San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis BluesMar 9, 2023

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
SJS	1	1	0	2		SJS	15	11	8	34
STL	1	1	2	4		STL	9	9	12	30

: SJS 62STL 47
: SJS 3.50STL 3.23
PP goals: SJS 0STL 1
Hits: SJS 12STL 17
Blocks: SJS 10STL 17
PIM: SJS 8STL 8
: SJS 62%STL 38%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 4–2 at home. Robert Thomas (STL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. STL's first power-play unit (Faulk, Saad, Buchnevich, Kapanen and Thomas) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:32 together.

Points
Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:01.Thomas
Points
Alexander Barabanov had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.Barabanov
Points
Pavel Buchnevich had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:26.Buchnevich
PP1
STL's first power-play unit (Faulk, Saad, Buchnevich, Kapanen and Thomas) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:32 together.Faulk Saad Buchnevich Kapanen Thomas
New line
New look for STL: Schenn–Saad–Blais skated 9:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Schenn Saad Blais
New line
New look for STL: Kyrou–Thomas–Toropchenko skated 9:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kyrou Thomas Toropchenko
Usage
Kevin Labanc (SJS) played 4:59, −9:28 down on his 14:27 season average over 71 games.Labanc
New line
New look for STL: Buchnevich–Vrana–Kapanen skated 9:11 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Buchnevich Vrana Kapanen

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

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

STL
SJS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 109 of 109 attempts · STL 47 · SJS 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

STL
SJS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: SJS 30% of the game, STL 20%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

STL

SJS

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	SJS	STL
	55	47
	3.09	3.39
	2.93	3.31
	12	13
	2	1
	25	13
	+0.109	−0.109
	30%	20%

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.

San Jose Sharks

L1Hertl – Zetterlund – Eklund
10:4367% CF
L2Couture – Johnsson – Barabanov
10:0533% CF
L3Svechnikov – Gregor – Sturm
5:0957% CF
L4Lindblom – Labanc – Lorentz
3:0260% CF
D1Karlsson – Knyzhov
13:1661% CF
D2Pouliot – Ferraro
12:4438% CF
D3Vlasic – Benning
11:5667% CF

PP1Couture – Karlsson – Hertl – Barabanov – Eklund
3:1367% CF
PP2Karlsson – Pouliot – Johnsson – Svechnikov – Zetterlund
0:52100% CF
PK1FCouture – Sturm
1:20
PK2FLindblom – Lorentz
0:21
PK1DBenning – Ferraro
2:55
PK2DVlasic – Knyzhov
0:50

Current SJS line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Schenn – Saad – Blais
9:5462% CF
L2Kyrou – Thomas – Toropchenko
9:2546% CF
L3Buchnevich – Vrana – Kapanen
9:1143% CF
L4Leivo – Walker – Alexandrov
6:2040% CF
D1Scandella – Faulk
14:2429% CF
D2Leddy – Parayko
12:4050% CF
D3Krug – Rosen
11:2435% CF

PP1Faulk – Saad – Buchnevich – Kapanen – Thomas
1:32100% CF
PP2Schenn – Faulk – Krug – Vrana – Kyrou
1:11100% CF
PK1FBuchnevich – Kapanen
1:15
PK2FSchenn – Toropchenko
0:45
PK1DScandella – Faulk
2:07
PK2DLeddy – Parayko
1:15

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.

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Eklund L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.21	1	1	0	22:17	—	—	65	73
Tomas Hertl C	L1	1	0	1	-1	5	0.43	2	1	0	21:47	—	—	68	70
Fabian Zetterlund L	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.23	1	0	2	17:44	—	—	67	85
Logan Couture C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	0	0	0	20:02	—	—	29	30
Alexander Barabanov L	L2	0	2	2	+1	2	0.17	0	0	2	18:29	—	—	44	36
Andreas Johnsson L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.29	1	1	0	15:07	—	—	35	31
Nico Sturm C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	1	0	0	14:01	—	—	56	42
Noah Gregor L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.90	0	0	0	11:43	—	—	40	44
Evgeny Svechnikov L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.37	1	0	0	9:37	—	—	50	37
Steven Lorentz C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	2	12:43	—	—	54	32
Oskar Lindblom L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	8:51	—	—	64	20
Kevin Labanc R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	4:59	—	—	75	51
Erik Karlsson D	D1	1	0	1	-1	6	0.44	0	2	2	25:25	—	—	51	57
Nikolai Knyzhov D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	2	0	16:17	—	—	61	75
Mario Ferraro D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	5	2	0	22:24	—	—	34	25
Derrick Pouliot D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.06	0	0	0	16:19	—	—	52	53
Matt Benning D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	0	0	19:33	—	—	62	42
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	1	0	16:41	—	—	70	52

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kaapo Kahkonen(start)	L	30	26	4	.867	3.23	59:06

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brayden Schenn C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	3	0	19:32	—	—	46	48
Brandon Saad L	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.14	0	0	0	15:43	—	—	53	60
Sammy Blais L	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.28	4	0	2	14:01	—	—	56	59
Robert Thomas C	L2	1	1	2	0	2	0.12	0	0	2	17:01	—	—	53	64
Jordan Kyrou R	L2	0	1	1	0	5	0.73	0	0	0	16:21	—	—	50	54
Alexey Toropchenko R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.15	2	2	0	15:45	—	—	40	63
Pavel Buchnevich L	L3	0	2	2	+1	2	0.06	0	1	0	19:26	—	—	42	30
Jakub Vrana L	L3	1	0	1	+1	4	0.28	1	0	0	14:34	—	—	42	32
Kasperi Kapanen R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.06	1	0	2	14:25	—	—	46	39
Josh Leivo L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	0	0	0	9:34	—	—	41	69
Nikita Alexandrov C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.49	0	1	0	9:14	—	—	44	70
Nathan Walker L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	4	0	0	8:26	—	—	36	68
Justin Faulk D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.14	1	3	0	23:48	—	—	38	35
Marco Scandella D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	2	0	20:56	—	—	35	46
Colton Parayko D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.17	1	0	2	21:21	—	—	67	64
Nick Leddy D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	19:49	—	—	62	53
Torey Krug D	D3	1	0	1	0	3	0.29	0	0	0	18:02	—	—	42	60
Calle Rosen D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	14:02	—	—	42	58

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	W	34	32	2	.941	3.50	60:00

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.

San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis BluesMar 9, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

St. Louis Blues beat San Jose Sharks 4–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

San Jose Sharks

St. Louis Blues

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

San Jose Sharks

St. Louis Blues