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Game Recap
BOS2
MIN3
MIN beat BOS 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.73 expected goals to 1.73. MIN outshot BOS 35 to 21. J. Eriksson Ek led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Fleury stopped 19 of 21.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 2:37BOSD. PastrnakPP0.09 xG
- 2nd 5:57MINJ. Eriksson EkPP0.26 xG
- 2nd 7:22MINK. Kaprizov0.20 xG
- 3rd 3:10MINM. Foligno0.12 xG
- 3rd 13:53BOSM. Geekie0.17 xG
Team Stats
BOSMIN
21Shots on goal35
1.73Expected goals3.73
42Shot attempts65
195v5 shots on goal22
1/2Power play1/5
21Hits26
12Blocked shots11
15Penalty minutes9
3Giveaways9
4Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BOS 1.73 xGMIN 3.73 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:50 | 2:11 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:48 | 1:37 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:05 | 0:00 |
| M. Geekie | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 1:43 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:58 | 0:00 |
| P. Zacha | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:38 | 1:38 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:27 | 0:42 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:47 |
| J. van Riemsdyk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 0:48 |
| J. Beecher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:39 | 0:00 |
| O. Steen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7:15 | 0:00 |
| J. Lauko | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6:07 | 0:00 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 27:05 | 1:35 |
| H. Lindholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 25:11 | 0:50 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 20:03 | 0:00 |
| M. Lohrei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:07 | 0:14 |
| P. Wotherspoon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:02 | 0:00 |
| I. Mitchell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 10:50 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Ullmark | 35 | 33 | 3 | .943 | 58:16 | Loss |
| J. Swayman | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:16 | 5:04 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:34 | 5:44 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 3:02 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 1:38 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:40 | 1:43 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:13 | 6:31 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:52 | 6:23 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:42 | 2:26 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 0:00 |
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 | 0:00 |
| J. Lucchini | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9:07 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:10 | 2:35 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:47 | 5:34 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:24 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 | 0:00 |
| D. Mermis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 21 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 59:34 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |