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Game Recap
MIN2
MTL0
MIN beat MTL 2-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.26 expected goals to 1.99. K. Fiala led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Talbot stopped 26 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
MINMTL
30Shots on goal26
3.26Expected goals1.99
66Shot attempts50
255v5 shots on goal21
1/4Power play0/3
22Hits24
14Blocked shots22
6Penalty minutes8
12Giveaways15
5Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 3.26 xGMTL 1.99 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. Fiala | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:33 | 4:28 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 | 4:22 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:28 | 4:36 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:12 | 0:02 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 | 4:30 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:22 | 0:06 |
| N. Deslauriers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:00 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:10 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 | 0:00 |
| M. Chaffee | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:33 | 0:00 |
| J. Benn | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 16:43 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:45 | 4:36 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:00 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:22 | 0:06 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:17 | 0:04 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21:36 | 3:11 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:35 | 2:56 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:19 | 3:13 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 | 3:14 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 | 1:30 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:15 | 1:31 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 | 0:00 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:24 | 1:39 |
| T. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:00 |
| L. Dauphin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:08 |
| M. Perreault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:42 | 1:19 |
| P. Byron | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:41 | 0:00 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:27 | 0:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:34 | 0:00 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20:46 | 0:10 |
| J. Harris | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:41 | 1:32 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | 0:00 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:55 | 3:12 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Price | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 59:52 | Loss |
| S. Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |