Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis BluesNov 4, 2023

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	1	3		MTL	9	13	11	33
STL	2	1	3	6		STL	14	11	10	35

: MTL 58STL 62
: MTL 2.95STL 3.92
PP goals: MTL 1STL 0
Hits: MTL 15STL 25
Blocks: MTL 14STL 12
PIM: MTL 2STL 8
: MTL 49%STL 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3 at home. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for MTL: Suzuki–Caufield–Slafkovský skated 13:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Brayden Schenn had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:31.Schenn
Points
Jordan Kyrou had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 9 shots in 16:48.Kyrou
Points
Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:45.Saad
Points
Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:05.Gallagher
Points
Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:36.Thomas
New line
New look for MTL: Suzuki–Caufield–Slafkovský skated 13:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (51.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Suzuki Caufield Slafkovský
New line
New look for MTL: Anderson–Dvorak–Newhook skated 11:54 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anderson Dvorak Newhook
Usage
Robert Thomas (STL) played 14:36, −6:27 down on his 21:03 season average over 81 games.Thomas

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

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

STL
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · STL 62 · MTL 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

STL
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

STL pressure
MTL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 23% of the game, STL 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

STL

MTL

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	MTL	STL
	60	67
	2.67	3.77
	2.60	3.61
	14	14
	5	7
	24	19
	−0.007	+0.007
	23%	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.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
13:2052% CF
L2Anderson – Dvorak – Newhook
11:5423% CF
L3Armia – Evans – Pezzetta
8:4869% CF
L4Gallagher – Pearson – Monahan
7:5041% CF
D1Guhle – Barron
15:3534% CF
D2Kovacevic – Xhekaj
11:1455% CF
D3Matheson – Harris
9:2358% CF

PP1Matheson – Anderson – Monahan – Suzuki – Caufield
4:0150% CF
PP2Gallagher – Pearson – Newhook – Barron – Slafkovský
2:4380% CF

Current MTL line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Schenn – Saad – Kyrou
12:2970% CF
L2Buchnevich – Kapanen – Thomas
10:2441% CF
L3Hayes – Vrana – Toropchenko
10:2148% CF
L4Sundqvist – Blais – Neighbours
8:1632% CF
D1Leddy – Parayko
17:4759% CF
D2Faulk – Krug
16:1161% CF
D3Scandella – Tucker
13:5326% CF

PK1FSundqvist – Kapanen
1:32
PK2FBuchnevich – Thomas
1:20
PK1DLeddy – Parayko
4:14
PK2DFaulk – Krug
1:42

Current STL 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.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	1	1	-1	7	0.55	0	0	0	20:04	—	—	55	51
Nick Suzuki C	L1	1	0	1	-1	2	0.28	0	0	0	18:59	—	—	52	56
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.42	1	0	0	18:06	—	—	58	61
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	0	0	0	19:12	—	—	22	21
Alex Newhook C	L2	0	1	1	-3	1	0.12	0	1	0	17:22	—	—	29	27
Christian Dvorak C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	0	1	0	14:53	—	—	31	26
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	1	0	12:35	—	—	62	67
Michael Pezzetta L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	3	0	0	11:45	—	—	68	70
Joel Armia R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.11	1	0	0	11:15	—	—	61	64
Sean Monahan C	L4	0	1	1	-2	1	0.14	1	0	0	15:40	—	—	43	22
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	1	1	2	-3	4	0.25	0	0	0	14:05	—	—	52	30
Tanner Pearson L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.17	2	0	0	13:38	—	—	40	31
Justin Barron D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.11	1	0	0	18:42	—	—	38	44
Kaiden Guhle D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	6	0	18:33	—	—	39	45
Arber Xhekaj D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	2	19:33	—	—	58	60
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.39	0	2	0	17:46	—	—	42	28
Mike Matheson D	D3	0	1	1	-3	2	0.03	0	2	0	21:23	—	—	41	26
Jordan Harris D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	1	0	16:44	—	—	64	53

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	L	34	29	5	.853	3.34	59:45

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Kyrou R	L1	1	2	3	+3	9	0.82	1	0	2	16:48	—	—	69	89
Brandon Saad L	L1	1	1	2	+3	2	0.26	0	0	0	14:45	—	—	70	91
Brayden Schenn C	L1	1	2	3	+3	3	0.60	3	0	0	14:31	—	—	69	95
Pavel Buchnevich L	L2	0	1	1	+3	2	0.09	2	0	0	18:14	—	—	58	56
Kasperi Kapanen R	L2	1	0	1	+2	3	0.92	1	0	0	15:45	—	—	57	51
Robert Thomas C	L2	1	1	2	+2	2	0.10	0	0	0	14:36	—	—	50	46
Alexey Toropchenko R	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.19	0	3	0	15:13	—	—	44	29
Kevin Hayes R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	0	0	2	13:55	—	—	54	44
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	0	0	0	13:02	—	—	50	39
Oskar Sundqvist C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.06	2	1	0	13:27	—	—	33	32
Jake Neighbours L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	4	0	0	11:47	—	—	27	10
Sammy Blais L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.28	4	0	2	10:34	—	—	42	36
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	1	0	0	24:48	—	—	59	53
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	0	0	23:11	—	—	59	47
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.01	2	4	0	21:22	—	—	59	67
Torey Krug D	D2	0	0	0	+4	1	0.04	1	1	0	18:30	—	—	64	71
Marco Scandella D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	2	0	16:58	—	—	29	54
Tyler Tucker D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.01	2	1	2	15:23	—	—	27	65

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joel Hofer(start)	W	33	30	3	.909	2.95	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jordan Kyrou (STL) 1st 1:24 · assists Brayden Schenn · Odd-man rush · carried in · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 44.3 mph shot · 6.2 s from entry to goal.

Jordan Kyrou · 1st 1:24 · STL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 44.3 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 6.2 s
Type: one-timer

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Juraj Slafkovský · 1st 4:01 · MTL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 17.7 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 6.7 s

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Brayden Schenn · 3rd 5:53 · STL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 37.6 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 3.5 s
Type: one-timer

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Robert Thomas · 1st 16:37 · STL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 55.2 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s

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Brandon Saad · 2nd 13:03 · STL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 53.8 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s

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Brendan Gallagher · 2nd 14:48 · MTL

Play: deflection
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 33.2 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 7.1 s
Type: deflection

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Alexey Toropchenko · 3rd 2:50 · STL SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 38.8 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Kasperi Kapanen · 3rd 16:00 · STL EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 47.9 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Entry to goal: 4.2 s

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Nick Suzuki · 3rd 18:32 · MTL

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Distance: 4 ft

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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.

Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis BluesNov 4, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 6–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

St. Louis Blues

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

St. Louis Blues

Goal anatomy

Jordan Kyrou · 1st 1:24 · STL

Juraj Slafkovský · 1st 4:01 · MTL PP

Brayden Schenn · 3rd 5:53 · STL

Robert Thomas · 1st 16:37 · STL

Brandon Saad · 2nd 13:03 · STL

Brendan Gallagher · 2nd 14:48 · MTL

Alexey Toropchenko · 3rd 2:50 · STL SH

Kasperi Kapanen · 3rd 16:00 · STL EN

Nick Suzuki · 3rd 18:32 · MTL