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Game Recap
MIN2
FinalThu, Feb 23, 2023Every game that night
CBJ0

MIN beat CBJ 2-0, with the chances close: 2.78 expected goals to 2.90. M. Fleury stopped 30 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MIN2002
CBJ0000
  1. 1st 3:01MINB. Duhaime0.39 xG
  2. 1st 8:48MINK. Kaprizov0.10 xG

Team Stats

MINCBJ
25Shots on goal30
2.78Expected goals2.90
54Shot attempts70
255v5 shots on goal25
0/1Power play0/1
19Hits11
25Blocked shots13
2Penalty minutes2
4Giveaways4
7Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MIN 2.78 xGCBJ 2.90 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdMIN goal, 3:01MIN goal, 8:48

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

MIN24 on goal, 2 scored
CBJ30 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. KaprizovLW101402+1020:171:15
R. HartmanRW011302+1018:290:45
F. GaudreauC011001+1014:320:44
B. DuhaimeLW101430+1012:260:00
J. Eriksson EkC0001130019:041:16
M. ZuccarelloRW000001+1018:171:16
M. BoldyLW0001200017:051:15
M. FolignoLW0000210013:280:45
J. GreenwayLW000110+1012:290:00
M. ShawC0001100011:590:00
C. DewarC0002120010:470:00
R. ReavesRW0001510010:070:00
J. MiddletonD011203+1021:490:00
M. DumbaD000023+1022:340:00
J. SpurgeonD000102+1021:220:49
A. GoligoskiD000201+1221:020:44
C. AddisonD0001020016:121:11
D. MermisD0001110016:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Fleury303001.00060:00Win
F. Gustavsson000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. GaudreauLW0003000020:510:57
B. JennerC0006120020:220:56
K. MarchenkoRW000101-1019:320:56
K. JohnsonC000200-1018:221:02
P. LaineLW0001000017:320:55
J. RoslovicC000411-1017:090:58
S. KuralyC000112-1016:351:02
E. RobinsonLW000110-1015:000:02
M. OlivierRW000101-1012:100:02
E. BemstromC0002000010:541:01
L. FoudyC0001000010:060:00
L. PedersonC000110007:060:02
A. PeekeD0002410023:500:00
N. BlankenburgD0000110023:070:59
A. BoqvistD000002-1022:090:55
E. GudbransonD000300-1020:300:06
G. BayreutherD000102-1014:180:00
T. BerniD000010-1211:260:07
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo25232.92057:01Loss
E. Merzlikins000–0:00