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Game Recap
LAK7
FinalSat, Oct 15, 2022Every game that night
MIN6

LAK beat MIN 7-6, with the chances close: 3.41 expected goals to 3.12. A. Kempe led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). C. Petersen stopped 29 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
LAK4217
MIN2226
  1. 1st 4:28LAKA. Kempe0.15 xG
  2. 1st 8:55LAKG. Vilardi0.28 xG
  3. 1st 11:13LAKD. DoughtyPP0.10 xG
  4. 1st 12:57MINJ. Middleton0.03 xG
  5. 1st 16:43MINM. Foligno0.14 xG
  6. 1st 18:28LAKA. Iafallo0.03 xG
  7. 2nd 5:25MINJ. Eriksson EkPP0.27 xG
  8. 2nd 9:11LAKK. FialaPP0.13 xG
  9. 2nd 12:12MINK. KaprizovPP0.12 xG
  10. 2nd 13:10LAKM. Roy0.04 xG
  11. 3rd 5:56MINM. ZuccarelloPP0.04 xG
  12. 3rd 7:32MINS. Steel0.30 xG
  13. 3rd 8:03LAKA. Kempe0.17 xG

Team Stats

LAKMIN
34Shots on goal35
3.41Expected goals3.12
49Shot attempts66
225v5 shots on goal25
2/6Power play3/6
5Hits20
20Blocked shots7
14Penalty minutes14
4Giveaways6
7Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

LAK 3.41 xGMIN 3.12 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdLAK goal, 4:28LAK goal, 8:55LAK goal, 11:13MIN goal, 12:57MIN goal, 16:43LAK goal, 18:28MIN goal, 5:25LAK goal, 9:11MIN goal, 12:12LAK goal, 13:10MIN goal, 5:56MIN goal, 7:32LAK goal, 8:03

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

LAK33 on goal, 7 scored
MIN33 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. KopitarC033213+1021:136:37
A. KempeRW213311+1419:296:11
K. FialaLW123601+1018:136:29
G. VilardiC112200+2017:365:27
A. IafalloLW112201+2016:162:10
Q. ByfieldRW011100+2212:260:20
A. KaliyevRW011101006:581:44
B. LemieuxLW011000026:090:13
P. DanaultC000013-1018:141:46
T. MooreLW000600-1017:470:00
V. ArvidssonLW000201-1015:262:18
B. LizotteC000100028:120:13
M. RoyD112102+2020:330:00
M. AndersonD022105+1019:070:02
D. DoughtyD101401+1427:326:20
S. DurziD000110+1022:012:02
B. ClarkeD000101-1012:290:50
A. EdlerD0000100011:330:13
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Petersen35296.82960:00Win
J. Quick000–0:00

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. ZuccarelloRW123310-1222:136:13
K. KaprizovLW112420-1222:266:27
J. Eriksson EkC1121000220:326:50
M. BoldyLW022320+1020:196:53
R. HartmanRW011421-2014:380:14
S. SteelC1012200013:430:04
M. FolignoLW101230-1213:360:00
F. GaudreauC0002010018:521:01
T. JostC0001100014:470:00
C. DewarC000120-106:270:00
B. DuhaimeLW000020-105:460:00
M. RossiC000000024:330:00
J. SpurgeonD011111-1021:550:15
M. DumbaD0114100020:590:00
J. MiddletonD1013020019:350:11
J. BrodinD0111010419:240:06
C. AddisonD011000-1017:096:46
A. GoligoskiD000311-2014:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Fleury14104.71420:00
F. Gustavsson20173.85038:20Loss

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamMats Zuccarello LAK First game back in St. Paul, his team until May 20261 G, 2 A, 3 SOG
  • Old teamKevin Fiala LAK Faces MIN, his team until May 20221 G, 2 A, 6 SOG
  • HometownMikey Anderson LAK Plays near home (born in Roseville)2 A, 1 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.