St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota WildNov 28, 2023

FinalTuesday, Nov 28, 2023· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	1	0	0	1		STL	9	5	10	24
MIN	2	0	1	3		MIN	10	17	10	37

: STL 67MIN 66
: STL 2.26MIN 4.26
PP goals: STL 0MIN 0
Hits: STL 14MIN 16
Blocks: STL 13MIN 25
PIM: STL 2MIN 8
: STL 58%MIN 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 3–1

Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis Blues 3–1 at home. Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for MIN: Maroon–Foligno–Gaudreau skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New look for MIN: Maroon–Foligno–Gaudreau skated 8:48 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Maroon Foligno Gaudreau
Goalie
Jordan Binnington (STL) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +6 against a season average of 31.3; the loss.Binnington
Usage
Matt Boldy (MIN) played 12:56, −6:04 down on his 19:00 season average over 74 games.Boldy
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New look for STL: Hayes–Saad–Vrana skated 4:50 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hayes Saad Vrana
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New look for STL: Schenn–Kapanen–Kyrou skated 6:28 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Schenn Kapanen Kyrou
Usage
Jake Neighbours (STL) played 20:47, +5:09 up on his 15:38 season average over 76 games.Neighbours
Usage
Zach Bogosian (MIN) played 13:07, −4:50 down on his 17:57 season average over 64 games.Bogosian
Usage
Alex Goligoski (MIN) played 10:38, −4:18 down on his 14:56 season average over 35 games.Goligoski

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 133 of 133 attempts · MIN 66 · STL 67

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 20% of the game, MIN 35%.

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
	58	68
	1.55	3.19
	1.49	3.05
	8	12
	5	2
	16	12
	+0.055	−0.055
	20%	35%

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

L1Buchnevich – Thomas – Neighbours
11:4838% CF
L2Sundqvist – Blais – Toropchenko
6:4550% CF
L3Schenn – Kapanen – Kyrou
6:2853% CF
L4Hayes – Saad – Vrana
4:5078% CF
D1Faulk – Krug
17:2449% CF
D2Leddy – Parayko
15:1439% CF
D3Scandella – Perunovich
6:3947% CF

PP1Schenn – Krug – Buchnevich – Thomas – Neighbours
4:58100% CF
PP2Schenn – Faulk – Hayes – Saad – Vrana
1:55100% CF
PK1FBuchnevich – Thomas
2:00
PK1DLeddy – Parayko
2:00

Current STL line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Kaprizov – Rossi
13:2357% CF
L2Maroon – Foligno – Gaudreau
8:4837% CF
L3Johansson – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
8:2463% CF
L4Duhaime – Lettieri – Dewar
6:0360% CF
D1Brodin – Faber
20:4956% CF
D2Spurgeon – Middleton
13:0166% CF
D3Goligoski – Bogosian
10:0142% CF

PP1Spurgeon – Zuccarello – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Boldy
1:56100% CF
PK1FFoligno – Eriksson Ek
3:14
PK2FDuhaime – Dewar
1:58
PK1DSpurgeon – Middleton
4:36
PK2DBogosian – Brodin
1:32

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:41
MINJoel Eriksson Ek (Mats Zuccarello, Jared Spurgeon)snap0.06 xG
STL: Hayes, Saad, Parayko, Vrana, KyrouMIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Middleton, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov
STL 0 – 1 MIN
10:30
STLColton Parayko (Sammy Blais, Alexey Toropchenko)wrist0.03 xG
STL: Leddy, Parayko, Sundqvist, Blais, ToropchenkoMIN: Goligoski, Maroon, Bogosian, Johansson, Eriksson Ek
STL 1 – 1 MIN
18:10
MINFrederick Gaudreau (Patrick Maroon, Marcus Foligno)wrist0.06 xG
STL: Schenn, Leddy, Parayko, Vrana, KapanenMIN: Maroon, Foligno, Brodin, Gaudreau, Faber
STL 1 – 2 MIN

3rd period

17:08
MINMatt Boldy (Jonas Brodin)wrist0.18 xG
STL: Parayko, Buchnevich, Thomas, Perunovich, NeighboursMIN: Johansson, Brodin, Eriksson Ek, Boldy, Faber
STL 1 – 3 MIN

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
Pavel Buchnevich L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.25	2	2	0	23:28	—	—	34	30
Robert Thomas C	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.37	0	0	0	23:22	—	—	33	28
Jake Neighbours L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	3	1	0	20:47	—	—	37	35
Oskar Sundqvist C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	0	1	2	10:07	—	—	50	21
Alexey Toropchenko R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:43	—	—	50	21
Sammy Blais L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	7:29	—	—	55	38
Brayden Schenn C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	0	0	0	20:27	—	—	46	28
Jordan Kyrou R	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.47	0	0	0	18:29	—	—	50	47
Kasperi Kapanen R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:16	—	—	49	29
Brandon Saad L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.26	0	0	0	14:44	—	—	52	40
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.13	0	0	0	14:42	—	—	46	30
Kevin Hayes R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	0	0	0	14:01	—	—	59	44
Torey Krug D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	3	3	0	26:30	—	—	49	38
Justin Faulk D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	2	0	22:09	—	—	49	40
Colton Parayko D	D2	1	0	1	-2	1	0.03	1	0	0	21:35	—	—	38	17
Nick Leddy D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	19:43	—	—	38	9
Scott Perunovich D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	1	0	0	11:18	—	—	58	55
Marco Scandella D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	8:46	—	—	48	53

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	L	37	34	3	.919	3.52	57:24

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	0	1	0	19:38	—	—	58	68
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.40	0	0	0	18:04	—	—	51	62
Marco Rossi C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	0	1	2	15:32	—	—	59	70
Marcus Foligno L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	3	2	0	16:25	—	—	48	64
Frederick Gaudreau C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.09	0	2	0	13:43	—	—	33	50
Patrick Maroon L	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.28	0	0	0	13:37	—	—	40	60
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L3	1	0	1	+1	5	0.37	3	1	0	20:03	—	—	64	65
Matt Boldy L	L3	1	0	1	+1	4	0.86	0	0	4	12:56	—	—	70	73
Marcus Johansson L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	0	1	0	12:16	—	—	50	57
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	0	0	12:13	—	—	60	94
Brandon Duhaime L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	0	0	0	12:09	—	—	56	93
Vinni Lettieri C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	7:22	—	—	63	93
Jonas Brodin D	D1	0	1	1	+2	5	0.19	0	2	0	25:39	—	—	54	71
Brock Faber D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.19	0	2	2	25:01	—	—	55	73
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	2	3	0	23:16	—	—	66	71
Jake Middleton D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.20	3	6	0	20:35	—	—	65	70
Zach Bogosian D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	4	2	0	13:07	—	—	37	49
Alex Goligoski D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	10:38	—	—	44	53

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	W	24	23	1	.958	2.26	59:46

Goal anatomy

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

Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) 1st 2:41 · assists Mats Zuccarello, Jared Spurgeon · Cycle · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 52.3 mph shot · 7.0 s from entry to goal.

Joel Eriksson Ek · 1st 2:41 · MIN

Play: cycle
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 3
Shot: 52.3 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Entry to goal: 7.0 s
Type: one-timer

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Colton Parayko · 1st 10:30 · STL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 71.3 mph
Distance: 33 ft

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Frederick Gaudreau · 1st 18:10 · MIN

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 27.8 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Type: deflection

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Matt Boldy · 3rd 17:08 · MIN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 53.5 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s

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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.