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Game Recap
CHI1
MIN4
MIN beat CHI 4-1, with the chances close: 2.93 expected goals to 2.97. M. Zuccarello led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). M. Fleury stopped 28 of 29.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
- 1st 2:11MINM. Rossi0.04 xG
- 1st 12:08MINM. RossiPP0.15 xG
- 1st 17:07MINM. Zuccarello0.14 xG
- 2nd 11:36MINM. BoldyPP0.10 xG
- 3rd 12:55CHIT. RaddyshPP0.56 xG
Team Stats
CHIMIN
29Shots on goal34
2.97Expected goals2.93
48Shot attempts66
175v5 shots on goal29
1/3Power play2/3
31Hits21
18Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes6
3Giveaways11
5Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
CHI 2.97 xGMIN 2.93 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
CHI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Bedard | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 4:02 |
| T. Raddysh | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:18 | 3:37 |
| T. Johnson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:40 | 3:31 |
| P. Kurashev | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:17 | 3:33 |
| N. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:34 | 1:01 |
| R. Donato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:52 | 1:07 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:58 |
| J. Dickinson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 | 0:00 |
| C. Guttman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:02 | 0:36 |
| B. Katchouk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 |
| R. Johnson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12:38 | 0:00 |
| M. Entwistle | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:34 | 0:00 |
| S. Jones | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:35 | 3:30 |
| K. Korchinski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 | 1:08 |
| A. Vlasic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:57 | 0:00 |
| C. Murphy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:29 | 0:00 |
| J. Tinordi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:01 | 0:00 |
| L. Crevier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:07 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Mrazek | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 59:47 | Loss |
| A. Soderblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:42 | 2:31 |
| M. Rossi | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:10 | 1:33 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:22 | 2:30 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:25 | 2:33 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 1:31 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | 2:39 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | 1:34 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 | 1:25 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:07 | 0:00 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:18 | 1:57 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:56 | 1:37 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:26 | 0:30 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:33 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:49 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 29 | 28 | 1 | .966 | 59:35 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.