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St. Louis Blues, 2011-12

Be the GM of the St. Louis Blues Take over the 2011-12 team: trade, manage the cap and simulate the season.

Central Division, Western Conference Won the Central Division Made the playoffs

2011-12 record

League rank GP Record Points Points % Goals for Goals against Diff Home Away
3 82 49-22-11 109 0.665 210 165 +45 30-6-5 19-16-6

Records are wins, then losses, then losses in overtime or a shootout.

Analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Five-on-five, from 82 games. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

53.1Corsi for %5th of 30 · 3,592 attempts for, 3,171 against
54.1Fenwick for %3rd of 30 · unblocked attempts
53.8Shots for %4th of 30 · shots on goal
54.8Expected goals for %2nd of 30 · 152.9 expected for, 126.2 against
57.0Goals for %2nd of 30 · 134 for, 101 against
100.8PDO6.9% shooting + 93.9% saves

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 30 teams: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO is left plain, since it is neither good nor bad on its own.

Form through the season

Share of expected goals Share of shot attempts

45%50%55%60%65%Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected goalsShot attemptsThe team's share over its last 10 games

Each point looks back over the last 10 games at five-on-five. Above 50% the team was getting the better of play, below it the worse. The expected goals line counts each chance for what it was worth, and the shot attempts line counts them all alike.

Lines and pairings

The three forwards and the two defencemen who spent the most time on the ice together at five-on-five, and how the team did while they were out: its share of the shot attempts and of the expected goals, and the goals for and against. Time is minutes and seconds across the season.

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
David Backes · T.J. Oshie · David Perron49246:4853.751.29-8
Alexander Steen · David Backes · T.J. Oshie28232:2863.063.513-3
David Backes · T.J. Oshie · Vladimir Sobotka29159:0354.461.66-1
Chris Stewart · Patrik Berglund · David Perron27150:3443.738.74-3
Jason Arnott · Jamie Langenbrunner · Vladimir Sobotka26138:4457.456.85-4
Scott Nichol · B.J. Crombeen · Ryan Reaves29136:0257.755.52-0
Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Barret Jackman · Kevin Shattenkirk78911:2854.554.934-19
Carlo Colaiacovo · Alex Pietrangelo63841:0955.355.525-23
Roman Polak · Kris Russell37407:2651.758.114-12
Barret Jackman · Roman Polak67252:4251.456.06-9
Kent Huskins · Alex Pietrangelo18190:0356.757.99-5

The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines and pairs that played a fair amount together: at least a tenth of the time of the busiest one. Hover over one for its percentile.

Where the shots come from

Shots for
Shots against

Every attempt in all situations, with the net being shot at on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot. Click a line in a key to see only that kind; Goals marks where each one was scored from.

Playoffs

Round Opponent Result
Conference Quarterfinals San Jose Sharks Won 4-1
Conference Semifinals Los Angeles Kings Lost 0-4

Value for money

$35.5MCap space usedthe cap hits of its 17 ranked players
$43.1MWorth at the going rate116.5 goals above replacement
+$7.7MValue10th of 30 · worth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

What the team got for its cap space in the regular season, counting the players with enough games to be ranked and a known contract. A player's season is worth what teams as a whole paid for one like it, and value is that less his cap hit. A player who changed teams is shared out by the games he played for each. Many contracts from this season are missing, mostly those of players who have since retired, so this is a rough guide only. How value is worked out

Roster

Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats for it. Colours show where each number ranks in the league, from green (top fifth) to red (bottom fifth). Hover over a number for its percentile.

Cap hit is what a player counts against the salary cap this season. A star beside it means a former team pays part of it, and the amount shown is this team's share. Value is what his season was worth at the going rate, minus his cap hit. It appears once he has played enough to be ranked.

CF% and xGF% are the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals while he was on the ice at five-on-five. Rating is goals above replacement: the goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player who played the same minutes. For a player who changed teams, these numbers cover his whole season.

Skater Pos GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits CF% xGF% Rating Cap hit Value
David Backes R 82 24 30 54 15 101 234 226 54.5 55.8 +9.7 $4.5M+$390K
T.J. Oshie R 80 19 35 54 15 50 188 130 53.4 55.0 +14.3 $2.35M+$4.6M
Alex Pietrangelo D 81 12 39 51 16 36 202 90 55.2 56.1 +13.7 $817K+$5.9M
Kevin Shattenkirk D 81 9 34 43 20 60 178 72 54.2 55.7 +8.5
David Perron L 57 21 21 42 19 28 114 32 51.1 51.5 +4.0 $2.15M+$145K
Patrik Berglund C 82 19 19 38 4 30 188 97 50.4 52.5 +2.9 $2.25M-$443K
Jason Arnott C 72 17 17 34 13 26 142 24 54.1 56.8 +4.2
Chris Stewart R 79 15 15 30 1 109 166 112 49.6 50.7 -4.3 $2.875M-$4.3M
Alexander Steen L 43 15 13 28 24 28 134 24 60.5 61.4 +7.6 $3.363M+$600K
Jamie Langenbrunner R 70 6 18 24 7 32 127 70 55.9 59.6 +2.9
Andy McDonald C 25 10 12 22 4 2 64 3 54.7 56.3 +4.3
Vladimir Sobotka C 73 5 15 20 12 42 117 152 52.9 55.1 +0.6 $1.3M-$533K
Carlo Colaiacovo D 64 2 17 19 7 22 68 73 54.0 55.0 +1.3 $2.125M-$1M
Matt D'Agostini R 55 9 9 18 12 27 101 48 54.4 56.4 +1.1
Barret Jackman D 81 1 12 13 20 57 82 106 52.5 53.9 +4.2 $3.625M-$1.2M
Roman Polak D 77 0 11 11 6 57 88 173 49.9 54.2 +1.9 $2.75M-$1.4M
Kris Russell D 43 4 5 9 13 12 36 52 51.9 56.4 +4.6 $1.3M+$1.3M
Scott Nichol C 80 3 5 8 -5 83 67 92 52.1 51.9 +0.1
Chris Porter L 47 4 3 7 -1 11 61 124 51.5 52.0 +0.2 $600K+$2K
Kent Huskins D 25 2 5 7 9 10 16 6 51.4 54.1 +1.1
Ian Cole D 26 1 5 6 7 22 18 16 55.1 53.4 +0.3 $875K-$242K
Evgeny Grachev C 26 1 3 4 -4 2 14 23 47.6 50.6 +0.3
Ryan Reaves R 60 3 1 4 0 124 32 171 54.4 55.1 -0.5 $525K-$236K
B.J. Crombeen R 40 1 2 3 -2 71 50 22 53.1 55.0 -0.8
Jaden Schwartz L 7 2 1 3 1 0 6 1 42.1 55.6 +0.7 $830K
Adam Cracknell R 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 55.6 65.4 +0.4 $575K
Cade Fairchild D 5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 59.5 53.0 -0.2
Brett Sterling L 4 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 63.5 54.8 +0.1
Nikita Nikitin D 7 0 0 0 -5 4 10 7 50.7 54.6 +13.8
Taylor Chorney D 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 36.4 33.9 -0.6 $735K
Goalie GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Saved above xG Rating Cap hit Value
Jaroslav Halak 46 261276 1211 1121 90 1.97 0.926 +15.8 +26.6 $3.75M+$398K
Brian Elliott 38 231049 972 914 58 1.56 0.940 +22.3 +30.5 $600K+$4.1M

Results

Date Opponent Result Shots for Shots against
Apr 7, 2012 @ DAL W 3-2 35 35
Apr 6, 2012 vs PHX L 1-4 32 32
Apr 4, 2012 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 29 28
Mar 31, 2012 vs CBJ L 2-5 36 33
Mar 29, 2012 @ CHI L 3-4 (SO) 20 40
Mar 27, 2012 vs NSH W 3-0 24 24
Mar 25, 2012 @ PHX W 4-0 29 20
Mar 22, 2012 @ LAK L 0-1 (SO) 35 37
Mar 21, 2012 @ ANA L 3-4 38 22
Mar 17, 2012 @ TBL W 3-1 21 23
Mar 15, 2012 @ CAR L 0-2 40 30
Mar 13, 2012 @ CHI L 3-4 (SO) 24 46
Mar 11, 2012 @ CBJ W 2-1 26 34
Mar 10, 2012 vs CBJ W 4-1 29 22
Mar 8, 2012 vs ANA W 3-1 27 25
Mar 6, 2012 vs CHI W 5-1 31 20
Mar 3, 2012 @ SJS W 3-1 32 19
Mar 1, 2012 @ VAN L 0-2 29 24
Feb 29, 2012 @ EDM W 5-2 31 24
Feb 27, 2012 @ CGY W 3-1 24 21
Feb 25, 2012 @ WPG W 3-2 (SO) 16 41
Feb 23, 2012 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 24 27
Feb 22, 2012 vs BOS L 2-4 32 19
Feb 19, 2012 @ CHI L 1-3 30 27
Feb 18, 2012 vs MIN W 4-0 34 13
Feb 16, 2012 vs NYI W 5-1 26 27
Feb 14, 2012 @ CBJ L 1-2 32 33
Feb 12, 2012 vs SJS W 3-0 28 25
Feb 11, 2012 vs COL W 3-2 (OT) 44 19
Feb 9, 2012 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 26 27
Feb 7, 2012 @ OTT W 3-1 18 29
Feb 4, 2012 @ NSH L 1-3 43 37
Feb 3, 2012 vs LAK W 1-0 33 22
Jan 24, 2012 vs PIT L 2-3 (SO) 34 39
Jan 23, 2012 @ DET L 1-3 22 28
Jan 21, 2012 vs BUF W 4-2 27 21
Jan 19, 2012 vs EDM W 1-0 38 15
Jan 16, 2012 vs DAL W 1-0 32 22
Jan 14, 2012 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 49 31
Jan 12, 2012 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 33 21
Jan 10, 2012 @ MTL W 3-0 25 19
Jan 7, 2012 vs COL W 4-0 39 15
Jan 5, 2012 vs EDM W 4-3 37 32
Jan 3, 2012 vs PHX W 4-1 31 35
Dec 31, 2011 @ DET L 0-3 31 31
Dec 30, 2011 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) 36 34
Dec 27, 2011 @ DET L 2-3 31 32
Dec 26, 2011 vs DAL W 5-3 38 23
Dec 23, 2011 @ PHX W 3-2 18 26
Dec 21, 2011 @ COL L 2-3 39 22
Dec 18, 2011 vs CBJ W 6-4 34 32
Dec 17, 2011 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) 40 20
Dec 15, 2011 vs NYR W 4-1 36 26
Dec 10, 2011 vs SJS W 1-0 19 24
Dec 8, 2011 vs ANA W 4-2 24 23
Dec 6, 2011 vs DET W 3-2 26 29
Dec 3, 2011 vs CHI L 2-5 25 36
Dec 2, 2011 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 37 35
Nov 29, 2011 @ WSH W 2-1 30 19
Nov 27, 2011 @ CBJ W 2-1 29 24
Nov 25, 2011 vs CGY W 2-0 24 24
Nov 23, 2011 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 43 33
Nov 22, 2011 vs LAK L 2-3 25 28
Nov 19, 2011 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) 27 32
Nov 17, 2011 vs FLA W 4-1 31 21
Nov 15, 2011 vs DET W 2-1 37 22
Nov 12, 2011 vs TBL W 3-0 24 19
Nov 10, 2011 vs TOR L 2-3 (SO) 40 22
Nov 8, 2011 vs CHI W 3-0 23 29
Nov 5, 2011 @ MIN L 1-2 31 26
Nov 4, 2011 vs VAN W 3-2 28 30
Oct 30, 2011 @ EDM L 2-4 30 30
Oct 28, 2011 @ CGY L 1-3 29 18
Oct 26, 2011 @ VAN W 3-0 31 32
Oct 22, 2011 @ PHI W 4-2 25 36
Oct 21, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 43 29
Oct 18, 2011 @ LAK L 0-5 27 24
Oct 16, 2011 @ ANA L 2-4 30 23
Oct 15, 2011 @ SJS W 4-2 20 36
Oct 13, 2011 @ DAL L 2-3 38 24
Oct 10, 2011 vs CGY W 5-2 35 17
Oct 8, 2011 vs NSH L 2-4 33 16