St. Louis BluesSTL 3–7 Final Chicago BlackhawksCHI

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
St. Louis BluesSTL 111 3 30
Chicago BlackhawksCHI 142 7 35

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
0:27 STL Tyler Tucker (2) Brayden Schenn (9) · snap xG 0.29 1–0 ▶
9:26 CHI Nick Lardis (3)PP Oliver Moore (9), Matt Grzelcyk (9) · slap xG 0.13 1–1 ▶
2nd Period
7:41 CHI Oliver Moore (4)PP Matt Grzelcyk (10), Nick Foligno (7) · wrist xG 0.04 1–2 ▶
8:22 STL Otto Stenberg (1) Unassisted · snap xG 0.06 2–2 ▶
8:57 CHI Connor Murphy (1) Unassisted · slap xG 0.07 2–3 ▶
12:27 CHI Landon Slaggert (2) Colton Dach (5), Connor Murphy (7) · tip-in xG 0.08 2–4 ▶
17:24 CHI Jason Dickinson (5) Louis Crevier (10) · tip-in xG 0.05 2–5 ▶
3rd Period
5:11 CHI Andre Burakovsky (10)PP Ryan Greene (12), Teuvo Teravainen (12) · wrist xG 0.17 2–6 ▶
12:56 CHI Louis Crevier (4) Landon Slaggert (2), Alex Vlasic (8) · backhand xG 0.36 2–7 ▶
13:19 STL Nathan Walker (4) Alexey Toropchenko (4), Philip Broberg (12) · bat xG 0.09 3–7 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

STL 45%Deserve to win55% CHI
STLCHI
3.44Expected goals3.76
3Goals (no shootout)7
2.12Expected goals, 5 on 52.56
64Shot attempts56
46Unblocked attempts47
30Shots on goal35

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

2nd Period
12:27 STL Goalie Goalie · Binnington −2.1 goals saved
4 goals on 1.93 xG, 22 shots on goal
15:50 CHI xG swing xG swing · Out-chanced STL 1.39–0.20
In xG over 10 minutes, 5:50 to 15:50 of the 2nd; goals 3–1
3rd Period
5:11 CHI Deserve to win Deserve to win · CHI takes the lead, 60–40%
STL had led since 0:27 of the 1st, by as much as 85%

Shot map

STL shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ CHI shoots
Philip Broberg: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 1:04) Louis Crevier: slap, 55 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 2:28) Andre Burakovsky: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 3:00) Tyler Tucker: wrist, 72 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 3:19) Brayden Schenn: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.16 (P1 3:38) Dalibor Dvorsky: snap, 23 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 3:47) Brayden Schenn: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 4:59) Jimmy Snuggerud: slap, 39 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 5:34) Jimmy Snuggerud: wrap-around, 7 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 7:01) Jimmy Snuggerud: deflected, 9 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 7:06) Jimmy Snuggerud: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.19 (P1 7:22) Ryan Donato: tip-in, 19 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 8:08) Ryan Donato: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 8:09) Justin Faulk: wrist, 181 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 8:14) Tyler Bertuzzi: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.16 (P1 8:52) Jimmy Snuggerud: snap, 33 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 12:52) Landon Slaggert: wrist, 68 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 13:04) Pavel Buchnevich: wrap-around, 4 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 13:19) Wyatt Kaiser: wrist, 91 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 14:05) Teuvo Teravainen: wrist, 68 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 14:34) Alexey Toropchenko: backhand, 13 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 14:56) Jake Neighbours: backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.19 (P1 15:09) Jimmy Snuggerud: wrist, 18 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 16:14) Pavel Buchnevich: backhand, 15 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 16:51) Colton Parayko: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 17:32) Louis Crevier: deflected, 7 ft, xG 0.17 (P1 17:57) Ryan Donato: backhand, 36 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 18:33) Tyler Tucker: wrist, 63 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 19:07) Teuvo Teravainen: wrist, 158 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 0:22) Wyatt Kaiser: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 0:59) Pavel Buchnevich: wrist, 46 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 1:08) Tyler Tucker: wrist, 53 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 1:13) Jordan Kyrou: snap, 15 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 1:46) Logan Mailloux: wrist, 73 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 2:07) Jason Dickinson: wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.17 (P2 2:46) Ryan Donato: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 2:47) Nathan Walker: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.19 (P2 3:30) Pavel Buchnevich: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 4:07) Jordan Kyrou: backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.22 (P2 5:45) Tyler Bertuzzi: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 6:05) Jason Dickinson: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 6:12) Tyler Bertuzzi: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.29 (P2 6:14) Nick Lardis: slap, 36 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 6:53) Matt Grzelcyk: slap, 51 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 7:33) Ilya Mikheyev: tip-in, 13 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 8:42) Ryan Donato: backhand, 14 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 8:45) Jimmy Snuggerud: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 9:46) Teuvo Teravainen: wrist, 37 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 10:57) Wyatt Kaiser: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 11:17) Jordan Kyrou: wrist, 46 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 12:02) Jonatan Berggren: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 14:31) Andre Burakovsky: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 15:30) Tyler Bertuzzi: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 15:32) Tyler Bertuzzi: backhand, 5 ft, xG 0.25 (P2 15:32) Tyler Bertuzzi: slap, 8 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 15:32) Artyom Levshunov: wrist, 12 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 16:19) Nick Lardis: snap, 40 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 16:33) Jimmy Snuggerud: slap, 35 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 19:46) Dalibor Dvorsky: wrist, 46 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 1:55) Artyom Levshunov: backhand, 10 ft, xG 0.17 (P3 4:09) Tyler Bertuzzi: tip-in, 12 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 4:20) Artyom Levshunov: wrist, 50 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 4:34) Andre Burakovsky: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 4:46) Ryan Greene: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 5:43) Pavel Buchnevich: snap, 33 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 6:21) Philip Broberg: wrist, 52 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 6:28) Brayden Schenn: snap, 32 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 6:53) Brayden Schenn: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 6:54) Dalibor Dvorsky: deflected, 13 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 7:01) Robert Thomas: wrist, 18 ft, xG 0.15 (P3 8:19) Teuvo Teravainen: wrist, 66 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 9:19) Jordan Kyrou: slap, 11 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 10:31) Jordan Kyrou: wrist, 57 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 10:36) Ryan Donato: wrist, 66 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 11:27) Connor Murphy: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 11:32) Ryan Greene: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.19 (P3 11:36) Teuvo Teravainen: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 13:02) Alex Vlasic: wrist, 65 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 13:06) Justin Faulk: slap, 63 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 13:47) Alexey Toropchenko: slap, 41 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 14:43) Otto Stenberg: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 15:21) Colton Parayko: wrist, 53 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 18:01) Jimmy Snuggerud: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 19:38) Tyler Tucker: GOAL, snap, 15 ft, xG 0.29 (P1 0:27) Nick Lardis: GOAL, slap, 26 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 9:26) Oliver Moore: GOAL, wrist, 44 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 7:41) Otto Stenberg: GOAL, snap, 20 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 8:22) Connor Murphy: GOAL, slap, 36 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 8:57) Landon Slaggert: GOAL, tip-in, 11 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 12:27) Jason Dickinson: GOAL, tip-in, 7 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 17:24) Andre Burakovsky: GOAL, wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.17 (P3 5:11) Louis Crevier: GOAL, backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.36 (P3 12:56) Nathan Walker: GOAL, bat, 10 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 13:19)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

St. Louis Blues

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
15 Dalibor Dvorsky 000 +1 30.20 0019:45
21 Jimmy Snuggerud 000 0 100.75 2017:36
29 Jonatan Berggren 000 +1 20.08 0117:32
89 Pavel Buchnevich 000 0 70.26 0017:18
10 Brayden Schenn 011 0 60.42 2017:18
18 Robert Thomas 000 -1 20.15 0017:08
25 Jordan Kyrou 000 -1 50.50 1016:14
63 Jake Neighbours 000 -1 10.19 5115:40
28 Otto Stenberg 101 +1 20.10 5013:55
13 Alexey Toropchenko 011 -1 20.10 2211:17
26 Nathan Walker 101 -1 20.28 5009:52
70 Oskar Sundqvist 000 -1 00.00 0009:16
Defense
17 Cam Fowler 000 0 20.00 0122:00
6 Philip Broberg 011 -1 50.03 0121:53
72 Justin Faulk 000 0 60.02 1020:16
55 Colton Parayko 000 -1 30.04 2118:53
23 Logan Mailloux 000 0 20.00 0014:18
75 Tyler Tucker 101 0 40.33 0013:57
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Jordan Binnington 35728 .800 3.76 -3.24

Chicago Blackhawks

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
20 Ryan Greene 011 0 30.24 0020:05
95 Ilya Mikheyev 000 +2 10.07 0017:02
95 Andre Burakovsky 101 0 40.30 0016:09
86 Teuvo Teravainen 011 -1 50.05 1015:27
8 Ryan Donato 000 +1 60.35 1215:15
16 Jason Dickinson 101 +2 30.32 4214:54
11 Oliver Moore 112 -1 20.04 0014:37
71 Nick Foligno 011 0 10.00 2012:58
84 Landon Slaggert 112 +1 20.08 1112:47
59 Tyler Bertuzzi 000 0 70.94 0012:28
76 Nick Lardis 101 -1 30.26 3012:20
34 Colton Dach 011 0 00.00 2110:12
Defense
44 Wyatt Kaiser 000 -2 50.05 0123:57
55 Artyom Levshunov 000 -2 60.35 1021:09
5 Connor Murphy 112 +2 20.08 0419:08
46 Louis Crevier 112 +1 30.55 2217:35
72 Alex Vlasic 011 +1 20.01 1217:32
24 Matt Grzelcyk 022 +2 10.05 1116:59
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Spencer Knight 30327 .900 3.44 +0.44

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

St. Louis Blues

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
10 Brayden Schenn C +1.84 +0.70 +0.27 +0.71 +0.15 -0.01 +0.02 — 17:18
13 Alexey Toropchenko R +1.17 +0.70 +0.06 +0.15 +0.15 0.00 +0.10 — 11:16
75 Tyler Tucker D +1.12 +0.75 +0.21 +0.19 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 13:57
26 Nathan Walker L +1.05 +0.75 +0.18 +0.15 0.00 -0.03 0.00 — 9:51
6 Philip Broberg D +0.66 +0.55 +0.02 +0.07 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 21:52
25 Jordan Kyrou R +0.58 0.00 +0.32 +0.27 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 16:14
21 Jimmy Snuggerud R +0.47 0.00 +0.49 -0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 17:37
72 Justin Faulk D +0.44 0.00 +0.01 +0.35 +0.15 0.00 -0.08 — 20:16
70 Oskar Sundqvist C +0.31 0.00 0.00 +0.14 +0.15 +0.02 0.00 — 9:15
63 Jake Neighbours L +0.13 0.00 +0.12 0.00 0.00 -0.02 +0.03 — 15:40
89 Pavel Buchnevich L +0.11 0.00 +0.17 -0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 17:19
28 Otto Stenberg C +0.09 +0.75 +0.07 -0.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 13:55
55 Colton Parayko D -0.11 0.00 +0.02 -0.01 -0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 18:52
18 Robert Thomas C -0.45 0.00 +0.10 -0.49 0.00 -0.06 0.00 — 17:09
17 Cam Fowler D -0.79 0.00 0.00 -0.82 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 22:01
29 Jonatan Berggren R -0.91 0.00 +0.05 -1.01 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 17:32
54 Dalibor Dvorsky R -1.08 0.00 +0.13 -1.02 -0.15 -0.04 0.00 — 19:45
23 Logan Mailloux D -1.20 0.00 0.00 -1.05 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 14:19
50 Jordan Binnington G -3.39 0.00 — — -0.15 — — -3.24 59:56

Chicago Blackhawks

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
5 Connor Murphy D +3.13 +1.30 +0.05 +1.73 -0.15 0.00 +0.20 — 19:08
48 Matt Grzelcyk D +3.11 +1.25 +0.03 +1.76 0.00 0.00 +0.07 — 16:59
16 Jason Dickinson C +2.58 +0.75 +0.21 +1.33 +0.15 +0.02 +0.12 — 14:54
46 Louis Crevier D +2.19 +1.45 +0.36 +0.28 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 17:35
28 Andre Burakovsky L +1.87 +0.75 +0.20 +0.81 +0.15 0.00 -0.04 — 16:09
84 Landon Slaggert L +1.48 +1.45 +0.05 -0.07 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 12:47
11 Oliver Moore C +1.29 +1.45 +0.03 -0.18 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 14:37
59 Tyler Bertuzzi L +1.23 0.00 +0.61 +0.48 +0.15 -0.01 0.00 — 12:28
76 Nick Lardis L +0.90 +0.75 +0.17 -0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 12:20
20 Ryan Greene C +0.84 +0.70 +0.16 -0.11 0.00 +0.07 +0.02 — 20:05
86 Teuvo Teravainen C +0.56 +0.55 +0.04 -0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 15:27
72 Alex Vlasic D +0.53 +0.55 +0.01 -0.10 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 17:32
30 Spencer Knight G +0.44 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.44 59:26
8 Ryan Donato C +0.41 0.00 +0.23 +0.30 -0.15 -0.01 +0.04 — 15:15
34 Colton Dach C +0.34 +0.70 0.00 -0.41 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 10:12
95 Ilya Mikheyev R +0.31 0.00 +0.05 +0.41 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 17:02
17 Nick Foligno L -0.03 +0.55 0.00 -0.61 0.00 +0.09 -0.06 — 12:58
44 Wyatt Kaiser D -0.96 0.00 +0.03 -1.02 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 23:57
55 Artyom Levshunov D -1.48 0.00 +0.23 -1.37 -0.30 0.00 -0.04 — 21:09

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.