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Game Recap
MIN3
DAL7
DAL beat MIN 7-3, with the chances close: 3.63 expected goals to 3.32. R. Hintz scored three for DAL. J. Oettinger stopped 23 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| DAL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
- 1st 4:14DALR. HintzSH0.24 xG
- 1st 11:20DALT. SeguinPP0.11 xG
- 1st 16:11MINO. Sundqvist0.01 xG
- 2nd 4:07DALJ. BennPP0.09 xG
- 2nd 5:34DALE. Dadonov0.17 xG
- 2nd 11:54MINM. JohanssonPP0.18 xG
- 2nd 12:05MINF. Gaudreau0.12 xG
- 2nd 16:08DALE. Dadonov0.06 xG
- 2nd 16:56DALR. Hintz0.13 xG
- 3rd 12:16DALR. HintzPP0.11 xG
Team Stats
MINDAL
26Shots on goal31
3.32Expected goals3.63
51Shot attempts60
155v5 shots on goal21
1/5Power play3/6
45Hits22
18Blocked shots15
52Penalty minutes40
15Giveaways11
6Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 3.32 xGDAL 3.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Nyquist | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:54 | 3:37 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:21 | 6:13 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:15 | 6:09 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 18:10 | 6:39 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 15:57 | 3:14 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 12:43 | 2:02 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 12 | 16:53 | 4:58 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:57 | 0:48 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 | 0:00 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 10 | 13:48 | 3:10 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12:59 | 0:00 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8:12 | 0:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:59 | 0:42 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 23:35 | 3:17 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 21:34 | 6:06 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 | 15:54 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:06 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:57 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 31 | 24 | 7 | .774 | 60:00 | Loss |
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:47 | 6:21 |
| J. Benn | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 10 | 18:44 | 6:02 |
| J. Robertson | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:46 | 7:02 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:51 | 2:20 |
| T. Seguin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:29 | 6:35 |
| W. Johnston | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 15:29 | 2:02 |
| J. Kiviranta | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:00 |
| T. Dellandrea | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 0:00 |
| R. Faksa | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:05 | 0:00 |
| M. Domi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13:02 | 2:34 |
| M. Marchment | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 | 2:38 |
| L. Glendening | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 | 0:00 |
| M. Heiskanen | D | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 22:26 | 6:45 |
| E. Lindell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:41 | 0:00 |
| J. Hakanpää | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18:49 | 0:00 |
| R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 10 | 18:37 | 1:22 |
| T. Harley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:32 | 0:48 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | 0:07 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Oettinger | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 59:42 | Win |
| S. Wedgewood | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.