Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
MIN6
DAL5
MIN beat DAL 6-5 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.80 expected goals to 2.95. R. Hintz scored three for DAL. M. Fleury stopped 30 of 35.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| DAL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
- 1st 15:04MINK. KaprizovPP0.04 xG
- 2nd 6:58DALR. Hintz0.10 xG
- 2nd 10:42MINC. DewarSH0.13 xG
- 2nd 13:17MINJ. Middleton0.05 xG
- 2nd 13:32MINJ. Greenway0.05 xG
- 3rd 0:29MINJ. Eriksson Ek0.12 xG
- 3rd 7:12DALR. Hintz0.15 xG
- 3rd 7:50DALJ. Robertson0.04 xG
- 3rd 9:55DALM. Marchment0.18 xG
- 3rd 17:49DALR. Hintz0.12 xG
Team Stats
MINDAL
31Shots on goal35
2.80Expected goals2.95
52Shot attempts65
225v5 shots on goal23
1/4Power play0/4
28Hits13
21Blocked shots11
11Penalty minutes13
5Giveaways10
4Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.80 xGDAL 2.95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 7:56 | 0:00 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 22:06 | 5:03 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:12 | 4:45 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 19:58 | 4:46 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:33 | 2:17 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 14:24 | 2:04 |
| C. Dewar | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:30 | 0:00 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:17 | 0:00 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 | 4:45 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 | 2:22 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 16:58 | 1:49 |
| N. Petan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:49 | 1:51 |
| J. Middleton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 7 | 17:28 | 0:00 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:16 | 4:59 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:39 | 0:17 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23:13 | 0:37 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 14:57 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 35 | 30 | 5 | .857 | 65:00 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
DAL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Hintz | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:20 | 4:30 |
| J. Pavelski | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 18:59 | 5:23 |
| J. Robertson | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:05 | 5:47 |
| M. Marchment | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:41 | 2:26 |
| R. Faksa | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 13:35 | 0:32 |
| T. Seguin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:42 | 2:48 |
| J. Benn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:42 | 4:59 |
| T. Dellandrea | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:00 |
| W. Johnston | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:18 | 1:55 |
| L. Glendening | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:42 | 0:09 |
| D. Gurianov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:20 | 2:36 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 0:12 |
| E. Lindell | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 23:40 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:14 | 0:23 |
| M. Heiskanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 30:05 | 4:52 |
| R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 24:00 | 2:54 |
| J. Hakanpää | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Hanley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:19 | 0:14 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Oettinger | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 39:50 | |
| S. Wedgewood | 15 | 14 | 1 | .933 | 24:53 | OT loss |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.