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Game Recap
MIN3
WPG6
WPG beat MIN 6-3, with the chances close: 3.63 expected goals to 3.71. M. Scheifele scored three for WPG. C. Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| WPG | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
- 1st 10:29MINJ. Eriksson Ek0.12 xG
- 2nd 11:20WPGM. Scheifele0.22 xG
- 2nd 19:48WPGM. ScheifelePP0.03 xG
- 3rd 1:07WPGM. Scheifele0.20 xG
- 3rd 2:23WPGC. Perfetti0.04 xG
- 3rd 4:20MINM. Zuccarello0.04 xG
- 3rd 10:02WPGK. Connor0.17 xG
- 3rd 16:46MIND. Kulikov0.50 xG
- 3rd 17:50WPGP. StastnyEN0.64 xG
Team Stats
MINWPG
36Shots on goal31
3.71Expected goals3.63
70Shot attempts58
325v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play1/2
20Hits28
18Blocked shots15
4Penalty minutes4
8Giveaways18
6Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 3.71 xGWPG 3.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:15 | 2:15 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:43 | 1:59 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:35 | 2:01 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:20 | 2:02 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 17:12 | 1:10 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 17:11 | 1:44 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 17:11 | 2:13 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 1:58 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:16 | 0:38 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:59 | 0:00 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:51 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 24:20 | 1:49 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23:36 | 2:01 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 18:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 17:32 | 0:10 |
| J. Benn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 56:57 | Loss |
| K. Kahkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Scheifele | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:24 | 2:55 |
| B. Wheeler | RW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:11 | 2:57 |
| C. Perfetti | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:40 |
| K. Connor | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:56 | 2:55 |
| P. Stastny | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:53 | 0:38 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 0:00 |
| P. Dubois | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 15:53 | 2:55 |
| A. Copp | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | 0:31 |
| K. Reichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:00 |
| D. Toninato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:59 | 0:09 |
| A. Poganski | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 8:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:05 | 0:00 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:23 | 2:54 |
| L. Stanley | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:21 | 0:00 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 | 0:40 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:02 | 0:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:48 | 0:41 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:40 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 60:00 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |