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Game Recap
MIN2
TBL4
TBL beat MIN 4-2, with the chances close: 4.30 expected goals to 4.15. C. Perry led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Vasilevskiy stopped 33 of 35.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TBL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
- 2nd 3:43MINJ. Eriksson EkSH0.28 xG
- 2nd 9:44TBLC. Perry0.16 xG
- 2nd 11:42MINK. KaprizovPP0.12 xG
- 2nd 18:05TBLC. PerryPP0.16 xG
- 3rd 14:22TBLS. Stamkos0.07 xG
- 3rd 19:43TBLN. KucherovEN0.62 xG
Team Stats
MINTBL
35Shots on goal39
4.15Expected goals4.30
64Shot attempts62
265v5 shots on goal23
1/4Power play1/5
26Hits26
16Blocked shots14
15Penalty minutes23
6Giveaways5
17Takeaways17
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 4.15 xGTBL 4.30 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. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:05 | 4:59 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:08 | 5:00 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:40 | 4:58 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 21:06 | 5:02 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:52 | 0:06 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:45 | 0:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 14:41 | 0:04 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:26 | 0:02 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:05 | 0:00 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:09 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:45 | 0:05 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 24:25 | 0:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22:52 | 0:00 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:12 | 5:04 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 38 | 35 | 3 | .921 | 57:46 | Loss |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
TBL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Kucherov | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:54 | 6:00 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 2:13 |
| C. Perry | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:44 | 1:59 |
| S. Stamkos | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:18 | 6:24 |
| B. Hagel | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 10 | 17:00 | 4:49 |
| A. Killorn | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 2:09 |
| B. Point | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 21:15 | 5:02 |
| A. Cirelli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:05 | 0:17 |
| N. Paul | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14:21 | 1:49 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 | 1:00 |
| P. Bellemare | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:54 | 0:51 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:02 | 0:00 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 22:21 | 2:27 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 24:46 | 5:53 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:59 | 0:00 |
| E. Cernak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 | 0:07 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 | 0:00 |
| N. Perbix | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:41 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Vasilevskiy | 35 | 33 | 2 | .943 | 59:40 | Win |
| B. Elliott | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.