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Game Recap
CGY0
FinalSun, Nov 9, 2025Every game that night
MIN2

MIN beat CGY 2-0, with the chances close: 2.97 expected goals to 2.36. CGY outshot MIN 36 to 19. M. Boldy led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Weegar had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.2. J. Wallstedt stopped 36 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CGY0000
MIN0112
  1. 2nd 13:47MINM. Boldy0.10 xG
  2. 3rd 19:10MINK. KaprizovEN0.94 xG

Team Stats

CGYMIN
36Shots on goal19
2.36Expected goals2.97
77Shot attempts47
335v5 shots on goal13
0/3Power play0/4
15Hits13
13Blocked shots20
6Penalty minutes6
19Giveaways15
5Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 2.36 xGMIN 2.97 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdMIN goal, 13:47MIN goal, 19:10

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

CGY36 on goal, 0 scored
MIN18 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. CoronatoRW000501-1219:412:53
N. KadriC000400-2019:112:51
J. HuberdeauLW000311-1018:072:17
M. FrostC000110-1016:462:50
J. FarabeeLW000000-1016:301:14
B. ColemanLW0000030015:130:38
Y. SharangovichC000200-1015:020:41
M. BacklundC0003000014:350:00
C. ZaryC0001000012:080:38
S. HonzekLW0001110012:080:00
A. KlapkaRW000121029:410:00
R. LombergLW000030008:380:00
M. WeegarD000632-2226:012:26
R. AnderssonD000102-1024:581:07
K. BahlD0002010021:190:00
J. HanleyD000130-1021:020:00
Y. KuznetsovD0002100011:580:00
B. PachalD0003010011:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Cooley18171.94457:41Loss
D. Wolf000–0:00

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. Eriksson EkC022300+2020:483:47
M. BoldyLW112312+2019:543:55
K. KaprizovLW101302+1218:223:59
M. JohanssonLW011000+1013:401:39
M. ZuccarelloRW0002110017:303:52
R. HartmanRW0000140015:581:31
M. RossiC0002000015:051:28
V. TarasenkoRW0000120015:021:26
V. HinostrozaC0001000012:040:00
M. FolignoLW0002200010:250:00
Y. TreninC0000400210:200:00
D. YurovRW000100009:500:03
B. FaberD000003+1024:510:24
J. SpurgeonD000011+1024:004:00
J. BrodinD000100+2222:370:04
Z. BuiumD0000110020:381:23
D. HuntD0000040013:550:04
D.JiricekD000110009:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Wallstedt363601.00060:00Win
F. Gustavsson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CGY

Line 1M. Coronato15:13M. Frost12:58J. Huberdeau13:24
Line 3M. Backlund11:38B. Coleman11:09S. Honzek10:28
Line 4C. Zary10:13A. Klapka8:45R. Lomberg8:38
Pair 1M. Weegar19:36J. Hanley18:01
Pair 2R. Andersson16:34K. Bahl16:21
Pair 3Y. Kuznetsov11:14B. Pachal10:38

MIN

Line 3J. Ek12:16M. Boldy11:17M. Johansson11:10
Line 4Y. Trenin10:20D. Yurov9:47M. Foligno9:48
Pair 1J. Spurgeon17:31J. Brodin18:43
Pair 2B. Faber18:35Z. Buium17:08
Pair 3D. Hunt11:28D.Jiricek9:01

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBlake Coleman MIN Faces CGY, his team until Apr 20260 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCGY 2.9, MIN 3.1CGY 0, MIN 2
Total goals6.02
Shots on goalCGY 29.5, MIN 29.4CGY 36, MIN 19
Win chanceMIN 54%MIN won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MIN K. Kaprizov3.531.26145%1
CGY N. Kadri3.240.84030%0
MIN M. Boldy3.030.89231%1
MIN J. Ek2.930.66226%0
MIN R. Hartman2.400.54023%0
CGY B. Coleman2.300.51022%0
MIN M. Zuccarello2.220.88024%0
CGY M. Coronato2.250.53021%0
CGY R. Andersson2.210.46010%0
CGY M. Weegar2.260.53010%0
CGY M. Backlund2.030.39016%0
CGY J. Farabee2.000.43018%0
CGY J. Huberdeau1.930.75023%0
MIN V. Tarasenko1.800.58022%0
CGY M. Frost1.810.49017%0
MIN M. Rossi1.720.58022%0
MIN B. Faber1.700.3407%0
CGY C. Zary1.610.40017%0
MIN M. Johansson1.600.48116%0
MIN J. Spurgeon1.600.4409%0
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.420.43020%0
CGY S. Honzek1.410.22011%0
MIN V. Hinostroza1.410.31014%0
MIN J. Brodin1.210.3106%0
MIN Y. Trenin1.200.22012%0
CGY A. Klapka1.210.27013%0
MIN M. Foligno1.220.34016%0
CGY K. Bahl1.120.2404%0
MIN Z. Buium1.000.2804%0
MIN D. Yurov0.910.23013%0
CGY B. Pachal0.830.1603%0
CGY R. Lomberg0.800.1307%0
CGY J. Hanley0.810.1803%0
MIN D. Hunt0.800.1603%0
MIN D.Jiricek0.710.1503%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.