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Game Recap
MIN4
BOS3
MIN beat BOS 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 3.22 expected goals to 4.36. BOS outshot MIN 43 to 30. D. Pastrnak led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Fleury stopped 40 of 43.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 7:44MINM. JohanssonPP0.38 xG
- 1st 11:29BOSD. Pastrnak0.04 xG
- 1st 19:59BOSD. Pastrnak0.06 xG
- 3rd 13:12MINK. Kaprizov0.04 xG
- 3rd 15:10MINR. Hartman0.26 xG
- 3rd 18:54BOSB. MarchandPP0.13 xG
- OT 2:54MINK. Kaprizov0.33 xG
Team Stats
MINBOS
30Shots on goal43
3.22Expected goals4.36
60Shot attempts69
255v5 shots on goal32
1/1Power play1/3
25Hits38
10Blocked shots12
28Penalty minutes14
10Giveaways14
9Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 3.22 xGBOS 4.36 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. Kaprizov | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:03 | 0:58 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:48 | 0:58 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:04 | 0:32 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:18 | 0:32 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:02 | 1:04 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:06 | 0:33 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:16 | 0:57 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:00 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17 | 9:24 | 0:26 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 9:01 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:04 | 0:00 |
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:27 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 30:19 | 0:59 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 26:43 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 17:33 | 0:31 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 20:10 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 0:00 |
| D. Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:56 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 43 | 40 | 3 | .930 | 62:54 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:41 | 5:12 |
| P. Zacha | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:07 | 3:31 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:44 | 3:31 |
| M. Geekie | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:10 | 3:31 |
| J. van Riemsdyk | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:21 | 2:35 |
| J. Beecher | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 | 0:04 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:31 | 1:51 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:01 | 1:43 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:03 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:06 |
| O. Steen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Lauko | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8:39 | 0:00 |
| H. Lindholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 27:12 | 1:50 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:29 | 3:38 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:50 | 0:04 |
| K. Shattenkirk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:18 | 0:00 |
| P. Wotherspoon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 14:54 | 0:00 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:35 | 0:13 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Ullmark | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 62:07 | OT loss |
| J. Swayman | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |