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Game Recap
LAK1
MIN2
MIN beat LAK 2-1 despite fewer good chances: 1.58 expected goals to 2.93. LAK outshot MIN 34 to 20. R. Hartman led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). F. Gustavsson stopped 33 of 34.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- 2nd 0:13MINR. Hartman0.04 xG
- 3rd 15:12MINR. Hartman0.18 xG
- 3rd 19:39LAKA. Kopitar0.10 xG
Team Stats
LAKMIN
34Shots on goal20
2.93Expected goals1.58
73Shot attempts42
295v5 shots on goal15
0/1Power play0/3
15Hits18
13Blocked shots22
6Penalty minutes2
1Giveaways8
4Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
LAK 2.93 xGMIN 1.58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kopitar | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 20:53 | 1:15 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:32 | 1:15 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:09 | 0:00 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:48 | 1:15 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:00 |
| G. Vilardi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:24 | 1:15 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:00 |
| T. Moore | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:32 | 0:00 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:14 | 0:00 |
| Q. Byfield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:43 | 0:00 |
| A. Kaliyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:51 | 0:00 |
| R. Kupari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:49 | 0:00 |
| S. Durzi | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:38 | 0:00 |
| D. Doughty | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 26:09 | 1:15 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:27 | 0:00 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:07 | 0:00 |
| S. Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:35 | 0:00 |
| A. Edler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Hartman | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:27 | 1:44 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 22:50 | 3:29 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:44 | 3:49 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | 1:18 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 3:59 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:30 | 3:49 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:26 | 0:05 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:00 |
| A. Beckman | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 1:16 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:17 | 0:01 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 | 0:02 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:33 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:58 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 24:37 | 1:28 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +2 | 0 | 23:45 | 2:04 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:23 | 0:09 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 3:02 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:26 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 34 | 33 | 1 | .971 | 59:23 | Win |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.