Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis BluesMay 12, 2021

FinalWednesday, May 12, 2021· Enterprise Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MIN	0	0	0	0		MIN	13	14	4	31
STL	2	2	0	4		STL	11	12	4	27

: MIN 55STL 40
: MIN 3.75STL 2.04
PP goals: MIN 0STL 0
Hits: MIN 32STL 38
Blocks: MIN 5STL 5
PIM: MIN 2STL 8
: MIN 47%STL 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues rout Minnesota Wild 4–0

St. Louis Blues beat Minnesota Wild 4–0 at home. David Perron (STL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MIN scored 0 goals on 3.75 expected goals (55 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
David Perron had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 13:27.Perron
Points
Torey Krug had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:21.Krug
Luck
MIN scored 0 goals on 3.75 expected goals (55 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for STL: Hoffman–Kostin–Thomas skated 10:20 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hoffman Kostin Thomas
Usage
Ryan O'Reilly (STL) played 14:11, −6:41 down on his 20:52 season average over 55 games.O'Reilly
Usage
Brayden Schenn (STL) played 13:05, −6:10 down on his 19:15 season average over 55 games.Schenn
Usage
David Perron (STL) played 13:27, −5:12 down on his 18:39 season average over 55 games.Perron
New line
New look for STL: Clifford–MacEachern–Sanford skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Clifford MacEachern Sanford

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

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

STL
MIN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 95 of 95 attempts · STL 40 · MIN 55

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

STL
MIN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 43% of the game, STL 14%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

STL

MIN

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	MIN	STL
	50	43
	3.57	2.07
	3.16	1.97
	11	11
	2	4
	42	40
	−0.013	+0.013
	43%	14%

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.

Minnesota Wild

L1Foligno – Greenway – Eriksson Ek
13:2760% CF
L2Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov
10:4758% CF
L3Johansson – Rask – Fiala
8:3764% CF
L4Bonino – Bjugstad – Sturm
8:1346% CF
D1Brodin – Dumba
16:5353% CF
D2Cole – Soucy
14:4738% CF
D3Suter – Spurgeon
14:1653% CF

PP1Bonino – Spurgeon – Rask – Fiala – Kaprizov
3:3180% CF
PP2Suter – Johansson – Zuccarello – Dumba – Hartman
2:24100% CF

Current MIN line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

L1Perron – O'Reilly – Barbashev
10:2754% CF
L2Hoffman – Kostin – Thomas
10:2022% CF
L3Schenn – Schwartz – Kyrou
10:1543% CF
L4Clifford – MacEachern – Sanford
9:5627% CF
D1Scandella – Parayko
16:4238% CF
D2Faulk – Krug
16:0159% CF
D3Bortuzzo – Mikkola
12:4967% CF

PK1FSanford – Barbashev
2:24
PK2FClifford – Thomas
1:16
PK1DBortuzzo – Mikkola
3:00
PK2DScandella – Parayko
2:12

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:54
STLIvan Barbashev (David Perron, Colton Parayko)wrist0.01 xG
MIN: Bonino, Bjugstad, Brodin, Dumba, SturmSTL: Perron, Bortuzzo, O'Reilly, Barbashev, Mikkola
MIN 0 – 1 STL
14:40
STLJaden Schwartz (Jordan Kyrou, Brayden Schenn)wrist0.18 xG
MIN: Suter, Spurgeon, Johansson, Rask, FialaSTL: Schenn, Schwartz, Krug, Parayko, Kyrou
MIN 0 – 2 STL

2nd period

9:56
STLTorey Krug (Ryan O'Reilly, David Perron)wrist0.15 xG
MIN: Cole, Zuccarello, Soucy, Hartman, GreenwaySTL: Perron, O'Reilly, Faulk, Krug, Barbashev
MIN 0 – 3 STL
13:10
STLDavid Perron (Torey Krug, Justin Faulk)snap0.12 xG
MIN: Brodin, Dumba, Eriksson Ek, KaprizovSTL: Perron, Krug, Parayko, Thomas
MIN 0 – 4 STL

Box score

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

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L1	-1	2	0.14	3	0	0	16:25	—	—	61	49
Jordan Greenway L	L1	-1	1	0.09	4	0	0	15:02	—	—	48	30
Marcus Foligno L	L1	0	0	0.01	4	0	0	14:29	—	—	59	37
Kirill Kaprizov L	L2	-1	5	0.82	0	0	0	19:13	—	—	58	84
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	-1	5	0.47	1	1	0	18:57	—	—	54	74
Ryan Hartman R	L2	-1	2	0.23	1	0	0	17:46	—	—	44	68
Marcus Johansson L	L3	-1	1	0.27	2	0	0	15:50	—	—	58	52
Victor Rask C	L3	-1	2	0.21	4	1	0	15:34	—	—	62	62
Kevin Fiala L	L3	-1	1	0.30	1	0	2	15:26	—	—	57	56
Nick Bonino C	L4	-1	1	0.36	1	0	0	12:21	—	—	53	81
Nico Sturm C	L4	-1	2	0.17	2	0	0	10:24	—	—	44	72
Nick Bjugstad C	L4	-1	1	0.15	1	0	0	10:09	—	—	44	71
Mathew Dumba D	D1	-2	3	0.07	0	0	0	22:15	—	—	58	71
Jonas Brodin D	D1	-2	3	0.16	0	1	0	20:37	—	—	54	63
Ian Cole D	D2	-1	1	0.02	2	1	0	17:55	—	—	50	69
Carson Soucy D	D2	-1	1	0.02	3	0	0	16:06	—	—	44	55
Ryan Suter D	D3	-1	0	0.07	2	0	0	19:55	—	—	55	57
Jared Spurgeon D	D3	-1	0	0.18	1	1	0	19:36	—	—	55	55

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	L	27	23	4	.852	2.04	60:00

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	1	0	1	+2	2	0.10	2	0	0	16:48	—	—	55	42
Ryan O'Reilly C	L1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.35	0	1	0	14:11	—	—	59	45
David Perron L	L1	1	2	3	+3	4	0.20	0	0	0	13:27	—	—	59	43
Robert Thomas C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	1	0	0	15:45	—	—	36	38
Mike Hoffman C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:31	—	—	22	7
Klim Kostin C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	12:44	—	—	36	32
Jaden Schwartz L	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.26	2	1	0	14:53	—	—	44	35
Jordan Kyrou R	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.35	0	0	0	13:15	—	—	46	34
Brayden Schenn C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	4	0	6	13:05	—	—	42	31
Kyle Clifford L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:06	—	—	43	30
Zachary Sanford L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	4	0	0	14:32	—	—	36	35
Mackenzie MacEachern L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:43	—	—	33	35
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.03	1	2	0	23:13	—	—	34	35
Marco Scandella D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	2	0	0	21:22	—	—	33	23
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	2	1	0	19:38	—	—	53	37
Torey Krug D	D2	1	1	2	+3	4	0.27	4	0	0	19:21	—	—	49	32
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	18:36	—	—	67	77
Niko Mikkola D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	17:50	—	—	57	63

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ville Husso(start)	W	31	31	0	.1000	3.75	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.