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Game Recap
MIN5
STL1
MIN beat STL 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.29 expected goals to 2.65. K. Kaprizov led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Fleury stopped 29 of 30.
Team Stats
MINSTL
33Shots on goal30
4.29Expected goals2.65
56Shot attempts61
275v5 shots on goal24
0/4Power play1/3
17Hits33
18Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes8
5Giveaways7
13Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 4.29 xGSTL 2.65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:36 | 2:51 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:07 | 2:12 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 16:21 | 1:07 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:52 | 1:35 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 19:08 | 2:13 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 15:23 | 0:39 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 | 3:07 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 16:05 | 2:14 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 2:04 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:24 | 2:14 |
| N. Deslauriers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 2:01 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:51 | 1:53 |
| J. Brodin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 22:59 | 1:35 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 19:18 | 2:49 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 20:05 | 0:06 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 2:38 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | 2:35 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:17 | 0:57 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. O'Reilly | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:10 | 2:33 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:08 | 1:28 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:28 | 2:38 |
| D. Perron | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:26 | 2:38 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:47 | 2:30 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:40 | 2:32 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:31 | 2:29 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 15:28 | 2:20 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 12:58 | 1:59 |
| T. Bozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 0:00 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:57 | 0:00 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 27:00 | 0:23 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 27:11 | 3:40 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:55 | 0:00 |
| C. Rosen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:42 | 0:00 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 17:18 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3:10 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Husso | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 59:52 | Loss |
| J. Binnington | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |