Schenn’s OT Winner Keeps Blues Alive

The St. Louis Blues look to win Game 3, while the Vancouver Canucks look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead.

Game 1 Recap

Game 2 Recap

 

 

 

 

St. Louis Blues Projected Lines and Defencive Pairings

 

Jaden Schwartz		Ryan O’ Reilly		David Perron
Oskar Sundqvist		Brayden Schenn		Tyler Bozak
Sammy Blais		Robert Thomas		Zach Sanford
MacKenzie MacEachern		Jacob de la Rose		Jordan Kyrou
	Carl Gunnarsson		Alex Pietrangelo
	Marco Scandella		Colton Parayko
	Vince Dunn		Justin Falk
		Jake Allen
		Jordan Binnigton

 

Unfit to Play:

Vladimir Tarasenko

Alexander Steen

 

Scratched:

Ivan Barbashev	Troy Brouwer	Ville Husso	Robert Bortuzzo	Klim Kostin
Austin Poganski	Niko Mikkola	Derrick Pouliot	Jake Walman

 

 

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines and Defencive Pairings:

 

J.T. Miller		Elias Pettersson		Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson		Bo Horvat		Loui Ericksson
Antoine Roussel		Brandon Sutter		Jake Virtanen
Tyler Motte		Jay Beagle		Zach MacEwen
	Alexander Edler		Troy Stecher
	Quinn Hughes		Christopher Tanev
	Oscar Fantenberg		Jordie Benn
		Jacob Markstrom
		Thatcher Demko

 

Unfit to Play:

 

Micheal Ferland

Josh Leivo

Tyler Toffoli

Tyler Myers

 

Scratched:

 

Olli Juolevi	Justin Bailey	Jalen Chatfield	Louis Domingue	Adam Gaudette
Tyler Graovac	Brogan Rafferty

 

 

1st Period Analysis and Summary:

 

The first four minutes in Game 3 of this series would not register a shot on goal from either team until Vancouver’s Tyler Motte had a wrist shot that was saved by St. Louis goaltender Jake Allen.  After that shot, the shots and hits would come more.

 

 

The first penalty of the contest would go to Brayden Schenn for a slashing call at the 6:10 mark.  Vancouver looks to take advantage with the extra man on the ice.  The extra man advantage would result in only one shot for the Canucks.

 

 

 

St. Louis would get their first shot on goal 8:38 in the period.  That is not a way to win the contest for the Blues and if they expect to win and stay alive in the series, they need to do whatever they can to get those shots off and in the back of the net.

 

 

 

After the time period where the Blues don’t get any shots off, they are neck and neck with Vancouver when it comes to the shots on goal and are playing a very competitive game with the Canucks.  There have been several chances for both teams to score throughout the duration of the period but the goaltenders on both ends of the ice are continuing to make it a scoreless game at the 17:35 mark in the period.

 

 

 

At the end of the first period, we are scoreless.

 

STL Penalty

Brayden Schenn

for

Slashing

2 min minor

6:10

 

1st Period Stats:

 

	St. Louis	Vancouver
Faceoffs	9/21	12/21
Power Play	0/0	0/1
Shots	11	8
Hits	20	16

 

 

 

2nd Period Analysis and Summary:

 

St. Louis goes on the penalty kill 35 seconds into the period for Too Many Men on the ice.  The penalty is served by David Perron.  Vancouver scores at the 1:19 mark to give the Canucks a 1-0 lead with the goal going to J.T. Miller, his third goal of the postseason.  The assists on the goal go to Elias Pettersson, fifth in the playoffs, and Quinn Hughes, his eighth.

 

After minutes of back and forth action between both squads, St. Louis would even the score at 1-1 with a Justin Faulk goal, his first in the postseason, at the 8:16 mark.

 

 

St. Louis takes their first lead of the series when David Perron, his fourth of the postseason, scores at the 18:02 mark in the period.  Vancouver ties the score up again 37 seconds later when Elias Pettersson scores his fourth goal of the postseason at 18:39.

 

 

Entering the second intermission, the Blues and Canucks are tied 2-2.

 

Both teams need to break the tie, avoid mistakes and penalties, and play a full period by any means neccessary.

 

 

STL Penalty	Too Many Men on Ice	served by	David Perron	2 min minor	00:35
VAN PP Goal	J.T. Miller (3)	Assisted by	Elias Pettersson (5)	Quinn Hughes (8)	01:19
STL Goal	Justin Faulk (1)	Assisted by	Robert Thomas (1)	Sammy Blais (2)	08:16
STL Goal	David Perron (4)	Assisted by	Ryan O’ Reilly (4)	Zach Sanford (3)	18:02
VAN Goal	Elias Pettersson	Assisted by	Antoine Roussel (2)		18:39

 

 

2nd Period Stats:

 

	St. Louis	Vancouver
Faceoffs	22/42	20/42
Power Play	0/0	1/2
Shots	25	22
Hits	32	30

 

 

3rd Period Analysis and Summary:

 

 

At the 4:25 mark, David Perron and Troy Stecher are each issued matching minor penalties for roughing in front of the Vancouver net.  Luckily for both the Blues and Canucks, neither team will score on the 4-on-4.   The third period has been a more physical period as both teams are trying to take the lead once and for all.

 

 

Vancouver goes on the penalty kill when Loui Ericksson goes to the box for a high-sticking call at the 18:00 mark.  Luckily for Ericksson it is only a 2 minute minor and not the double minor.

 

 

Regulation comes to an end with the score tied 2-2 as we head to sudden death overtime.

 

Nopo goals would be scored in the third period.

 

 

STL Penalty	David Perron	for	Roughing	2 min minor	4:25
VAN Penalty	Troy Stecher	for	Roughing	2 min minor	4:25
VAN Penalty	Loui Ericksson	for	Hi-sticking	2 min minor	18:00

 

 

End of Regulation Stats:

 

	St. Louis	Vancouver
Faceoffs	30/59	29/59
Power Play	0/1	1/2
Shots	37	31
Hits	42	39

 

 

 

Overtime Analysis and Summary:

 

 

The Blues are attacking the net and shooting everything they can into the net but Vancouver is stopping every shot that comes to the net.  St. Louis heads to the power play when Jake Virtanen is called for tripping with 9:58 left in the first overtime frame.

St. Louis would net the game winner at 15:06 with Brayden Schenn getting his first goal in the postseason.

 

VAN Penalty	Jake Virtanen	for	Tripping	2 min minor	10:02
STL Goal	Brayden Schenn (1)	Unassisted			15:06

 

End of Game Stats:

 

	St. Louis	Vancouver
Faceoffs	39/77	38/77
Power Play	0/2	1/2
Shots	49	41
Hits	46	45

 

St. Louis can even the series 2-2 tonight, while Vancouver looks to take the 3-1 series lead.