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Game Recap
MIN3
FinalSat, Feb 26, 2022Every game that night
CGY7

CGY beat MIN 7-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.62 expected goals to 2.32. CGY outshot MIN 35 to 25. M. Tkachuk led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Markstrom stopped 22 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MIN1023
CGY3227
  1. 1st 1:36MINF. Gaudreau0.04 xG
  2. 1st 10:29CGYT. Toffoli0.06 xG
  3. 1st 11:49CGYM. TkachukPP0.06 xG
  4. 1st 17:42CGYE. Gudbranson0.05 xG
  5. 2nd 16:44CGYA. Mangiapane0.05 xG
  6. 2nd 19:19CGYB. ColemanSH0.17 xG
  7. 3rd 13:25MINN. Bjugstad0.13 xG
  8. 3rd 14:35MINK. Kaprizov0.07 xG
  9. 3rd 18:06CGYM. TkachukEN0.42 xG
  10. 3rd 19:18CGYT. ToffoliEN0.83 xG

Team Stats

MINCGY
25Shots on goal35
2.32Expected goals4.62
39Shot attempts68
175v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play2/5
15Hits29
15Blocked shots4
16Penalty minutes10
2Giveaways9
7Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MIN 2.32 xGCGY 4.62 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdMIN goal, 1:36CGY goal, 10:29CGY goal, 11:49CGY goal, 17:42CGY goal, 16:44CGY goal, 19:19MIN goal, 13:25MIN goal, 14:35CGY goal, 18:06CGY goal, 19:18

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, 3 scored
CGY34 on goal, 7 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. KaprizovLW1015000419:552:10
M. ZuccarelloRW011101+1218:071:58
K. FialaLW0111010017:541:52
F. GaudreauC101220+1016:122:00
M. BoldyLW011300+1015:092:03
N. BjugstadC101210008:300:12
J. Eriksson EkC000201-3020:451:46
M. FolignoLW000241-4016:231:45
R. HartmanRW000100-3413:391:26
C. DewarC000020-2211:420:12
N. SturmC000220+108:020:00
B. DuhaimeLW000100047:110:12
J. MerrillD0110040019:450:12
J. BrodinD000001-1025:551:37
D. KulikovD000012-1021:440:12
J. SpurgeonD000103-1021:131:48
J. BennD000121+1014:350:00
A. GoligoskiD000110-1013:230:35
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Kahkonen33285.84857:27Loss
C. Talbot000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ToffoliC213300+2016:454:53
M. TkachukLW213410+1214:394:03
E. LindholmC022100+2017:523:47
B. ColemanLW1124200012:040:00
J. GaudreauLW011300+1016:224:02
A. MangiapaneLW101421-1215:342:43
S. MonahanC000210+2016:203:58
M. LucicLW000040+2015:104:12
M. BacklundC000110-1014:490:00
T. LewisC000240-1013:180:28
B. RitchieRW000240-1011:310:28
B. RichardsonRW000200-1211:070:28
R. AnderssonD022000+1021:004:14
N. HanifinD011113+1021:403:47
N. ZadorovD011210+2020:342:31
C. TanevD0110100020:261:16
E. GudbransonD1012600217:100:00
O. KylingtonD0002100215:391:35
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Markstrom25223.88060:00Win
D. Vladar000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBlake Coleman MIN Faces CGY, his team until Apr 20261 G, 1 A, 4 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.