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Game Recap
MIN1
STL5
STL beat MIN 5-1, with the chances close: 2.20 expected goals to 2.43. C. Parayko led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Binnington stopped 25 of 26.
Team Stats
MINSTL
26Shots on goal27
2.43Expected goals2.20
52Shot attempts38
165v5 shots on goal14
0/5Power play2/6
27Hits12
7Blocked shots12
12Penalty minutes10
9Giveaways5
9Takeaways15
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.43 xGSTL 2.20 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 22:09 | 6:47 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 20:47 | 6:21 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:17 | 3:32 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:44 | 5:09 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:44 | 3:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:35 | 3:48 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:22 | 5:05 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:20 | 3:41 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | 1:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:30 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:39 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:30 | 0:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:36 | 1:29 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:56 | 0:00 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:15 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:36 | 3:02 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:10 | 5:18 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:52 | 0:18 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Perron | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:04 | 6:57 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:54 | 6:59 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:56 | 4:56 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:24 | 6:40 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:08 | 0:36 |
| T. Bozak | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:00 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 7:03 | 0:00 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:53 | 2:14 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:50 | 2:07 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 14:53 | 0:50 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:47 | 1:40 |
| C. Parayko | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 23:04 | 1:24 |
| N. Leddy | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:06 | 0:09 |
| S. Perunovich | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 | 6:44 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:39 | 3:54 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 18:04 | 0:00 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:25 | 0:00 |
| C. Rosen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 10:05 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 26 | 25 | 1 | .962 | 60:00 | Win |
| V. Husso | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.