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Game Recap
MIN1
VGK4
VGK beat MIN 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 5.05 expected goals to 2.99. VGK outshot MIN 43 to 30. C. Stephenson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). L. Brossoit stopped 29 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| VGK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 5:00MINM. Boldy0.09 xG
- 1st 9:55VGKB. Hutton0.16 xG
- 1st 16:13VGKZ. Whitecloud0.01 xG
- 2nd 2:21VGKB. Howden0.06 xG
- 3rd 18:46VGKC. StephensonEN0.94 xG
Team Stats
MINVGK
30Shots on goal43
2.99Expected goals5.05
67Shot attempts68
215v5 shots on goal36
0/2Power play0/2
30Hits32
14Blocked shots21
6Penalty minutes6
4Giveaways6
8Takeaways12
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.99 xGVGK 5.05 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. Boldy | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 | 2:06 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:47 | 2:02 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:36 | 2:08 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:09 | 2:13 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 16:09 | 1:08 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:09 | 1:05 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:18 | 1:02 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | 0:21 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:54 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:29 | 0:07 |
| M. Shaw | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:28 | 0:18 |
| J. Klingberg | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:20 | 2:13 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 24:03 | 0:34 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:18 | 0:29 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:43 | 0:49 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 17:29 | 0:06 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 42 | 39 | 3 | .929 | 57:38 | Loss |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 20:06 | 2:43 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:02 | 2:27 |
| N. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:22 | 1:21 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:20 | 2:26 |
| B. Howden | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:09 | 0:00 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:51 | 1:04 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:32 | 2:10 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 | 0:00 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 0:00 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 1:05 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:48 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:20 | 0:00 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:31 | 2:43 |
| B. Hutton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:35 | 0:48 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:34 | 0:00 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 20:37 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:12 | 0:00 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 17:51 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Brossoit | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Quick | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |