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Game Recap
BUF2
MIN3
MIN beat BUF 3-2 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 3.66 expected goals to 2.07. M. Fleury stopped 29 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 2:22BUFJ. Quinn0.13 xG
- 1st 3:35MINJ. Eriksson EkPP0.31 xG
- 2nd 9:50BUFZ. Girgensons0.12 xG
- 2nd 12:39MINJ. Spurgeon0.16 xG
Team Stats
BUFMIN
31Shots on goal35
2.07Expected goals3.66
54Shot attempts57
305v5 shots on goal23
0/1Power play1/4
5Hits24
11Blocked shots15
8Penalty minutes2
3Giveaways6
6Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.07 xGMIN 3.66 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
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:58 | 0:00 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:10 | 0:00 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 22:40 | 1:43 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 20:58 | 1:51 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 | 1:51 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 | 0:07 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 | 1:44 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:09 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27:56 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 25:56 | 1:51 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:52 | 0:08 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:54 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:14 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 35 | 33 | 2 | .943 | 65:00 | OT loss |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:35 | 4:09 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:28 | 4:01 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:27 | 3:32 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:47 | 1:53 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 | 1:53 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:36 | 4:10 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:50 | 1:54 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 2:28 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:10 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 8:51 | 0:08 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25:28 | 2:20 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:30 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:16 | 0:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:37 | 0:00 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:33 | 3:42 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 64:27 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |