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Game Recap
MIN1
FinalThu, Oct 22, 2026Every game that night
CGY2

CGY beat MIN 2-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.45 expected goals to 3.15. MIN outshot CGY 37 to 22. M. Boldy had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 3.8. D. Cooley stopped 36 of 37.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MIN0011
CGY2002
  1. 1st 10:49CGYA. SunievPP0.11 xG
  2. 1st 14:06CGYJ. FarabeePP0.52 xG
  3. 3rd 4:39MINM. McCarron0.06 xG

Team Stats

MINCGY
37Shots on goal22
3.15Expected goals2.45
69Shot attempts39
215v5 shots on goal13
0/4Power play2/4
26Hits25
8Blocked shots12
8Penalty minutes8
16Giveaways20
5Takeaways1

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MIN 3.15 xGCGY 2.45 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCGY goal, 10:49CGY goal, 14:06MIN goal, 4:39

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

MIN38 on goal, 1 scored
CGY22 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. McCarronC101120+1011:280:00
N. SturmC011030+109:520:00
M. BoldyLW0007110025:056:05
K. KaprizovLW0004210024:546:14
J. Eriksson EkC0003100023:145:19
D. YurovRW0002000019:275:20
B. ColemanLW0002100214:231:55
B. BrinkRW0002110013:572:41
R. HartmanRW0001100013:152:40
Y. TreninC0001710210:490:00
R. LorenzLW000020008:400:00
T. PitlickC000311+106:440:00
J. BrodinD011100+1019:060:11
Q. HughesD000300+1231:046:16
J. SpurgeonD0004000019:191:53
D. HuntD0002330016:091:26
Z. BogosianD0001100214:180:00
O. MaattaD0000000014:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Wallstedt22202.90957:57Loss
C. Pickard000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. FarabeeLW1011110018:514:33
M. CoronatoRW0113000216:233:30
M. FrostC0114100013:194:05
A. SunievLW1013010011:401:29
A. KlapkaRW011140-1011:091:30
J. CastagnaC000021-1018:280:00
Y. SharangovichC0001000017:581:41
M. PospisilC0000400215:460:14
R. StromeC0000100215:191:38
M. GridinRW0002000014:574:21
B. OthmannLW000021-1012:060:00
B. JonesC0000220010:450:00
K. BahlD0000400023:480:17
S. NemecD000203-1021:361:42
Z. WhitecloudD0001100020:380:00
J. MiddletonD0001130019:530:55
Z. ParekhD0002000015:374:20
Y. KuznetsovD000120-1213:470:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Cooley37361.97360:00Win
D. Wolf000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

MIN

Line 1K. Kaprizov16:37M. Boldy16:12J. Ek15:05
Line 2B. Coleman10:40B. Brink11:16R. Hartman10:35
Line 3Y. Trenin9:29D. Yurov9:51R. Lorenz8:40
Pair 1Q. Hughes22:39J. Brodin14:56
Pair 2Z. Bogosian12:14O. Maatta12:15
Pair 3D. Hunt14:38J. Spurgeon11:25

CGY

Line 1B. Othmann12:06J. Castagna13:38A. Klapka9:39
Line 3R. Strome11:29M. Gridin10:36M. Pospisil11:37
Pair 1K. Bahl17:47S. Nemec17:31
Pair 3Y. Kuznetsov11:46Z. Parekh11:17

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

Prop Results

11 of 16 overs hit (69%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
MIN K. Kaprizov3.5+110-1304Over
MIN M. Boldy3.5-120+1057Over
MIN J. Ek2.5-160+1303Over
CGY J. Farabee2.5+140-1651Under
CGY M. Coronato2.5+122-1403Over
MIN Q. Hughes2.5-105-1153Over
MIN B. Coleman1.5-170+1402Over
MIN D. Yurov1.5+105-1452Over
CGY M. Frost1.5-150+1154Over
CGY M. Gridin1.5-135+1052Over
CGY M. Pospisil1.5+125-1700Under
MIN R. Hartman1.5-130+1051Under
CGY R. Strome1.5+115-1450Under
CGY S. Nemec1.5+105-1282Over
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.5-130+1151Under
CGY Z. Parekh1.5+104-1302Over

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamBlake Coleman MIN Faces CGY, his team until Apr 20262 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreMIN 3.3, CGY 2.8MIN 1, CGY 2
Total goals6.13
Shots on goalMIN 30.4, CGY 29.2MIN 37, CGY 22
Win chanceMIN 59%CGY won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MIN M. Boldy3.871.10037%0
MIN K. Kaprizov3.241.24043%0
MIN J. Ek3.230.81029%0
MIN Q. Hughes2.431.07014%0
MIN B. Coleman2.320.51022%0
CGY M. Coronato2.230.57121%0
MIN R. Hartman1.910.47019%0
CGY M. Gridin1.820.52016%0
CGY M. Frost1.840.52119%0
CGY J. Farabee1.810.50120%1
CGY Y. Sharangovich1.810.45021%0
CGY A. Suniev1.730.44117%1
CGY S. Nemec1.720.38011%0
CGY Z. Parekh1.620.3309%0
CGY R. Strome1.400.43014%0
MIN M. McCarron1.410.27111%1
CGY M. Pospisil1.400.2709%0
MIN J. Brodin1.310.3216%0
MIN B. Brink1.320.43015%0
MIN J. Spurgeon1.340.3808%0
MIN D. Yurov1.320.40017%0
MIN Y. Trenin1.210.28011%0
CGY J. Castagna1.200.24010%0
CGY Y. Kuznetsov1.210.2006%0
CGY A. Klapka1.110.26111%0
CGY J. Middleton1.010.2506%0
CGY B. Jones1.000.1106%0
MIN O. Maatta1.000.3405%0
CGY Z. Whitecloud1.010.2406%0
CGY B. Othmann0.900.1407%0
CGY K. Bahl0.900.2406%0
MIN Z. Bogosian0.910.1704%0
MIN N. Sturm0.800.2018%0
MIN T. Pitlick0.730.1205%0
MIN D. Hunt0.720.1702%0

Shots on goal: 25 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.