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Game Recap
MIN4
OTT2
MIN beat OTT 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.37 expected goals to 2.83. MIN outshot OTT 40 to 29. A. DeBrincat led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Fleury stopped 27 of 29.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| OTT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 3:47OTTA. DeBrincat0.09 xG
- 1st 7:53MINM. ZuccarelloPP0.05 xG
- 1st 18:24MINK. Kaprizov0.10 xG
- 2nd 4:25MINR. Hartman0.08 xG
- 3rd 4:03OTTT. ChabotPP0.21 xG
- 3rd 17:39MINF. GaudreauEN0.95 xG
Team Stats
MINOTT
40Shots on goal29
4.37Expected goals2.83
65Shot attempts66
285v5 shots on goal21
1/4Power play1/5
25Hits37
24Blocked shots10
22Penalty minutes20
5Giveaways11
7Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 4.37 xGOTT 2.83 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. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:50 | 5:17 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 16:11 | 0:36 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 16:09 | 0:21 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:29 | 5:12 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:37 | 4:24 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 4:43 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 | 0:37 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 12:12 | 0:00 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 | 0:20 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:44 | 0:00 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:00 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:16 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | +1 | 0 | 23:44 | 0:46 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16:02 | 4:16 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 23:30 | 0:17 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 18:19 | 0:36 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 18:06 | 0:05 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:40 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 59:47 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
OTT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. DeBrincat | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:12 | 7:47 |
| C. Giroux | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:11 | 5:04 |
| D. Batherson | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:29 | 3:56 |
| T. Stützle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 19:42 | 4:49 |
| S. Pinto | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 3:27 |
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 7 | 16:28 | 4:21 |
| D. Brassard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:01 | 3:30 |
| T. Motte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:00 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 0:00 |
| M. Kastelic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:01 | 0:00 |
| A. Watson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7:07 | 0:00 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:00 | 0:00 |
| T. Chabot | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 27:16 | 4:19 |
| T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:03 | 0:00 |
| A. Zub | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:14 | 0:09 |
| J. Sanderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:11 | 3:41 |
| E. Brannstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:36 | 0:13 |
| N. Zaitsev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:20 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Forsberg | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 58:44 | Loss |
| M. Hellberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |