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Game Recap
MIN2
Final/OTTue, Mar 21, 2023Every game that night
NJD1

MIN beat NJD 2-1 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 3.55 expected goals to 5.13. NJD outshot MIN 48 to 29. F. Gustavsson stopped 47 of 48.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
MIN00112
NJD00101
  1. 3rd 6:41MINM. Shaw0.02 xG
  2. 3rd 12:08NJDT. Meier0.00 xG
  3. OT 4:58MINM. Boldy0.13 xG

Team Stats

MINNJD
29Shots on goal48
3.55Expected goals5.13
66Shot attempts81
225v5 shots on goal36
0/1Power play0/3
18Hits11
22Blocked shots16
6Penalty minutes2
7Giveaways13
3Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MIN 3.55 xGNJD 5.13 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTMIN goal, 6:41NJD goal, 12:08MIN goal, 4:58

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

MIN29 on goal, 2 scored
NJD47 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. BoldyLW1015000019:431:25
O. SundqvistC011110+1013:450:45
M. ShawC101211+1012:260:00
C. DewarC011110+109:460:00
R. HartmanRW000011-1020:230:58
M. ZuccarelloRW0004010019:281:15
J. Eriksson EkC0002300018:070:58
M. JohanssonLW0002020017:371:02
F. GaudreauC0002020016:580:35
M. FolignoLW0002520016:091:02
B. DuhaimeLW0002010212:270:00
R. ReavesRW000031009:000:00
J. BrodinD000100+1027:020:32
M. DumbaD000200+1222:370:00
J. MiddletonD000124-1020:150:00
A. GoligoskiD000102-1218:520:00
J. KlingbergD000112+1018:471:28
J. MerrillD0000030015:320:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Gustavsson48471.97964:58Win
M. Fleury000–0:00

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. MeierRW101621+1022:204:17
N. HischierC011300+1022:104:17
J. BrattLW0112010021:234:05
J. HughesC0001000-1023:324:10
D. MercerC0001010019:531:36
E. HaulaLW0001110018:471:41
O. PalatLW000100-1014:001:54
J. BoqvistC000220-1012:480:00
T. TatarLW0003110211:561:18
Y. SharangovichC000401-1011:520:01
M. McLeodC000111008:320:01
N. FooteLW000100006:130:01
D. HamiltonD000912-1024:004:16
D. SeversonD000012-1020:461:50
J. MarinoD000010+1020:390:32
R. GravesD000302+1019:570:01
J. SiegenthalerD0000030019:530:00
K. BahlD000110-1014:130:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Vanecek29272.93164:58OT loss
A. Schmid000–0:00