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Game Recap
MIN4
TBL5
TBL beat MIN 5-4 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 3.24 expected goals to 2.46. MIN outshot TBL 32 to 24. A. Cirelli led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). B. Elliott stopped 28 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| TBL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 1:06TBLA. CirelliPP0.11 xG
- 1st 11:14TBLP. Maroon0.06 xG
- 1st 14:40MINM. FolignoPP0.11 xG
- 2nd 3:56MINB. Duhaime0.05 xG
- 2nd 17:07TBLA. Cirelli0.04 xG
- 3rd 9:19TBLA. Barré-Boulet0.24 xG
- 3rd 17:12MINK. Fiala0.04 xG
- 3rd 19:21MINJ. Eriksson Ek0.16 xG
Team Stats
MINTBL
32Shots on goal24
2.46Expected goals3.24
61Shot attempts50
225v5 shots on goal19
1/4Power play1/4
31Hits26
14Blocked shots16
13Penalty minutes13
0Giveaways2
2Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.46 xGTBL 3.24 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. Fiala | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 16:04 | 3:15 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:47 | 2:51 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:00 | 2:55 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:42 | 2:52 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:50 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8:49 | 0:00 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:38 | 2:51 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:59 | 3:16 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:15 | 0:20 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 16:34 | 3:20 |
| V. Rask | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 | 0:00 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:22 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:39 | 2:52 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:17 | 3:16 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:24 | 0:04 |
| J. Benn | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:04 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25:41 | 1:46 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:50 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kahkonen | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 60:55 | OT loss |
| C. Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
TBL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Cirelli | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24:31 | 4:20 |
| A. Killorn | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:25 | 4:27 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:49 | 4:17 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:57 | 4:16 |
| A. Barré-Boulet | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:16 | 2:24 |
| C. Perry | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:28 | 2:27 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:59 | 2:31 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:40 | 0:00 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:33 | 2:43 |
| P. Bellemare | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:00 |
| T. Raddysh | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:59 | 0:00 |
| B. Katchouk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 0:00 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 27:03 | 4:40 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26:48 | 0:10 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:20 | 2:04 |
| C. Foote | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:14 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 17:19 | 0:11 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:55 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Elliott | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 65:00 | Win |
| A. Vasilevskiy | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.