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Game Recap
MIN4
VGK6
VGK beat MIN 6-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.91 expected goals to 3.17. VGK outshot MIN 36 to 27. C. Stephenson led the way with 4 points (0 G, 4 A). R. Lehner stopped 23 of 27.
Team Stats
MINVGK
27Shots on goal36
3.17Expected goals4.91
67Shot attempts55
135v5 shots on goal28
1/6Power play2/4
31Hits16
8Blocked shots23
10Penalty minutes14
4Giveaways9
7Takeaways12
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 3.17 xGVGK 4.91 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 22:54 | 6:23 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:41 | 6:23 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 18:48 | 3:40 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:20 | 2:58 |
| N. Sturm | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:00 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 9:45 | 0:00 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:22 | 5:47 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:15 | 2:58 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:30 | 4:48 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:41 | 1:49 |
| V. Rask | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:09 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:29 | 5:24 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:44 | 2:38 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:19 | 3:57 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Benn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:21 | 0:00 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 35 | 30 | 5 | .857 | 57:57 | Loss |
| K. Kahkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:08 | 2:26 |
| M. Stone | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:03 | 2:42 |
| M. Pacioretty | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 15:00 | 2:42 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 14:13 | 1:55 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | 2:19 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:53 | 2:12 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:41 | 2:03 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:20 | 2:03 |
| M. Janmark | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:00 |
| W. Carrier | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:00 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:57 | 0:00 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7:05 | 0:00 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 20:54 | 0:21 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 2 | 26:55 | 2:51 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:45 | 0:21 |
| S. Theodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:37 | 1:50 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 14:03 | 0:00 |
| B. Hutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:11 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lehner | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Brossoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |