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Game Recap
MIN5
STL2
MIN beat STL 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.64 expected goals to 3.30. R. Hartman led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Fleury stopped 29 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 5:41STLC. Rosen0.13 xG
- 1st 13:02MINM. Dumba0.15 xG
- 2nd 1:40MINR. Hartman0.11 xG
- 2nd 5:01STLR. Bortuzzo0.14 xG
- 2nd 5:13MINR. Hartman0.00 xG
- 3rd 0:49MINJ. Spurgeon0.23 xG
- 3rd 15:56MINJ. GreenwayEN0.91 xG
Team Stats
MINSTL
32Shots on goal31
4.64Expected goals3.30
62Shot attempts63
295v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play0/4
19Hits20
18Blocked shots16
20Penalty minutes16
5Giveaways4
15Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 4.64 xGSTL 3.30 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. Greenway | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 12:03 | 0:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:02 | 0:14 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:39 | 3:44 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:16 | 3:47 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:57 | 0:16 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:47 | 0:13 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:16 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:20 | 3:46 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 13:19 | 3:44 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:00 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:38 | 0:00 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | +3 | 0 | 21:58 | 1:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:18 | 0:05 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 10 | 19:15 | 0:00 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:38 | 2:55 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:59 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 59:16 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 | 3:21 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:52 | 3:42 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:59 | 3:30 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:20 | 2:38 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 18:04 | 2:30 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 16:52 | 0:39 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 2:14 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:37 | 1:49 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:08 | 0:39 |
| J. Leivo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10:11 | 2:11 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:25 | 0:39 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4:18 | 1:41 |
| C. Rosen | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:15 | 0:43 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:56 | 0:00 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 25:17 | 3:37 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:53 | 1:21 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:29 | 2:01 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 17:45 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 58:12 | Loss |
| T. Greiss | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |