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Game Recap
MIN5
ARI2
MIN beat ARI 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 2.78 expected goals to 1.83. K. Fiala led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). K. Kahkonen stopped 24 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| ARI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 4:22MINJ. Eriksson EkPP0.07 xG
- 1st 9:00MINM. Foligno0.07 xG
- 1st 14:10ARIA. Ladd0.12 xG
- 2nd 2:45MINK. Fiala0.06 xG
- 2nd 3:21MIND. Kulikov0.16 xG
- 2nd 18:51MINK. KaprizovPP0.08 xG
- 3rd 7:04ARIS. Gostisbehere0.17 xG
Team Stats
MINARI
30Shots on goal26
2.78Expected goals1.83
52Shot attempts49
275v5 shots on goal21
2/3Power play0/3
14Hits31
8Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes6
9Giveaways6
4Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.78 xGARI 1.83 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
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Fiala | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:03 | 2:26 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:57 | 2:26 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:29 | 2:26 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:15 | 2:26 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:09 | 1:31 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 | 0:00 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:14 | 1:31 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | 1:31 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:07 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 | 0:00 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:24 | 0:00 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:32 | 2:26 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 18:01 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:54 | 0:00 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:19 | 0:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:49 | 1:31 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:04 | 1:31 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kahkonen | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 59:58 | Win |
| C. Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
ARI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Keller | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:54 | 4:33 |
| D. Jaskin | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:00 | 3:08 |
| A. Ladd | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:32 | 1:24 |
| T. Boyd | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 11:28 | 0:00 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:45 | 4:26 |
| L. Crouse | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:05 | 1:45 |
| J. Larsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:21 | 0:00 |
| J. Beagle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:00 |
| A. Roussel | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:00 |
| L. Eriksson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 |
| C. Fischer | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:26 | 0:00 |
| B. Hayton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:13 | 2:05 |
| S. Gostisbehere | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:56 | 4:36 |
| J. Chychrun | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:16 | 4:36 |
| A. Stralman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:37 | 2:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:43 | 0:00 |
| D. Mayo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | 0:00 |
| C. Dineen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 16:47 | 1:27 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Vejmelka | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 39:13 | Loss |
| S. Wedgewood | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 20:00 |