Blues 2, Predators 5 — October 17, 2026: recap and analysis

STLSTL
St. Louis Blues
3-3-1 · L1 · L10: 3-3-1
L
W
W
OT
L
L
W
Final
2—5
Oct 17, 2026 · Bridgestone Arena
NSHNSH
Nashville Predators
2-2-3 · OT1 · L10: 2-2-3
SO
L
SO
W
OT
W
L

Final score: St. Louis Blues 2, Nashville Predators 5. Predators dominated expected goals 3.26 to 2.15. PuckLab's first star: Juuse Saros (24/26 saves, .923 SV%, 0.0 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Blues, 67% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
STL xG
2.15
ACTUAL
2 — 5
NSH xG
3.26

Scoring Timeline

0.24
HIGH xG
STL1P 06:21Even Strength
STL 1 - 0 NSH
0.29
HIGH xG
NSH1P 08:40Power Play
Jonathan Marchessault
81
Jonathan Marchessault(2)
C · NSH · #81
STL 1 - 1 NSH
0.05
MED xG
NSH1P 12:22Even Strength
STL 1 - 2 NSH
0.08
MED xG
NSH2P 07:05Short-handed
STL 1 - 3 NSH
0.21
HIGH xG
STL2P 07:36Power Play
STL 2 - 3 NSH
0.80
HIGH xG
NSH3P 02:50Even Strength
STL 2 - 4 NSH
0.39
HIGH xG
NSH3P 08:14Even Strength
STL 2 - 5 NSH

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Juuse Saros
74
Juuse Saros
G · NSH · #74
24/26 saves, .923 SV%, 0.0 GSAX
★2
Adam Wilsby
83
Adam Wilsby
D · NSH · #83
3A
★3
Jordan Binnington
50
Jordan Binnington
G · STL · #50
19/24 saves, .792 SV%, −1.9 GSAX

Team Stats

STLNSH
26Shots24
2.15xGF3.26
60.85v5 CF%39.2
43.8FO%56.2
1/5PP1/1
18Hits26
4Blocks20
14Giveaways17
2Takeaways5
2PIM10

Period Breakdown

PeriodSTL SOGNSH SOGSTL xGNSH xG
1st990.891.11
2nd1170.860.22
3rd680.391.93
Total26242.153.26

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 08:11
STL
Adam JiricekTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ross Colton
1P 08:40
STL
Jordan BinningtonPenalty shot: throwing an object at the puck (2 min)
1P 19:30
NSH
Filip ForsbergTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Mason McTavish
2P 05:58
NSH
Vitali PinchukTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Philip Broberg
2P 17:41
NSH
Nick PerbixHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Jonatan Berggren
3P 04:06
NSH
Alexander KerfootInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Jimmy Snuggerud
3P 14:08
NSH
Steven StamkosHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Dylan Peterson

Lineups