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Game Recap
MIN3
VAN2
MIN beat VAN 3-2, with the chances close: 2.25 expected goals to 1.88. C. Talbot stopped 22 of 24.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| VAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 7:41MINM. Zuccarello0.07 xG
- 2nd 2:27MINJ. Brodin0.13 xG
- 2nd 10:46VANA. ChiassonPP0.12 xG
- 3rd 3:54MINM. Dumba0.13 xG
- 3rd 15:53VANB. Horvat0.07 xG
Team Stats
MINVAN
30Shots on goal24
2.25Expected goals1.88
42Shot attempts47
265v5 shots on goal17
0/2Power play1/3
21Hits22
16Blocked shots11
6Penalty minutes4
3Giveaways5
2Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.25 xGVAN 1.88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:26 | 2:03 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 18:21 | 2:10 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:19 | 0:02 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 9:07 | 0:01 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:55 | 2:17 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:41 | 1:41 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:51 | 2:17 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:36 | 1:48 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:46 | 1:41 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:32 | 0:01 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:35 | 0:01 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:50 | 0:00 |
| M. Dumba | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 23:11 | 1:38 |
| J. Brodin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:33 | 0:00 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:58 | 0:12 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:24 | 2:10 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:32 | 1:35 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:28 | 0:23 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 60:00 | Win |
| K. Kahkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Horvat | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:36 | 4:09 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:09 | 3:55 |
| A. Chiasson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:52 | 3:51 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:47 | 3:55 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:46 | 2:00 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:43 | 1:50 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:40 | 1:46 |
| M. Highmore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:04 | 0:14 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:07 | 1:46 |
| J. Lammikko | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 |
| J. Bailey | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 10:06 | 0:00 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:22 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28:38 | 4:40 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 25:33 | 0:00 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 | 1:15 |
| K. Burroughs | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 19:05 | 0:00 |
| J. Rathbone | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:57 | 0:00 |
| T. Poolman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:39 | 0:14 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.