New York Rangers vs. St. Louis BluesDec 15, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NYR	0	0	2	2		NYR	8	11	9	28
STL	1	2	0	3		STL	7	7	10	24

: NYR 59STL 43
: NYR 1.41STL 2.02
PP goals: NYR 0STL 0
Hits: NYR 41STL 20
Blocks: NYR 8STL 19
PIM: NYR 2STL 0
: NYR 55%STL 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues edge New York Rangers 3–2

St. Louis Blues beat New York Rangers 3–2 at home. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for NYR: Chytil–Lafrenière–Cuylle skated 13:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:08.Thomas
New line
New look for NYR: Chytil–Lafrenière–Cuylle skated 13:41 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Chytil Lafrenière Cuylle
New line
New look for NYR: Smith–Trocheck–Brodzinski skated 12:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Smith Trocheck Brodzinski
New line
New look for STL: Saad–Holloway–Bolduc skated 10:42 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Saad Holloway Bolduc
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New look for NYR: Kreider–Carrick–Edstrom skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kreider Carrick Edstrom
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New look for NYR: Zibanejad–Vesey–Berard skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Zibanejad Vesey Berard
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New look for STL: Schenn–Kyrou–Toropchenko skated 10:04 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Schenn Kyrou Toropchenko
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New look for STL: Walker–Joseph–Texier skated 9:20 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Walker Joseph Texier

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

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

STL
NYR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 102 of 102 attempts · STL 43 · NYR 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

STL
NYR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYR 32% of the game, STL 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

STL

NYR

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	NYR	STL
	61	48
	1.28	2.17
	1.26	2.13
	2	8
	6	5
	19	20
	−0.006	+0.006
	32%	31%

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.

New York Rangers

L1Chytil – Lafrenière – Cuylle
13:4157% CF
L2Smith – Trocheck – Brodzinski
12:4267% CF
L3Kreider – Carrick – Edstrom
10:2556% CF
L4Zibanejad – Vesey – Berard
9:4560% CF
D1Fox – Lindgren
18:3654% CF
D2Jones – Schneider
17:0559% CF
D3Ruhwedel – Mackey
12:3452% CF

PK1FSmith – Trocheck
0:50
PK2FCarrick – Cuylle
0:37
PK1DFox – Lindgren
1:13
PK2DRuhwedel – Schneider
0:37

Current NYR line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Buchnevich – Thomas – Neighbours
12:4139% CF
L2Saad – Holloway – Bolduc
10:4253% CF
L3Schenn – Kyrou – Toropchenko
10:0441% CF
L4Walker – Joseph – Texier
9:2050% CF
D1Fowler – Parayko
20:0563% CF
D2Faulk – Broberg
16:5531% CF
D3Suter – Perunovich
12:0930% CF

PP1Faulk – Buchnevich – Kyrou – Thomas – Neighbours
1:1850% CF
PP2Schenn – Saad – Broberg – Holloway – Bolduc
0:36100% CF

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.

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alexis Lafrenière L	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.05	2	0	0	19:13	—	—	58	43
Filip Chytil C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.02	4	0	0	19:06	—	—	56	45
Will Cuylle L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.15	2	0	0	15:08	—	—	54	45
Vincent Trocheck C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	3	0	0	19:07	—	—	57	47
Reilly Smith R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	4	2	0	16:20	—	—	62	45
Jonny Brodzinski C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.17	0	0	2	14:39	—	—	60	48
Chris Kreider L	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.07	5	0	0	15:17	—	—	55	29
Sam Carrick C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	0	0	13:52	—	—	52	24
Adam Edstrom C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	3	0	0	12:48	—	—	46	24
Brett Berard L	L4	1	0	1	+1	5	0.12	4	0	0	13:08	—	—	62	31
Mika Zibanejad C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	1	0	13:04	—	—	60	21
Jimmy Vesey L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:22	—	—	50	15
Adam Fox D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	0	1	0	24:54	—	—	58	38
Ryan Lindgren D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	2	0	21:58	—	—	47	33
Zac Jones D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	0	0	0	21:28	—	—	64	46
Braden Schneider D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	1	0	19:12	—	—	58	45
Connor Mackey D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	2	1	0	16:17	—	—	53	32
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	2	0	0	13:40	—	—	52	27

NYR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonathan Quick(start)	L	24	21	3	.875	2.02	57:27

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk		PP	SH
Pavel Buchnevich L	L1	1	0	1	+2	3	0.39	3	1	19:08	—	—	41	75
Robert Thomas C	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.32	1	0	18:08	—	—	39	72
Jake Neighbours L	L1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	2	17:07	—	—	42	72
Dylan Holloway L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	1	16:36	—	—	48	64
Brandon Saad L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.26	0	0	15:26	—	—	50	64
Zachary Bolduc R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	0	0	13:26	—	—	53	53
Brayden Schenn C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.09	2	2	17:02	—	—	41	56
Alexey Toropchenko R	L3	0	1	1	0	4	0.19	3	1	14:04	—	—	40	57
Jordan Kyrou R	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.22	0	0	13:41	—	—	41	64
Mathieu Joseph R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	13:03	—	—	42	44
Nathan Walker L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	6	0	12:59	—	—	44	44
Alexandre Texier L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	11:01	—	—	50	45
Cam Fowler D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	0	2	23:50	—	—	63	83
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	2	23:49	—	—	62	81
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	3	21:03	—	—	29	56
Philip Broberg D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.17	1	2	19:49	—	—	34	59
Ryan Suter D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	15:19	—	—	35	38
Scott Perunovich D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	0	2	14:29	—	—	33	34

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joel Hofer(start)	W	28	26	2	.929	1.41	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Pavel Buchnevich (STL) 1st 18:51 · assists Jake Neighbours, Robert Thomas · Rebound · 48.6 mph shot.

Pavel Buchnevich · 1st 18:51 · STL

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 48.6 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Jordan Kyrou · 2nd 6:33 · STL

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 67.5 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s

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Robert Thomas · 2nd 10:28 · STL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 52.3 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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Brett Berard · 3rd 10:18 · NYR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 46.0 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 6.6 s

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Will Cuylle · 3rd 11:37 · NYR

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 34.8 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Type: one-timer

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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.

New York Rangers vs. St. Louis BluesDec 15, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

St. Louis Blues edge New York Rangers 3–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

New York Rangers

St. Louis Blues

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

New York Rangers

St. Louis Blues

Goal anatomy

Pavel Buchnevich · 1st 18:51 · STL

Jordan Kyrou · 2nd 6:33 · STL

Robert Thomas · 2nd 10:28 · STL

Brett Berard · 3rd 10:18 · NYR

Will Cuylle · 3rd 11:37 · NYR