulk
1:24
PK2DBortuzzo – Mikkola
0:15

Current STL line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Foligno – Greenway – Eriksson Ek
14:3246% CF
L2Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov
13:1868% CF
L3Bjugstad – Rask – Fiala
7:5440% CF
L4Parise – Bonino – Sturm
5:2833% CF
D1Brodin – Dumba
18:5161% CF
D2Suter – Spurgeon
16:0248% CF
D3Cole – Soucy
14:5352% CF

PP1Bonino – Spurgeon – Rask – Fiala – Kaprizov
2:00100% CF
PK1FBonino – Sturm
0:49
PK2FHartman – Fiala
0:37
PK1DBrodin – Dumba
1:07
PK2DSuter – Spurgeon
0:53

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
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.14	0	0	0	21:42	—	—	56	61
Brayden Schenn C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	0	0	19:39	—	—	56	63
David Perron L	L1	1	0	1	+1	6	0.75	1	1	0	19:28	—	—	56	61
Jaden Schwartz L	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.03	0	1	0	16:06	—	—	33	18
Tyler Bozak C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	2	15:47	—	—	33	18
Sammy Blais L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.14	4	0	0	13:59	—	—	35	18
Zachary Sanford L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:15	—	—	53	37
Ivan Barbashev L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	12:24	—	—	50	39
Kyle Clifford L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	2	0	0	12:19	—	—	56	40
Mike Hoffman C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	1	0	0	13:03	—	—	37	58
Robert Thomas C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.03	0	0	0	13:03	—	—	39	64
Jordan Kyrou R	L4	1	0	1	-2	3	0.33	0	0	0	12:56	—	—	39	68
Justin Faulk D	D1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.20	6	1	0	27:23	—	—	42	48
Marco Scandella D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	23:48	—	—	33	37
Colton Parayko D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.04	0	0	0	19:47	—	—	41	30
Jake Walman D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.15	1	0	0	15:42	—	—	42	33
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.12	1	1	0	17:05	—	—	57	70
Niko Mikkola D	D3	0	1	1	+3	2	0.07	1	0	0	16:28	—	—	67	74

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	O	38	34	4	.895	2.63	61:50

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Marcus Foligno L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	17:34	—	—	48	42
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.59	1	0	0	16:47	—	—	48	44
Jordan Greenway L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	0	16:38	—	—	44	42
Kirill Kaprizov L	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.39	0	0	0	20:16	—	—	67	60
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	1	1	2	+2	3	0.23	0	0	0	16:56	—	—	65	60
Ryan Hartman R	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.10	1	0	0	16:33	—	—	71	74
Victor Rask C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:53	—	—	52	30
Kevin Fiala L	L3	1	1	2	+3	6	0.31	2	1	0	18:46	—	—	58	45
Nick Bjugstad C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	1	1	0	10:11	—	—	41	33
Nick Bonino C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	13:04	—	—	46	74
Nico Sturm C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.06	1	1	0	12:16	—	—	54	69
Zach Parise L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.39	2	0	0	8:00	—	—	46	76
Jonas Brodin D	D1	1	1	2	+3	1	0.05	0	2	0	23:43	—	—	63	51
Mathew Dumba D	D1	0	1	1	+3	1	0.01	3	0	0	21:43	—	—	61	48
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	1	1	0	5	0.16	1	0	0	21:49	—	—	52	52
Ryan Suter D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.02	1	1	0	20:53	—	—	47	53
Ian Cole D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	0	2	16:26	—	—	48	54
Carson Soucy D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	2	0	0	15:41	—	—	52	55

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kaapo Kahkonen(start)	W	31	28	3	.903	2.18	60:55

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 WildMay 1, 2021

Fantasy takeaways

Minnesota Wild edge St. Louis Blues 4–3 (OT)

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

OT period

Box score

St. Louis Blues

Minnesota Wild