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Game Recap
COL3
MIN2
COL beat MIN 3-2 despite fewer good chances: 1.99 expected goals to 3.48. MIN outshot COL 43 to 19. N. MacKinnon led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Georgiev stopped 41 of 43.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 15:14COLA. Cogliano0.01 xG
- 2nd 2:20COLD. Malgin0.03 xG
- 2nd 7:09MINJ. Eriksson EkPP0.08 xG
- 2nd 16:29COLN. MacKinnon0.16 xG
- 3rd 14:07MINK. Kaprizov0.05 xG
Team Stats
COLMIN
19Shots on goal43
1.99Expected goals3.48
42Shot attempts84
185v5 shots on goal39
0/1Power play1/2
22Hits19
22Blocked shots18
9Penalty minutes7
3Giveaways4
2Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
COL 1.99 xGMIN 3.48 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
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. MacKinnon | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:09 | 1:16 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:18 | 1:28 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:00 |
| D. Malgin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 5:37 | 0:00 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 21:44 | 1:20 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:22 | 0:44 |
| J. Compher | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 21:08 | 0:40 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:32 | 0:00 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:31 | 1:20 |
| A. Newhook | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:14 | 0:31 |
| K. MacDermid | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:24 | 0:00 |
| M. Nieto | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 6:20 | 0:00 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 27:25 | 0:32 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:49 | 0:46 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 20:35 | 0:09 |
| B. Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 20:47 | 1:14 |
| B. Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:56 | 0:00 |
| A. Englund | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 43 | 41 | 2 | .953 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:37 | 2:25 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:37 | 2:24 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:19 | 2:32 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 17:42 | 2:25 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 0:55 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:47 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:50 | 0:00 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:54 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 0:00 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:34 | 0:00 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 25:05 | 0:54 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:41 | 1:15 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 23:00 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:27 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:58 | 2:04 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 19 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 57:50 | Loss |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |