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Game Recap
LAK7
MIN3
LAK beat MIN 7-3, with the chances close: 2.19 expected goals to 2.62. P. Dubois led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). C. Talbot stopped 29 of 32.
Team Stats
LAKMIN
27Shots on goal32
2.19Expected goals2.62
47Shot attempts57
245v5 shots on goal28
0/0Power play0/4
22Hits28
8Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes0
6Giveaways8
3Takeaways2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
LAK 2.19 xGMIN 2.62 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. Kempe | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 15:53 | 0:00 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 | 0:00 |
| P. Dubois | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:00 |
| A. Kopitar | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:26 | 0:00 |
| T. Moore | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:00 |
| A. Kaliyev | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:00 | 0:00 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:00 |
| C. Grundstrom | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:33 | 0:00 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:53 | 0:00 |
| A. Laferriere | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:00 |
| Q. Byfield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 14:35 | 0:00 |
| T. Lewis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 11:20 | 0:00 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 24:13 | 0:00 |
| D. Doughty | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 24:06 | 0:00 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:05 | 0:00 |
| V. Gavrikov | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 22:26 | 0:00 |
| A. Englund | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:00 |
| J. Spence | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:13 | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:40 | 4:45 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 20:20 | 4:58 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:20 | 4:51 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:18 | 4:30 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:08 | 0:59 |
| C. Dewar | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:48 | 0:59 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:27 | 1:46 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 | 1:51 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:13 | 2:42 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:56 | 2:23 |
| S. Walker | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:44 | 0:09 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:59 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:55 | 1:59 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 1:08 |
| D. Mermis | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:05 | 1:08 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:27 | 4:35 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 20:06 | 0:11 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 18:27 | 0:11 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 58:31 | Loss |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.