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Game Recap
LAK3
MIN6
MIN beat LAK 6-3, with the chances close: 3.20 expected goals to 3.01. M. Boldy led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Fleury stopped 31 of 34.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
- 1st 1:33LAKR. KupariSH0.19 xG
- 1st 8:22LAKC. Grundstrom0.05 xG
- 1st 10:17LAKA. KempePP0.01 xG
- 1st 16:04MINK. KaprizovPP0.04 xG
- 1st 16:54MINM. Boldy0.11 xG
- 2nd 1:39MINJ. Spurgeon0.12 xG
- 2nd 9:46MINM. Zuccarello0.02 xG
- 2nd 13:59MINM. Foligno0.03 xG
- 3rd 3:16MINN. Bjugstad0.03 xG
Team Stats
LAKMIN
34Shots on goal33
3.01Expected goals3.20
65Shot attempts53
255v5 shots on goal30
1/3Power play1/3
25Hits11
14Blocked shots15
9Penalty minutes9
1Giveaways5
9Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
LAK 3.01 xGMIN 3.20 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
LAK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:23 | 3:07 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:24 | 3:06 |
| T. Moore | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:58 | 1:30 |
| R. Kupari | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:31 | 0:08 |
| C. Grundstrom | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 | 0:00 |
| A. Kopitar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 18:57 | 3:06 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:07 | 1:31 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:01 | 3:09 |
| G. Vilardi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 1:40 |
| Q. Byfield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 | 1:37 |
| B. Lemieux | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 10:28 | 0:00 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:03 | 0:00 |
| S. Durzi | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 21:24 | 3:06 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:31 | 0:10 |
| J. Spence | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:04 | 1:32 |
| T. Stecher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 20:51 | 0:08 |
| O. Maatta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 0:00 |
| T. Bjornfot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Petersen | 33 | 27 | 6 | .818 | 60:00 | Loss |
| J. Quick | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Boldy | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:08 | 2:22 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:18 | 2:02 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:46 | 2:01 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:45 | 2:03 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 | 2:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 | 1:26 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:17 | 0:00 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:13 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:55 | 2:01 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:33 | 1:46 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:21 | 0:26 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 8:16 | 0:13 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:52 | 1:59 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 19:40 | 0:00 |
| J. Benn | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:23 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 22:44 | 1:53 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:34 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:07 | 0:27 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.