Game Recap: MIN 3, LAK 2, October 16, 2021

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Game Recap

MIN3

FinalSat, Oct 16, 2021Every game that night

LAK2

MIN beat LAK 3-2, with the chances close: 2.45 expected goals to 2.62. A. Kopitar led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Talbot stopped 29 of 31.

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	0	3	0	3
LAK	0	1	1	2

MINLAK

30Shots on goal31

2.45Expected goals2.62

44Shot attempts61

275v5 shots on goal25

0/1Power play1/4

25Hits24

15Blocked shots6

10Penalty minutes4

3Giveaways5

4Takeaways4

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

MIN 2.45 xGLAK 2.62 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.

MIN29 on goal, 3 scored

LAK31 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Foligno	LW	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	15:57	1:31
K. Kaprizov	LW	0	1	1	1	3	0	+1	0	15:21	0:29
R. Hartman	RW	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	15:04	1:31
K. Fiala	LW	0	1	1	1	0	0	+1	0	13:56	0:29
F. Gaudreau	C	1	0	1	2	1	0	+1	0	13:23	1:31
J. Greenway	LW	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	12:20	0:00
V. Rask	C	1	0	1	3	1	0	+2	0	10:48	0:00
J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	18:11	0:27
M. Zuccarello	RW	0	0	0	2	2	0	+1	0	15:43	0:29
N. Sturm	C	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	15:33	0:00
B. Duhaime	LW	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	13:56	0:00
N. Bjugstad	C	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	2	13:18	0:00
D. Kulikov	D	0	1	1	2	0	2	+2	0	19:39	0:00
J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	23:35	0:02
J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	20:19	0:29
M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	4	20:04	1:31
A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	19:05	1:31
J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	+2	2	16:54	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Talbot	31	29	2	.935	60:00	Win
K. Kahkonen	0	0	0	–	0:00

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
A. Kopitar	C	1	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	22:21	5:18
V. Arvidsson	LW	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	2	21:29	5:18
D. Brown	RW	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	21:30	5:18
A. Kempe	RW	0	0	0	1	3	0	-1	0	18:10	1:36
A. Iafallo	LW	0	0	0	4	2	0	-1	2	17:20	1:36
P. Danault	C	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	16:03	0:00
V. Tkachev	LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:28	5:18
T. Moore	LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	-1	0	13:05	0:00
G. Vilardi	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	12:01	1:36
A. Kaliyev	RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	10:56	1:36
R. Kupari	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	10:27	0:00
B. Lizotte	C	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	9:14	0:00
D. Doughty	D	0	2	2	1	3	0	-1	0	26:20	5:18
S. Walker	D	0	0	0	2	1	1	-1	0	18:29	1:36
M. Roy	D	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	17:59	0:00
A. Edler	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	-1	0	17:52	0:00
T. Bjornfot	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:34	0:00
M. Anderson	D	0	0	0	2	1	1	-1	0	15:33	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Quick	30	27	3	.900	58:09	Loss
C. Petersen	0	0	0	–	0:00

Old teamMats Zuccarello LAK First game against MIN since he left (his team until May 2026)2 SOG
Old teamKevin Fiala LAK Faces MIN, his team until May 20221 A, 1 SOG

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