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Game Recap
MIN4
COL2
MIN beat COL 4-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.16 expected goals to 3.89. COL outshot MIN 44 to 29. F. Gaudreau led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). F. Gustavsson stopped 42 of 44.
Team Stats
MINCOL
29Shots on goal44
2.16Expected goals3.89
43Shot attempts84
185v5 shots on goal39
0/3Power play0/4
24Hits27
21Blocked shots12
10Penalty minutes6
1Giveaways4
2Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.16 xGCOL 3.89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gaudreau | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:18 | 0:41 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:57 | 2:54 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:06 | 0:46 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 16:16 | 2:22 |
| S. Steel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | 0:25 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:28 | 2:54 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:19 | 2:54 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:41 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:52 | 0:20 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 | 0:00 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 | 0:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:35 | 0:13 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | +2 | 0 | 22:29 | 0:47 |
| J. Klingberg | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 2:54 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:16 | 0:53 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:49 | 0:19 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:01 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 44 | 42 | 2 | .955 | 59:58 | Win |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Compher | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:12 | 5:22 |
| L. Eller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:49 | 0:07 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 25:47 | 5:21 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 24:19 | 4:57 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 24:06 | 5:22 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:37 | 2:24 |
| A. Newhook | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:21 | 1:29 |
| M. Nieto | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:43 | 0:00 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:29 | 0:00 |
| D. Helm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:26 | 0:00 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:41 | 0:00 |
| D. Malgin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:34 | 0:00 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:15 | 1:44 |
| B. Byram | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:27 | 1:30 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:33 | 1:48 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | 0:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 24:53 | 5:08 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 57:51 | Loss |
| J. Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |