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Game Recap
MIN4
FinalSat, Nov 20, 2021Every game that night
FLA5

FLA beat MIN 5-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.13 expected goals to 3.19. F. Vatrano led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). S. Bobrovsky stopped 35 of 39.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MIN0134
FLA1225
  1. 1st 17:45FLAO. Tippett0.22 xG
  2. 2nd 8:23FLAF. Vatrano0.03 xG
  3. 2nd 11:46MINJ. Eriksson EkPP0.22 xG
  4. 2nd 14:50FLAF. Vatrano0.02 xG
  5. 3rd 1:55MINK. Kaprizov0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 5:42FLAC. Verhaeghe0.17 xG
  7. 3rd 19:14MINM. Foligno0.03 xG
  8. 3rd 19:23FLAS. BennettEN0.45 xG
  9. 3rd 19:51MINR. Hartman0.14 xG

Team Stats

MINFLA
39Shots on goal37
3.19Expected goals4.13
57Shot attempts62
285v5 shots on goal35
1/2Power play0/1
32Hits35
17Blocked shots16
2Penalty minutes4
16Giveaways18
8Takeaways28

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MIN 3.19 xGFLA 4.13 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdFLA goal, 17:45FLA goal, 8:23MIN goal, 11:46FLA goal, 14:50MIN goal, 1:55FLA goal, 5:42MIN goal, 19:14FLA goal, 19:23MIN goal, 19:51

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

MIN39 on goal, 4 scored
FLA36 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. KaprizovLW1126610022:001:52
J. Eriksson EkC112331-1017:391:24
M. ZuccarelloRW0113220020:541:52
R. HartmanRW1014100018:500:18
V. RaskC011201+1017:341:18
F. GaudreauC011020+1016:340:18
M. FolignoLW101421+1015:350:46
K. FialaLW0004010016:290:00
J. GreenwayLW0003400214:120:00
N. SturmC000312-2010:440:09
B. DuhaimeLW000230-209:160:09
R. PitlickC000011-308:540:09
A. GoligoskiD011010+1021:070:58
M. DumbaD000321+1026:251:01
J. BrodinD000012-1024:591:21
D. KulikovD000031-3019:570:00
J. MerrillD000102-2018:420:00
J. SpurgeonD000101003:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot36324.88954:51Loss
K. Kahkonen000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
F. VatranoRW213322+2013:100:02
S. BennettC101641+1019:261:07
J. HuberdeauLW0115120019:051:07
C. VerhaegheC1012000014:100:51
O. TippettRW101400+3012:320:51
J. ThorntonC011110+309:460:51
A. DuclairLW0001000018:081:07
A. LundellC000110-1016:400:02
S. ReinhartC000022+1015:281:07
E. LuostarinenC000011-1014:500:00
R. LombergLW000350-1013:420:02
P. HornqvistRW000220-1012:330:51
A. EkbladD022301+3023:221:21
G. ForslingD011121+1024:410:02
R. GudasD0110920024:040:00
M. WeegarD0111230022:210:00
B. MontourD0003010415:340:39
K. ConnautonD000130008:090:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky39354.89760:00Win
S. Knight000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.