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Game Recap
MIN0
VAN2
VAN beat MIN 2-0, and the chances backed it up: 2.58 expected goals to 1.57. MIN outshot VAN 26 to 17. C. DeSmith stopped 26 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 18:05VANN. Hoglander0.05 xG
- 3rd 2:05VANT. Blueger0.19 xG
Team Stats
MINVAN
26Shots on goal17
1.57Expected goals2.58
66Shot attempts47
205v5 shots on goal13
0/1Power play0/2
17Hits26
11Blocked shots22
14Penalty minutes12
7Giveaways6
1Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 1.57 xGVAN 2.58 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 1:40 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:41 | 1:46 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:41 | 1:39 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:44 | 0:21 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 | 1:44 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 0:13 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:40 | 0:00 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 13:48 | 0:16 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 13:41 | 0:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:20 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:46 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:43 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 26:00 | 0:14 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:14 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:56 | 1:47 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19:24 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 12:01 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 17 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 57:27 | Loss |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:19 | 3:11 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:45 | 0:48 |
| T. Blueger | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:43 | 0:51 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:14 | 0:48 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 11:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 22:38 | 3:09 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:49 | 3:13 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:53 | 0:28 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | 0:00 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 | 3:10 |
| P. Di Giuseppe | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:49 | 0:00 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 0:21 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:57 | 3:20 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 26:54 | 0:41 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 17:24 | 0:00 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:11 | 0:00 |
| N. Juulsen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:31 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 59:26 | Win |
| T. Demko | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.