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Game Recap
MIN8
STL5
MIN beat STL 8-5, with the chances close: 2.72 expected goals to 2.69. P. Buchnevich scored three for STL. M. Fleury stopped 31 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| STL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 4:43STLP. Buchnevich0.19 xG
- 1st 12:10MINJ. Eriksson EkPP0.05 xG
- 1st 14:10STLJ. VranaPP0.16 xG
- 1st 17:53STLJ. VranaPP0.07 xG
- 2nd 4:54MINJ. Klingberg0.02 xG
- 2nd 6:05MINO. Sundqvist0.04 xG
- 2nd 6:52MINM. Shaw0.10 xG
- 2nd 11:24STLP. BuchnevichPP0.05 xG
- 2nd 12:25MINR. HartmanPP0.05 xG
- 2nd 13:58MINA. Goligoski0.13 xG
- 3rd 2:24MINR. Reaves0.14 xG
- 3rd 8:30MINR. HartmanSH0.02 xG
- 3rd 14:14STLP. Buchnevich0.04 xG
Team Stats
MINSTL
35Shots on goal36
2.72Expected goals2.69
52Shot attempts55
225v5 shots on goal31
2/4Power play3/5
15Hits21
10Blocked shots8
12Penalty minutes16
1Giveaways8
8Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.72 xGSTL 2.69 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:37 | 4:23 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:33 | 3:40 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:51 | 5:18 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:00 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 9:15 | 0:13 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | 5:20 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:39 | 1:19 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 2:29 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:47 | 2:01 |
| M. Shaw | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 12:38 | 0:13 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 11:42 | 0:00 |
| S. Walker | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:57 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 19:37 | 0:11 |
| J. Klingberg | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:18 | 5:12 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:47 | 1:13 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:02 | 0:19 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:41 | 1:14 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 14:35 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 36 | 31 | 5 | .861 | 60:00 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:47 | 4:07 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:56 | 4:01 |
| J. Vrana | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:14 | 3:36 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 18:32 | 4:26 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 10 | 14:24 | 2:40 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | 2:49 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:19 | 3:25 |
| S. Blais | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:07 | 3:08 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:23 | 0:00 |
| N. Alexandrov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 | 0:39 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:58 | 0:00 |
| T. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:54 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 | 4:31 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:53 | 2:44 |
| T. Tucker | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 22:31 | 0:09 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:40 | 0:00 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 | 32:05 | |
| T. Greiss | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 27:35 | Loss |