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Game Recap
BOS2
FinalWed, Mar 16, 2022Every game that night
MIN4

MIN beat BOS 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.91 expected goals to 2.02. MIN outshot BOS 34 to 26. K. Kaprizov led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). C. Talbot stopped 24 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BOS1102
MIN2024
  1. 1st 6:55MINK. KaprizovPP0.09 xG
  2. 1st 14:28MINK. Kaprizov0.27 xG
  3. 1st 16:59BOSC. Smith0.13 xG
  4. 2nd 1:49BOSB. MarchandPP0.03 xG
  5. 3rd 7:56MINJ. Greenway0.38 xG
  6. 3rd 19:55MINR. HartmanEN0.88 xG

Team Stats

BOSMIN
26Shots on goal34
2.02Expected goals3.91
47Shot attempts67
215v5 shots on goal28
1/2Power play1/3
24Hits26
20Blocked shots13
13Penalty minutes11
4Giveaways7
2Takeaways11

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 2.02 xGMIN 3.91 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdMIN goal, 6:55MIN goal, 14:28BOS goal, 16:59BOS goal, 1:49MIN goal, 7:56MIN goal, 19:55

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

BOS25 on goal, 2 scored
MIN33 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. CoyleC011012-1020:121:58
B. MarchandLW101601-2019:451:54
C. SmithC101121+1414:430:40
T. FredericC011001+1513:130:04
D. PastrnakRW000100-2018:282:30
J. DeBruskLW000001-1016:330:36
T. HallLW000300-2016:121:44
E. HaulaLW000200-1214:540:46
T. NosekLW000110-1014:180:00
N. FolignoLW0001200010:520:00
C. LazarC0001200010:240:00
A. BlidhLW000020008:580:00
C. McAvoyD011555-2022:071:43
B. CarloD011022+1217:500:00
M. GrzelcykD000011+1020:120:38
C. CliftonD000311-1019:350:04
D. ForbortD000042-1018:000:04
M. ReillyD000213-1017:320:09
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman33303.90958:57Loss
L. Ullmark000–0:00

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. HartmanRW112301+1016:152:47
K. KaprizovLW2024110216:042:43
J. Eriksson EkC011151+2018:050:00
M. ZuccarelloRW0111100015:542:32
J. GreenwayLW101641+1213:410:00
M. FolignoLW000120+2017:410:00
K. FialaLW0005000017:182:32
F. GaudreauC0003000016:122:22
M. BoldyLW0001000015:262:43
T. JostC0000300010:360:06
N. BjugstadC000110009:130:00
B. DuhaimeLW000130058:500:00
J. SpurgeonD022200+2018:452:43
A. GoligoskiD011002+2018:562:17
M. DumbaD0003620024:172:32
J. BrodinD0001010024:002:58
D. KulikovD0001010017:200:00
J. MerrillD0000030216:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot26242.92360:00Win
K. Kahkonen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamNick Foligno MIN Faces BOS, his team until Apr 20231 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.