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Game Recap
MIN2
STL5
STL beat MIN 5-2, with the chances close: 4.26 expected goals to 3.75. D. Perron led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Binnington stopped 28 of 30.
Team Stats
MINSTL
30Shots on goal34
3.75Expected goals4.26
60Shot attempts57
255v5 shots on goal21
0/4Power play1/4
20Hits21
15Blocked shots10
10Penalty minutes10
5Giveaways6
15Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 3.75 xGSTL 4.26 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 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:05 | 6:10 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:00 | 1:35 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16:21 | 5:54 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:13 | 1:41 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:03 | 5:56 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:22 | 5:56 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:39 | 1:50 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:52 | 1:30 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 12:55 | 0:08 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:32 | 0:00 |
| N. Deslauriers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:44 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5:58 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:04 | 5:08 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 25:01 | 2:36 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 23:17 | 0:16 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:31 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:25 | 0:00 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. O'Reilly | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 19:23 | 3:58 |
| D. Perron | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:14 | 4:39 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:42 | 1:57 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | 1:26 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:21 | 2:30 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:14 | 4:34 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:42 | 1:21 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:05 | 3:17 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:17 | 0:00 |
| T. Bozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:08 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4:49 | 0:00 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 31:10 | 2:51 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 30:37 | 1:00 |
| S. Perunovich | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:02 | 3:32 |
| C. Rosen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | 0:08 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:40 | 0:00 |
| S. Santini | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3:08 | 0:00 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1:34 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 60:00 | Win |
| V. Husso | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |