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Game Recap
MIN3
VAN0
MIN beat VAN 3-0, and the chances backed it up: 4.69 expected goals to 3.89. M. Zuccarello led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). F. Gustavsson stopped 35 of 35.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
MINVAN
33Shots on goal35
4.69Expected goals3.89
64Shot attempts71
275v5 shots on goal26
1/2Power play0/3
13Hits24
22Blocked shots13
9Penalty minutes7
2Giveaways6
4Takeaways2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 4.69 xGVAN 3.89 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:29 | 1:07 |
| S. Steel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:15 | 0:46 |
| C. Dewar | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 | 1:26 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:37 | 1:06 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:02 | 1:04 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 1:02 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14:38 | 1:04 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | 0:42 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:00 |
| S. Walker | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | 0:00 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:07 | 1:27 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:34 | 0:41 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:25 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 21:36 | 0:15 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:10 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:43 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Horvat | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:23 | 3:31 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:13 | 3:33 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 | 2:25 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:10 | 2:49 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:06 | 3:09 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 | 2:11 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:13 | 3:35 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 | 2:10 |
| J. Studnicka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:00 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 0:16 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 | 0:02 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 25:02 | 3:44 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:48 | 2:16 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:40 | 0:18 |
| E. Bear | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 0:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15:50 | 0:01 |
| R. Stillman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 13:57 | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.