STL
St. Louis Blues
34-33-12 · W1 · L10: 6-3-1
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
Final
2—4
2023-12-30 · PPG Paints Arena
PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-24-16 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
OT
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
OT
PIT dominated expected goals 4.9 to 1.2
xG Flow
CUMULATIVESTL xG
1.17
ACTUAL
2 — 4
PIT xG
4.89
Scoring Timeline
0.75
HIGH xG
18
Drew O'Connor(4)
L · PIT · #18
Evgeni Malkin (17), Reilly Smith (12)STL 0 - 1 PIT
0.05
MED xG
18
Robert Thomas(15)
C · STL · #18
Jordan Kyrou (17), Torey Krug (16)STL 1 - 1 PIT
0.75
HIGH xG
71
Evgeni Malkin(14)
C · PIT · #71
Jake Guentzel (23), Rickard Rakell (7)STL 1 - 2 PIT
0.68
HIGH xG
77
Jeff Carter(4)
C · PIT · #77
Jansen Harkins (1)STL 1 - 3 PIT
0.06
MED xG
42
Kasperi Kapanen(4)
R · STL · #42
Scott Perunovich (6)STL 2 - 3 PIT
0.55
HIGH xG
87
Sidney Crosby(20)
C · PIT · #87
Jake Guentzel (24), Erik Karlsson (17)STL 2 - 4 PIT
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
30
Joel Hofer
G · STL · #30
26/29 saves, .896 SV%, +0.2 GSAx
★2
35
Tristan Jarry
G · PIT · #35
25/27 saves, .925 SV%, -0.8 GSAx
★3
59
Jake Guentzel
C · PIT · #59
2A, 9 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
STLPIT
27Shots30
1.17xGF4.89
50CF%50
32.8FO%67.2
1/3PP1/3
16Hits21
18Blocks21
5Giveaways7
7Takeaways7
6PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | STL SOG | PIT SOG | STL xG | PIT xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 7 | 0.48 | 1.17 |
| 2nd | 8 | 15 | 0.26 | 1.56 |
| 3rd | 9 | 4 | 0.43 | 2.17 |
| Total | 25 | 26 | 1.17 | 4.90 |
Penalties
6 TOTAL1P 07:49
Ryan Gravestripping (2 min)
Drawn by Jordan Kyrou1P 19:30
Valtteri Puustinenhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Brayden Schenn2P 06:03
Sammy Blaisinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Chad Ruhwedel2P 12:47
Marco Scandellahigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Guentzel2P 17:01
Alexey Toropchenkoholding (2 min)
Drawn by Drew O'Connor3P 08:27
Radim Zohornatripping (2 min)
Drawn by Kasperi Kapanen