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Game Recap
MIN4
FinalMon, Dec 20, 2021Every game that night
DAL7

DAL beat MIN 7-4, and the chances backed it up: 3.65 expected goals to 2.08. K. Kaprizov led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Oettinger stopped 19 of 23.

Team Stats

MINDAL
23Shots on goal29
2.08Expected goals3.65
46Shot attempts51
155v5 shots on goal19
1/3Power play1/4
20Hits23
12Blocked shots15
10Penalty minutes8
5Giveaways6
1Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MIN 2.08 xGDAL 3.65 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdDAL goal, 1:31DAL goal, 3:24MIN goal, 5:25MIN goal, 15:42DAL goal, 16:43DAL goal, 8:02MIN goal, 17:37DAL goal, 2:06DAL goal, 3:06MIN goal, 15:06

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

MIN22 on goal, 4 scored
DAL28 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. KaprizovLW123320-2024:472:34
R. HartmanRW1122110423:462:28
M. ZuccarelloRW0221010021:592:28
K. FialaLW2024000019:482:53
M. FolignoLW011130+1221:212:53
F. GaudreauC000000-2014:111:58
N. SturmC000130-2013:220:17
B. DuhaimeLW000040-2012:410:17
N. BjugstadC000120-1010:490:17
V. RaskC000000-108:500:00
J. Eriksson EkC000100028:091:39
R. PitlickC000000-205:480:00
A. GoligoskiD0111230021:192:04
J. BrodinD000204-2025:182:28
M. DumbaD000210-2024:072:04
J. MerrillD000212+1218:040:00
D. KulikovD000101-1012:490:17
J. BennD000110-1011:370:17
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot28226.78652:31Loss
K. Kahkonen000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. BennLW112111+1216:122:00
J. RobertsonLW0221100215:524:04
D. GurianovRW022130+2212:200:56
R. FaksaC011162+1020:190:00
J. PavelskiC1014210018:405:03
R. HintzC101401+2018:004:17
M. RafflLW011101-1017:280:00
T. SeguinC101420+3016:152:27
J. PetersonC101111+107:040:00
L. GlendeningC000010-1016:150:00
A. RadulovRW0000100211:283:35
R. TufteLW000020007:120:00
M. HeiskanenD112201+1022:502:40
E. LindellD101211+2024:441:13
J. KlingbergD0112010020:405:16
R. SuterD000102+1019:470:42
J. HakanpääD000022+1017:150:00
T. HarleyD000401+1011:070:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger23194.82659:43Win
B. Holtby000–0:00