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Game Recap
COL2
Final/OTSun, Mar 27, 2022Every game that night
MIN3

MIN beat COL 3-2 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.61 expected goals to 3.46. COL outshot MIN 42 to 29. M. Zuccarello led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). C. Talbot stopped 40 of 42.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
COL00202
MIN01113
  1. 2nd 18:07MINK. KaprizovPP0.10 xG
  2. 3rd 6:21COLN. Kadri0.09 xG
  3. 3rd 10:03COLM. RantanenPP0.00 xG
  4. 3rd 14:33MINR. Hartman0.18 xG
  5. OT 0:15MINK. FialaPP0.04 xG

Team Stats

COLMIN
42Shots on goal29
3.46Expected goals2.61
66Shot attempts60
355v5 shots on goal20
1/3Power play2/4
35Hits35
15Blocked shots16
13Penalty minutes11
3Giveaways7
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

COL 3.46 xGMIN 2.61 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTMIN goal, 18:07COL goal, 6:21COL goal, 10:03MIN goal, 14:33MIN goal, 0:15

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

COL42 on goal, 2 scored
MIN29 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

COL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KadriC112330+1018:083:17
M. RantanenRW101520-1020:013:19
J. CompherLW011100+1216:040:48
A. BurakovskyLW011300+1014:440:46
V. NichushkinRW000201-1021:513:13
N. MacKinnonC000310-1519:483:16
N. SturmC0001200013:410:00
A. NewhookC0002000012:540:45
L. O'ConnorRW0001000010:590:00
N. Aube-KubelRW0004400010:110:00
D. HelmC000212009:270:00
A. CoglianoC000150009:260:00
K. MacDermidLW000021007:380:00
D. ToewsD0115030028:050:56
C. MakarD000621+1228:543:07
J. JohnsonD0000430019:180:00
J. MansonD000150-1017:500:00
E. JohnsonD0002440415:570:43
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper29263.89760:01OT loss
P. Francouz000–0:00

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZuccarelloRW033300+1017:214:46
R. HartmanRW112330+1017:384:16
J. Eriksson EkC0114310020:154:32
K. KaprizovLW101421+1017:034:36
K. FialaLW1011000015:191:59
M. FolignoLW0000420017:350:59
F. GaudreauC0001100015:321:41
J. GreenwayLW0003200414:480:00
M. BoldyLW0000110013:361:30
T. JostC000100-1012:160:00
N. DeslauriersLW000101-1010:590:00
B. DuhaimeLW000140-1010:020:00
M. DumbaD011323+1522:120:52
J. BrodinD000313+1023:482:20
J. SpurgeonD0001210020:163:44
J. MerrillD000022-1016:190:00
J. MiddletonD0000400216:120:00
D. KulikovD000041-1015:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot42402.95260:09Win
M. Fleury000–0:00