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Game Recap
MIN3
Final/OTThu, Apr 13, 2023Every game that night
NSH4

NSH beat MIN 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.12 expected goals to 2.07. F. Gaudreau led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Saros stopped 21 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
MIN11103
NSH20114
  1. 1st 8:02NSHM. JankowskiSH0.08 xG
  2. 1st 14:19MINF. Gaudreau0.05 xG
  3. 1st 16:19NSHK. Sherwood0.21 xG
  4. 2nd 10:46MINF. Gaudreau0.16 xG
  5. 3rd 14:04NSHY. Trenin0.14 xG
  6. 3rd 14:20MINN. Petan0.03 xG
  7. OT 2:44NSHJ. Parssinen0.10 xG

Team Stats

MINNSH
24Shots on goal31
2.07Expected goals4.12
44Shot attempts62
225v5 shots on goal25
0/1Power play0/3
26Hits8
20Blocked shots8
6Penalty minutes2
7Giveaways13
9Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MIN 2.07 xGNSH 4.12 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTNSH goal, 8:02MIN goal, 14:19NSH goal, 16:19MIN goal, 10:46NSH goal, 14:04MIN goal, 14:20NSH goal, 2:44

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

MIN24 on goal, 3 scored
NSH31 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MIN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
G. NyquistRW022300+1017:570:55
F. GaudreauC202300+1011:280:55
M. FolignoLW011130+2017:230:50
N. PetanC101411-2014:440:00
D. GirouxC0110210213:570:05
S. WalkerC011100-1012:070:00
C. DewarC000411-1020:321:00
R. ReavesRW000011-1018:251:05
M. RossiC000110-2017:310:55
B. DuhaimeLW0003700016:520:45
N. SwaneyRW000030009:330:20
J. MerrillD0111340418:550:00
A. GoligoskiD000012-1024:250:00
M. DumbaD0002240020:571:05
J. KlingbergD0000010019:391:12
J. MiddletonD0000020019:200:05
B. FaberD000003+1018:190:00
C. AddisonD0001100010:080:48
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Gustavsson31274.87162:44OT loss
M. Fleury000–0:00

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. ParssinenC112100+1011:290:00
L. EvangelistaRW011301-1019:013:38
K. SherwoodLW101101-1018:402:14
T. NovakC011300-1018:283:46
C. GlassC011101+1016:553:53
Y. TreninC1012000015:492:20
C. SissonsC0114000015:371:48
M. McCarronC011120+1014:260:00
M. JankowskiLW101400+1013:250:00
P. TomasinoRW0001100016:552:35
Z. SanfordLW0002100015:543:25
R. AsplundC0002100012:200:00
R. McDonaghD011104+1023:150:13
T. BarrieD0112000022:373:40
D. FabbroD0001000020:192:28
S. StastneyD000111+1018:150:00
C. FooteD0000100217:000:00
J. LivingstoneD000110-1015:470:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros24213.87562:44Win
K. Lankinen000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamMichael McCarron MIN Faces NSH, his team until Mar 20261 A, 1 SOG
  • Old teamYakov Trenin MIN Faces NSH, his team until Mar 20241 G, 2 SOG

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