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Game Recap
MIN4
WPG1
MIN beat WPG 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.75 expected goals to 2.18. J. Spurgeon led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). F. Gustavsson stopped 31 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| WPG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- 1st 5:29MINJ. SpurgeonPP0.28 xG
- 1st 6:33MINM. Zuccarello0.11 xG
- 1st 10:03WPGP. Dubois0.18 xG
- 2nd 8:55MINF. Gaudreau0.10 xG
- 3rd 17:55MINS. WalkerEN0.80 xG
Team Stats
MINWPG
28Shots on goal32
3.75Expected goals2.18
54Shot attempts53
245v5 shots on goal30
1/1Power play0/2
22Hits33
11Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes4
5Giveaways3
4Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 3.75 xGWPG 2.18 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 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 19:17 | 0:59 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:09 | 0:53 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 13:57 | 0:51 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:23 | 1:02 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 0:58 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:40 | 0:49 |
| S. Walker | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:49 | 1:00 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 | 0:53 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:00 |
| A. Beckman | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | 0:00 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:41 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +2 | 0 | 19:41 | 0:52 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:49 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:59 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:35 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:54 | 0:00 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:13 | 0:58 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 32 | 31 | 1 | .969 | 60:00 | Win |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Connor | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 | 2:40 |
| P. Dubois | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:59 | 2:44 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:28 | 2:06 |
| K. Stenlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:35 | 1:41 |
| K. Kuhlman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:00 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:22 | 1:15 |
| A. Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:00 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:00 |
| D. Gustafsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:00 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 0:00 |
| M. Eyssimont | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:15 | 1:57 |
| S. Gagner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:13 | 1:50 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 25:13 | 2:15 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:01 | 0:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 22:56 | 1:59 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 0:00 |
| K. Capobianco | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:41 | 1:33 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:10 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 59:32 | Loss |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |