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Game Recap
MIN3
COL4
COL beat MIN 4-3 in a shootout, with the chances close: 3.27 expected goals to 2.94. K. Kaprizov led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). P. Francouz stopped 25 of 27.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| COL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 15:57COLM. RantanenPP0.12 xG
- 1st 17:39COLA. Newhook0.12 xG
- 2nd 0:33MINK. Fiala0.15 xG
- 3rd 6:46MINK. Kaprizov0.03 xG
- 3rd 16:28COLN. MacKinnon0.12 xG
- 3rd 17:09MINK. Kaprizov0.16 xG
Team Stats
MINCOL
40Shots on goal38
2.94Expected goals3.27
69Shot attempts78
295v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play1/4
28Hits24
29Blocked shots19
19Penalty minutes25
2Giveaways8
11Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.94 xGCOL 3.27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:22 | 1:19 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:53 | 1:46 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 19:16 | 2:32 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 17:14 | 1:50 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 21:11 | 1:55 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | 2:05 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:03 | 2:05 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13:24 | 2:05 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:01 | 0:00 |
| V. Rask | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 10:04 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 8:37 | 0:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 25:07 | 2:10 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:14 | 0:09 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 21:38 | 0:05 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 0:00 |
| J. Benn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | 0:00 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 1:50 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kahkonen | 38 | 35 | 3 | .921 | 64:54 | OT loss |
| A. Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. MacKinnon | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 25:48 | 4:39 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:32 | 4:12 |
| G. Landeskog | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:10 | 4:39 |
| A. Burakovsky | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:20 | 2:04 |
| A. Newhook | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:09 | 1:37 |
| N. Kadri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:11 | 4:39 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:53 | 0:00 |
| J. Compher | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:28 | 1:37 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:09 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:52 | 0:00 |
| M. Maltsev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:39 | 0:00 |
| K. Sherwood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:22 | 0:00 |
| K. MacDermid | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4:26 | 0:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28:10 | 3:21 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:05 | 1:37 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 28:33 | 2:55 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:02 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 13 | 12 | 1 | .923 | 29:26 | |
| P. Francouz | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 35:34 | Win |