STL 1–5 MIN Final · L
Blues/Schedule/Recap Fri, May 6, 2022 · 2021-22 playoffs
St. Louis Blues
STL · 1-2
1–5
FinalL
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 2-1
1ST2ND3RDT STL 0140818130 MIN 212110211533 goals · shots on goal
Game 3 — the Blues trail the series 1–2
STL 1-2 · MIN 2-1 · Game 3 — the Blues trail the series 1–2

Blues fell to the Wild

The Blues were outchanced (3.5 to 2.3 expected goals) and lost 1–5. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 3.5 expected goals to 2.3, on 33 and 30 shots on goal.

STL 2.3 xG · 30 shots MIN 3.5 xG · 33 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st · the swing 0.9 · 1.9
2nd 0.4 · 0.9
3rd 1.0 · 0.8
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Blues win 31.
STL 31%MIN 69%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 0 penalties
← Blues shoot this way Wild shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
00:39 Jordan Greenway
Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno · slap shot, a good chance (11%)
0–1
2
02:18 Kirill Kaprizov GWG
Ryan Hartman · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
0–2
2nd period
3
07:44 Mats Zuccarello
Kirill Kaprizov, Jared Spurgeon · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
0–3
3rd period
4
00:22 Joel Eriksson Ek
Marcus Foligno · wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
0–4
5
02:17 Ryan O'Reilly PP
Colton Parayko · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
1–4
6
12:31 Jonas Brodin EN
Ryan Hartman · wrist shot, into an empty net
1–5
No penalties
Goaltending
−0.5
vs expected
28/32 saves · 4 GA · 3.5 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
+1.3
vs expected
29/30 saves · 1 GA · 2.3 xGA Stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team STLMIN
Shots on goal
30
33
Expected goals
2.3
3.5
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
1/0
0/0
Penalty minutes
0
0