STL
St. Louis Blues
0-0-0 · L10: 0-0-0
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
Final
2—4
2023-12-30 · PPG Paints Arena
PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
0-0-0 · L10: 0-0-0
W
OT
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
OT
PIT dominated expected goals 4.9 to 2.3 · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVESTL xG
2.34
ACTUAL
2 — 4
PIT xG
4.86
Scoring Timeline
0.21
HIGH xG
1P 15:32Even Strength
18
Drew O'Connor(4)
L · PIT · #18
Evgeni Malkin (17), Reilly Smith (12)STL 0 - 1 PIT
0.19
HIGH xG
2P 01:06Power Play
18
Robert Thomas(15)
C · STL · #18
Jordan Kyrou (17), Torey Krug (16)STL 1 - 1 PIT
0.48
HIGH xG
2P 06:50Power Play
71
Evgeni Malkin(14)
C · PIT · #71
Jake Guentzel (23), Rickard Rakell (7)STL 1 - 2 PIT
0.28
HIGH xG
3P 04:48Even Strength
77
Jeff Carter(4)
C · PIT · #77
Jansen Harkins (1)STL 1 - 3 PIT
0.08
MED xG
3P 10:31Even Strength
42
Kasperi Kapanen(4)
R · STL · #42
Scott Perunovich (6)STL 2 - 3 PIT
0.76
HIGH xG
3P 18:29Power PlayEN
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%, +0.3 GSAx
★2
35
Tristan Jarry
G · PIT · #35
25/27 saves, .925 SV%, -0.0 GSAx
★3
59
Jake Guentzel
C · PIT · #59
2A, 9 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
STLPIT
27Shots30
2.34xGF4.86
52.1CF%47.9
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 | 1.05 | 0.93 |
| 2nd | 8 | 15 | 0.56 | 1.89 |
| 3rd | 9 | 4 | 0.72 | 2.04 |
| Total | 25 | 26 | 2.33 | 4.86 |
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