Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
MIN5
CGY2
MIN beat CGY 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.30 expected goals to 2.37. M. Boldy led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). F. Gustavsson stopped 28 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| CGY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 1:26MINM. Foligno0.37 xG
- 2nd 0:45MINK. Kaprizov0.51 xG
- 2nd 1:30MINM. Boldy0.07 xG
- 2nd 6:51CGYM. Backlund0.05 xG
- 2nd 13:58MINM. BoldyPP0.10 xG
- 3rd 1:37CGYC. Zary0.09 xG
- 3rd 6:49MINJ. Eriksson Ek0.09 xG
Team Stats
MINCGY
29Shots on goal30
3.30Expected goals2.37
60Shot attempts64
205v5 shots on goal26
1/3Power play0/3
16Hits28
19Blocked shots16
13Penalty minutes13
5Giveaways15
1Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 3.30 xGCGY 2.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Boldy | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 14:40 | 2:51 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:37 | 2:54 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:11 | 2:44 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:45 | 0:57 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:46 | 2:40 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 13:05 | 1:00 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11:16 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:37 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:59 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 | 0:53 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:05 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +3 | 0 | 24:14 | 2:29 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 25:42 | 1:25 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:31 | 0:03 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 20:18 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:05 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 60:00 | Win |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
CGY Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Backlund | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:43 | 1:41 |
| N. Kadri | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:40 | 2:49 |
| C. Zary | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:48 | 1:42 |
| J. Huberdeau | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 | 2:46 |
| Y. Sharangovich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:30 | 2:46 |
| E. Lindholm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:27 | 2:43 |
| A. Mangiapane | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:44 | 1:42 |
| B. Coleman | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:35 | 0:00 |
| A. Ruzicka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:25 | 1:45 |
| D. Dube | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:07 | 0:00 |
| A. Greer | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:20 | 0:00 |
| W. Duehr | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| M. Weegar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:06 | 1:49 |
| R. Andersson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21:39 | 0:10 |
| I. Solovyov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 0:00 |
| N. Hanifin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 24:38 | 2:42 |
| C. Tanev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 19:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Oesterle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:28 | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.