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Game Recap
MIN2
CHI1
MIN beat CHI 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.91 expected goals to 2.01. V. Lettieri led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). F. Gustavsson stopped 20 of 21.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 1st 12:27MINJ. Lucchini0.32 xG
- 2nd 13:44CHIN. Foligno0.18 xG
- 3rd 10:07MINM. Foligno0.06 xG
Team Stats
MINCHI
25Shots on goal21
2.91Expected goals2.01
53Shot attempts49
195v5 shots on goal17
0/2Power play0/2
18Hits20
16Blocked shots14
9Penalty minutes9
5Giveaways13
5Takeaways15
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.91 xGCHI 2.01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 8:54 | 0:00 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 9 | 13:06 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:09 | 0:00 |
| J. Lucchini | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:46 | 0:00 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:05 | 2:24 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:07 | 2:08 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 2:22 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:03 | 1:53 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | 1:37 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 | 1:36 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 | 1:21 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 2:07 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 28:07 | 2:20 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 23:34 | 0:00 |
| D. Mermis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:35 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:07 | 1:55 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:23 | 0:17 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 21 | 20 | 1 | .952 | 59:56 | Win |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
CHI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:10 | 2:19 |
| P. Kurashev | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:06 | 2:21 |
| T. Raddysh | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:59 | 1:29 |
| J. Dickinson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:07 | 1:23 |
| T. Johnson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:29 | 2:19 |
| C. Blackwell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 0:00 |
| M. Entwistle | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 14:24 | 0:01 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 0:00 |
| R. Donato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 1:40 |
| L. Reichel | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:19 | 1:12 |
| B. Katchouk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:49 | 0:12 |
| Z. Sanford | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 | 0:11 |
| S. Jones | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:31 | 2:53 |
| A. Vlasic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:02 | 2:29 |
| K. Korchinski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:57 | 1:31 |
| I. Phillips | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:01 | 0:00 |
| J. Megna | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16:38 | 0:00 |
| J. Tinordi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 11:56 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Mrazek | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 57:33 | Loss |
| A. Soderblom | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.