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Game Recap
MIN1
STL3
STL beat MIN 3-1, with the chances close: 2.39 expected goals to 1.86. T. Krug led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Binnington stopped 21 of 22.
Team Stats
MINSTL
22Shots on goal27
1.86Expected goals2.39
67Shot attempts53
185v5 shots on goal16
0/2Power play1/7
24Hits21
13Blocked shots22
10Penalty minutes4
2Giveaways7
12Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 1.86 xGSTL 2.39 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:16 | 3:38 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:07 | 3:33 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 | 0:30 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | 3:30 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:27 | 3:32 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:37 | 0:22 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:59 | 0:00 |
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 9:07 | 0:29 |
| J. Lucchini | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7:48 | 0:00 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:12 | 0:00 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:47 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:30 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 26:41 | 3:31 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 23:14 | 0:28 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:22 | 0:00 |
| D. Chisholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 15:16 | 0:27 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 58:42 | Loss |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:39 | 6:59 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:18 | 6:54 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 | 4:57 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:02 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:55 | 6:53 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 19:05 | 5:07 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 | 4:09 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 6:42 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:00 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 | 0:02 |
| K. Hayes | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 | 1:10 |
| Z. Bolduc | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8:10 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:46 | 7:19 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:07 | 5:02 |
| S. Perunovich | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:34 | 4:40 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22:45 | 0:02 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:19 | 0:02 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:43 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 22 | 21 | 1 | .955 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Hofer | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |