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Game Recap
COL3
MIN2
COL beat MIN 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.19 expected goals to 2.29. K. Kaprizov led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. Georgiev stopped 19 of 21.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 17:43COLR. Colton0.05 xG
- 2nd 8:39COLV. NichushkinPP0.08 xG
- 2nd 9:13MINK. Kaprizov0.09 xG
- 2nd 14:21MINJ. Eriksson EkPP0.12 xG
- 3rd 4:56COLK. MacDermid0.10 xG
Team Stats
COLMIN
25Shots on goal21
3.19Expected goals2.29
65Shot attempts45
155v5 shots on goal15
1/6Power play1/5
13Hits11
9Blocked shots18
12Penalty minutes14
4Giveaways6
3Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
COL 3.19 xGMIN 2.29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:21 | 8:26 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:05 | 8:58 |
| R. Tufte | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 1:22 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:34 | 0:07 |
| R. Colton | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:27 | 2:01 |
| F. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:26 | 0:04 |
| K. MacDermid | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3:30 | 0:00 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:22 | 9:00 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:30 | 5:57 |
| R. Johansen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | 1:39 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:23 | 0:05 |
| M. Wood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:38 | 0:00 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:49 | 2:59 |
| B. Byram | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:35 | 3:14 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 28:48 | 8:18 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:41 | 0:05 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 |
| C. Jones | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:42 | 0:07 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 21 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 60:00 | Win |
| I. Prosvetov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:45 | 5:35 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:42 | 4:24 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:02 | 5:24 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:13 | 2:52 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:14 | 2:26 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:16 | 0:00 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 2:07 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:17 | 4:14 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:59 | 2:12 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:16 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:56 | 0:00 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7:25 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 28:12 | 3:24 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:57 | 4:12 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:49 | 1:05 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16:45 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:11 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 59:07 | Loss |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |