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Game Recap
MIN6
NSH1
MIN beat NSH 6-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.61 expected goals to 2.10. C. Dewar scored three for MIN. F. Gustavsson stopped 26 of 27.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| NSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- 1st 6:08MINC. Dewar0.28 xG
- 1st 14:01MINJ. Middleton0.05 xG
- 1st 14:32MINK. KaprizovPP0.09 xG
- 2nd 1:43MINP. Maroon0.11 xG
- 2nd 11:12MINC. Dewar0.20 xG
- 3rd 2:37NSHJ. Parssinen0.06 xG
- 3rd 9:47MINC. Dewar0.11 xG
Team Stats
MINNSH
31Shots on goal27
3.61Expected goals2.10
59Shot attempts50
245v5 shots on goal21
1/4Power play0/4
23Hits37
14Blocked shots9
17Penalty minutes15
4Giveaways11
6Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 3.61 xGNSH 2.10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Dewar | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 14:12 | 1:19 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 17:35 | 2:20 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:45 | 2:50 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | 2:22 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:19 | 1:30 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 14:15 | 1:16 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:49 | 2:42 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:53 | 2:56 |
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 10:14 | 1:20 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 | 2:19 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 | 2:41 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:04 | 2:21 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:28 | 2:40 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 17:26 | 2:37 |
| J. Middleton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 16:47 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 15:07 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:10 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:46 | 1:22 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 27 | 26 | 1 | .963 | 59:58 | Win |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Parssinen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:33 | 3:49 |
| L. Evangelista | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | 3:41 |
| F. Forsberg | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:59 | 4:41 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:52 | 3:34 |
| P. Tomasino | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 16:38 | 3:52 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:09 | 4:04 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:02 |
| C. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 0:00 |
| G. Nyquist | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:34 | 4:14 |
| K. Sherwood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | 2:51 |
| M. McCarron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:42 | 0:00 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:07 | 0:22 |
| R. Josi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 23:18 | 4:37 |
| T. Barrie | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 19:40 | 4:04 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:36 | 0:09 |
| D. Fabbro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15:58 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 15:04 | 0:00 |
| A. Carrier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:39 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Saros | 15 | 11 | 4 | .733 | 21:00 | Loss |
| K. Lankinen | 16 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 38:17 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.