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Game Recap
MIN6
FLA4
MIN beat FLA 6-4 despite fewer good chances: 2.44 expected goals to 3.43. FLA outshot MIN 35 to 26. A. Ekblad led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). F. Gustavsson stopped 21 of 24.
Team Stats
MINFLA
26Shots on goal35
2.44Expected goals3.43
45Shot attempts88
85v5 shots on goal24
5/6Power play0/4
20Hits28
26Blocked shots8
20Penalty minutes24
4Giveaways11
2Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.44 xGFLA 3.43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 20:35 | 6:22 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 23:26 | 6:22 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:16 | 1:39 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 18:16 | 6:34 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 6:19 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:41 | 1:26 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 16:31 | 1:41 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 15:40 | 1:37 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 7 | 12:47 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9:17 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:16 | 0:00 |
| A. Raska | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:13 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 25:33 | 6:25 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:09 | 1:35 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 21:10 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 20:18 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 18:59 | 0:00 |
| D. Mermis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 11 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 30:30 | |
| F. Gustavsson | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 29:28 | Win |
FLA Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lundell | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:09 | 2:52 |
| M. Tkachuk | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:10 | 5:58 |
| C. Verhaeghe | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:55 | 4:58 |
| S. Reinhart | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:57 | 4:50 |
| E. Luostarinen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:35 | 1:52 |
| S. Bennett | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:53 | 4:50 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:01 | 2:57 |
| K. Stenlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:35 | 0:11 |
| R. Lomberg | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:53 | 0:00 |
| S. Lorentz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:41 | 0:07 |
| J. Gadjovich | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4:42 | 0:05 |
| W. Lockwood | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0:26 | 0:00 |
| A. Ekblad | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 20:28 | 2:53 |
| G. Forsling | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 19:55 | 0:11 |
| B. Montour | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:56 | 5:15 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:16 | 2:27 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:26 | 0:04 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Bobrovsky | 15 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 30:32 | |
| A. Stolarz | 10 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 27:21 | Loss |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.