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Game Recap
MIN1
COL2
COL beat MIN 2-1 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.68 expected goals to 2.87. COL outshot MIN 40 to 30. N. MacKinnon led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). A. Georgiev stopped 29 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 0:42COLA. Lehkonen0.15 xG
- 2nd 10:44MINB. Faber0.12 xG
- OT 2:32COLV. NichushkinPP0.17 xG
Team Stats
MINCOL
30Shots on goal40
2.87Expected goals3.68
70Shot attempts79
245v5 shots on goal27
0/4Power play1/4
18Hits27
24Blocked shots13
8Penalty minutes8
1Giveaways4
6Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.87 xGCOL 3.68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:53 | 5:31 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:23 | 5:50 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:45 | 5:45 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 6:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:09 | 2:24 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 1:56 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:53 | 1:57 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 2:03 |
| J. Lucchini | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:19 | 0:00 |
| A. Beckman | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:05 | 0:00 |
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:49 | 0:04 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:12 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26:59 | 4:58 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 25:21 | 0:30 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20:59 | 0:01 |
| D. Chisholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:08 | 3:01 |
| D. Mermis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:01 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 40 | 38 | 2 | .950 | 62:32 | OT loss |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. MacKinnon | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:11 | 6:31 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24:30 | 6:31 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:32 | 6:03 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 1:44 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:57 | 4:30 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:29 | 0:00 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | 1:33 |
| M. Wood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:00 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:10 | 1:19 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:50 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:23 | 0:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 24:11 | 6:11 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:07 | 1:39 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 20:40 | 1:19 |
| S. Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:45 | 0:00 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 62:32 | Win |
| J. Annunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.