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Game Recap
MIN4
Final/OTSat, Feb 22, 2025Every game that night
DET3

MIN beat DET 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 4.70 expected goals to 4.39. MIN outshot DET 39 to 30. M. Boldy led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Rasmussen had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.4. M. Fleury stopped 27 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
MIN01214
DET11103
  1. 1st 7:54DETA. DeBrincat0.16 xG
  2. 2nd 5:41DETD. LarkinPP0.73 xG
  3. 2nd 8:05MINV. HinostrozaPP0.83 xG
  4. 3rd 0:22DETL. RaymondPP0.09 xG
  5. 3rd 13:07MINM. Boldy0.14 xG
  6. 3rd 18:29MINM. Foligno0.23 xG
  7. OT 3:35MINM. Rossi0.31 xG

Team Stats

MINDET
39Shots on goal30
4.70Expected goals4.39
71Shot attempts59
235v5 shots on goal22
1/3Power play2/5
21Hits22
13Blocked shots18
12Penalty minutes10
16Giveaways16
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MIN 4.70 xGDET 4.39 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTDET goal, 7:54DET goal, 5:41MIN goal, 8:05DET goal, 0:22MIN goal, 13:07MIN goal, 18:29MIN goal, 3:35

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

MIN37 on goal, 4 scored
DET30 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BoldyLW112600+2423:362:56
M. RossiC112312+2419:120:00
M. JohanssonLW022210+1014:130:00
J. Eriksson EkC0115200218:282:56
F. GaudreauC011200+1016:220:00
M. FolignoLW101151+1013:230:00
V. HinostrozaC101500-1013:012:56
M. ZuccarelloRW000301+1022:292:56
M. KhusnutdinovC0000010012:210:00
Y. TreninC0002410012:160:00
L. OhgrenLW000130009:590:00
D. ShoreC000220009:260:00
B. FaberD0001010030:052:56
J. BrodinD000002+2024:020:00
J. MiddletonD0003110224:000:00
J. SpurgeonD000200+1018:300:00
Z. BogosianD0000230015:040:00
J. MerrillD0001000010:170:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Fleury30273.90062:31Win
F. Gustavsson000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. RaymondLW1122000021:095:05
D. LarkinC1122200219:555:05
A. DeBrincatRW112111-1019:023:59
P. KaneRW011300-1019:514:30
V. TarasenkoRW011112-1016:091:32
A. CoppC011112+1210:200:00
J. CompherLW000011-2018:100:55
M. KasperC0002200016:060:37
J. VelenoC0002300013:120:18
M. RasmussenC0007000212:551:01
E. SoderblomLW0003110011:220:01
J. BerggrenRW0002000010:500:55
M. SeiderD0002420225:185:22
B. ChiarotD000110-2022:220:05
S. EdvinssonD0001140019:590:49
E. GustafssonD000011-1017:551:32
A. JohanssonD000034-1017:300:00
J. HollD0000000215:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot39354.89763:35OT loss
A. Lyon000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreMIN 2.8, DET 3.1MIN 4, DET 3
Total goals5.97
Shots on goalMIN 27.0, DET 30.5MIN 39, DET 30
Win chanceDET 55%MIN won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET D. Larkin3.420.96234%1
MIN J. Ek3.150.72128%0
MIN M. Boldy3.160.82229%1
DET A. DeBrincat2.910.78229%1
DET P. Kane2.630.81125%0
DET L. Raymond2.520.94229%1
MIN M. Zuccarello2.330.86023%0
DET M. Seider2.220.6008%0
DET V. Tarasenko2.010.58123%0
DET M. Kasper2.020.48019%0
MIN M. Rossi1.830.61223%1
MIN J. Brodin1.700.4108%0
DET B. Chiarot1.610.2406%0
MIN F. Gaudreau1.620.44118%0
DET E. Soderblom1.530.45018%0
MIN J. Spurgeon1.520.40010%0
MIN B. Faber1.510.4609%0
MIN V. Hinostroza1.450.33113%1
MIN M. Johansson1.420.38215%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.470.37016%0
DET A. Copp1.410.45117%0
MIN L. Ohgren1.410.28011%0
MIN J. Middleton1.330.3308%0
DET J. Compher1.300.46017%0
DET J. Berggren1.320.37017%0
MIN M. Foligno1.210.41118%1
MIN Y. Trenin1.220.24014%0
DET E. Gustafsson1.100.3105%0
MIN Z. Bogosian1.100.2105%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.110.3608%0
DET A. Johansson1.100.2105%0
DET J. Veleno0.920.25011%0
MIN J. Merrill0.810.1704%0
MIN D. Shore0.820.1907%0
MIN M. Khusnutdinov0.700.2109%0
DET J. Holl0.500.1402%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.