Edmonton Oilers vs. St. Louis BluesDec 18, 2019

FinalWednesday, Dec 18, 2019· Enterprise Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
EDM	0	0	1	1		EDM	10	8	18	36
STL	0	1	1	2		STL	15	19	10	44

: EDM 48STL 65
: EDM 3.22STL 3.77
PP goals: EDM 0STL 0
Hits: EDM 11STL 19
Blocks: EDM 13STL 3
PIM: EDM 10STL 6
: EDM 51%STL 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues edge Edmonton Oilers 2–1

St. Louis Blues beat Edmonton Oilers 2–1 at home. James Neal (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Mikko Koskinen (EDM) faced 44 shots and stopped 42 (.955), +13 against a season average of 30.9; the loss.

Goalie
Mikko Koskinen (EDM) faced 44 shots and stopped 42 (.955), +13 against a season average of 30.9; the loss.Koskinen
Luck
EDM scored 1 goal on 3.22 expected goals (48 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Jake Allen (STL) faced 36 shots and stopped 35 (.972), +9 against a season average of 27.3; the win.Allen
New line
New look for STL: Steen–Sanford–Thomas skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Steen Sanford Thomas
Luck
STL scored 2 goals on 3.77 expected goals (65 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Vince Dunn (STL) played 12:13, −4:07 down on his 16:20 season average over 70 games.Dunn
Usage
David Perron (STL) played 21:20, +3:04 up on his 18:16 season average over 70 games.Perron
Usage
Kris Russell (EDM) played 12:50, −4:01 down on his 16:51 season average over 54 games.Russell

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

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

STL
EDM
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · STL 65 · EDM 48

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

STL
EDM
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: EDM 20% of the game, STL 41%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

STL

EDM

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	EDM	STL
	32	60
	1.88	3.58
	1.81	3.40
	8	12
	2	1
	13	14
	−0.004	+0.004
	20%	41%

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.

Edmonton Oilers

L1Kassian – McDavid – Nygard
6:4625% CF
L2Neal – Gagner – Draisaitl
5:4556% CF
L3Chiasson – Nugent-Hopkins – Khaira
4:2227% CF
L4Sheahan – Archibald – Haas
2:280% CF
D1Nurse – Bear
13:4437% CF
D2Larsson – Klefbom
12:1428% CF
D3Russell – Jones
10:3131% CF

PP1Neal – Nugent-Hopkins – Klefbom – Draisaitl – McDavid
4:24
PP2Neal – Nurse – Draisaitl – Bear – Nygard
0:27
PK1FSheahan – Archibald
2:58
PK2FNugent-Hopkins – Khaira
1:45
PK1DLarsson – Klefbom
2:35
PK2DNurse – Bear
1:31

Current EDM line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Perron – O'Reilly – Sundqvist
9:4838% CF
L2Schenn – Schwartz – Kyrou
7:5683% CF
L3Steen – Sanford – Thomas
7:1650% CF
L4Brouwer – MacEachern – de la Rose
4:31100% CF
D1Bouwmeester – Parayko
16:3847% CF
D2Pietrangelo – Faulk
14:3675% CF
D3Bortuzzo – Dunn
8:1150% CF

PP1Perron – Pietrangelo – O'Reilly – Schenn – Schwartz
6:21
PP2Faulk – Sundqvist – Dunn – Kyrou – Thomas
1:14100% CF
PK1FSteen – O'Reilly
2:02
PK2FSundqvist – de la Rose
0:47
PK1DBouwmeester – Bortuzzo
2:15
PK2DFaulk – Parayko
0:47

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

8:04
STLBrayden Schenn (Vince Dunn, Jaden Schwartz)wrist0.17 xG
EDM: Neal, Gagner, Nurse, Draisaitl, JonesSTL: Schenn, Faulk, Schwartz, Dunn, Kyrou
EDM 0 – 1 STL

3rd period

6:23
STLMackenzie MacEachern (Ryan O'Reilly, David Perron)wrist0.20 xG
EDM: Kassian, Nurse, Draisaitl, McDavid, BearSTL: Bouwmeester, Perron, O'Reilly, Parayko, MacEachern
EDM 0 – 2 STL
18:10
EDMJames Neal (Zack Kassian, Leon Draisaitl)tip-in0.03 xG
EDM: Neal, Kassian, Nugent-Hopkins, Nurse, Draisaitl, McDavidSTL: Bouwmeester, Perron, O'Reilly, Parayko, Sundqvist
EDM 1 – 2 STL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Connor McDavid C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	0	1	2	22:19	—	—	56	49
Zack Kassian R	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.41	1	0	0	17:11	—	—	48	45
Joakim Nygard L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	0	0	0	13:24	—	—	31	21
Leon Draisaitl C	L2	0	1	1	-1	8	0.76	0	0	0	23:41	—	—	52	52
James Neal L	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.35	0	0	0	17:49	—	—	71	68
Sam Gagner C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	0	0	0	11:53	—	—	63	54
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	L3	0	0	0	+1	5	0.22	1	0	2	21:44	—	—	38	35
Alex Chiasson R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	1	0	0	12:14	—	—	33	30
Jujhar Khaira L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.38	3	1	0	10:48	—	—	20	25
Josh Archibald R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:38	—	—	0	0
Riley Sheahan C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	0	0	8:56	—	—	0	0
Gaetan Haas C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	8:34	—	—	17	20
Darnell Nurse D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	0	1	0	21:21	—	—	42	42
Ethan Bear D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:29	—	—	38	48
Oscar Klefbom D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	2	4	26:02	—	—	36	34
Adam Larsson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	19:49	—	—	24	24
Caleb Jones D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	3	0	13:29	—	—	32	25
Kris Russell D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	12:50	—	—	24	20

EDM goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mikko Koskinen(start)	L	44	42	2	.955	3.77	57:49

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.39	0	0	0	23:28	—	—	58	60
David Perron L	L1	0	1	1	0	6	0.35	0	0	0	21:20	—	—	69	66
Oskar Sundqvist C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.36	1	0	2	16:42	—	—	47	56
Brayden Schenn C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.57	1	0	0	21:01	—	—	83	84
Jaden Schwartz L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.13	2	0	0	20:48	—	—	89	96
Jordan Kyrou R	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	1	0	0	11:44	—	—	77	82
Alexander Steen L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.31	0	1	0	15:23	—	—	50	46
Robert Thomas C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	0	0	2	12:10	—	—	53	72
Zachary Sanford L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:11	—	—	50	49
Jacob de la Rose L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	1	0	0	11:19	—	—	62	54
Troy Brouwer R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	1	0	0	6:46	—	—	75	69
Mackenzie MacEachern L	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.28	2	0	0	6:32	—	—	90	84
Jay Bouwmeester D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	21:50	—	—	41	32
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	21:38	—	—	47	35
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	0	0	0	6	0.38	1	0	2	26:01	—	—	84	89
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	0	0	+1	9	0.45	1	0	0	18:51	—	—	71	85
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	4	1	0	13:20	—	—	38	41
Vince Dunn D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	1	0	0	12:13	—	—	67	74

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	W	36	35	1	.972	3.22	59:53

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.