Game Recap: MIN 3, NJD 2 (SO), November 24, 2021

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Game Recap

MIN3

Final/SOWed, Nov 24, 2021Every game that night

NJD2

MIN beat NJD 3-2 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 1.96 expected goals to 4.58. NJD outshot MIN 42 to 27. N. Hischier led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). C. Talbot stopped 40 of 42.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	T
MIN	2	0	0	1	3
NJD	0	0	2	0	2

1st 12:10MINR. Hartman0.24 xG
1st 19:06MINN. SturmSH0.15 xG
3rd 3:08NJDP. Zacha0.15 xG
3rd 18:53NJDY. Sharangovich0.07 xG

Team Stats

MINNJD

27Shots on goal42

1.96Expected goals4.58

43Shot attempts77

205v5 shots on goal27

0/3Power play0/4

35Hits27

19Blocked shots10

10Penalty minutes8

9Giveaways7

12Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MIN 1.96 xGNJD 4.58 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

MIN27 on goal, 2 scored

NJD42 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MIN Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
R. Hartman	RW	1	0	1	3	3	1	+1	4	18:34	2:14
M. Zuccarello	RW	0	1	1	3	1	0	+1	0	18:01	3:05
F. Gaudreau	C	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	17:25	2:04
N. Sturm	C	1	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	13:01	0:04
J. Eriksson Ek	C	0	0	0	1	3	2	-1	2	19:34	2:46
K. Kaprizov	LW	0	0	0	3	1	1	+1	0	18:19	2:55
M. Foligno	LW	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1	0	18:15	2:07
K. Fiala	LW	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	0	16:17	3:09
J. Greenway	LW	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	13:25	0:00
R. Pitlick	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	11:42	0:07
B. Duhaime	LW	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	10:25	0:04
N. Bjugstad	C	0	0	0	4	7	0	0	0	9:26	0:00
J. Brodin	D	0	1	1	2	1	4	0	0	28:21	1:46
D. Kulikov	D	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	19:44	0:04
M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	2	1	2	-1	4	24:19	2:13
A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1	0	22:06	3:27
J. Merrill	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	15:25	0:00
J. Benn	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	12:41	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Talbot	42	40	2	.952	65:00	Win
K. Kahkonen	0	0	0	–	0:00

NJD Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Hischier	C	0	2	2	2	2	1	+1	4	20:54	3:42
J. Bratt	LW	0	1	1	7	0	1	+1	0	21:04	3:18
P. Zacha	C	1	0	1	3	5	0	+1	0	20:24	2:07
Y. Sharangovich	C	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	16:17	1:38
T. Tatar	LW	0	1	1	2	0	1	+1	0	16:13	1:57
D. Mercer	C	0	0	0	2	1	1	+1	0	20:21	2:33
A. Johnsson	LW	0	0	0	3	1	0	-1	0	17:01	2:47
M. McLeod	C	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	15:23	0:00
J. Vesey	LW	0	0	0	3	1	0	-2	0	15:09	2:40
J. Kuokkanen	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1	0	13:28	0:00
C. De Leo	LW	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	5:30	0:00
F. Zetterlund	LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4:49	0:00
D. Hamilton	D	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	2	24:32	4:02
P. Subban	D	0	0	0	3	2	0	+1	0	23:33	3:32
D. Severson	D	0	0	0	4	2	1	-1	0	22:23	2:03
R. Graves	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	19:55	0:00
J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	2	2	3	+1	0	19:36	0:06
C. White	D	0	0	0	1	2	0	-1	0	13:04	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
M. Blackwood	27	25	2	.926	64:24	OT loss
J. Bernier	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamNick Bjugstad NJD Faces MIN, his team until Apr 20224 SOG

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