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Game Recap
MIN4
SEA2
MIN beat SEA 4-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.27 expected goals to 3.23. SEA outshot MIN 30 to 22. R. Pitlick scored three for MIN. C. Talbot stopped 28 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- 1st 12:33MINR. Pitlick0.08 xG
- 2nd 7:44MINR. Pitlick0.02 xG
- 2nd 19:20MINR. Pitlick0.16 xG
- 3rd 9:19SEAM. JohanssonPP0.13 xG
- 3rd 14:54MINN. SturmEN0.69 xG
- 3rd 18:58SEAA. Wennberg0.03 xG
Team Stats
MINSEA
22Shots on goal30
2.27Expected goals3.23
39Shot attempts59
195v5 shots on goal23
0/1Power play1/3
24Hits34
10Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes2
4Giveaways14
6Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.27 xGSEA 3.23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:31 | 0:00 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:00 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:57 | 0:00 |
| N. Sturm | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:01 | 0:39 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | 0:00 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:39 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:39 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:39 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 14:01 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:07 | 0:00 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:44 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:20 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:24 | 0:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:37 | 0:00 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:11 | 0:39 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 60:00 | Win |
| K. Kahkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
SEA Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Wennberg | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:15 | 3:40 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:08 | 3:40 |
| J. Eberle | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:55 | 3:40 |
| J. Schwartz | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:54 | 1:44 |
| Y. Gourde | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:02 |
| J. Donskoi | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:59 | 3:35 |
| C. Jarnkrok | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 0:00 |
| J. McCann | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:14 | 1:41 |
| R. Donato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:08 | 1:39 |
| M. Geekie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:16 | 1:39 |
| B. Tanev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:33 | 0:02 |
| C. Blackwell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 0:00 |
| M. Giordano | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:58 | 3:42 |
| J. Lauzon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | 0:00 |
| A. Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 0:00 |
| V. Dunn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:59 | 1:41 |
| J. Oleksiak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:00 |
| C. Soucy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:20 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Grubauer | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 55:58 | Loss |
| C. Driedger | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |