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Game Recap
MIN4
WPG2
MIN beat WPG 4-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.91 expected goals to 3.71. WPG outshot MIN 48 to 23. M. Foligno led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Fleury stopped 46 of 48.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| WPG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 14:14MINM. Foligno0.11 xG
- 2nd 7:06MINF. Gaudreau0.17 xG
- 2nd 7:36WPGL. Stanley0.09 xG
- 2nd 8:31MINR. Hartman0.04 xG
- 2nd 17:15WPGN. Niederreiter0.23 xG
- 3rd 19:22MINM. ShawEN0.94 xG
Team Stats
MINWPG
23Shots on goal48
2.91Expected goals3.71
37Shot attempts81
215v5 shots on goal40
0/1Power play0/3
16Hits16
25Blocked shots5
6Penalty minutes2
9Giveaways11
6Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.91 xGWPG 3.71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 14:35 | 0:04 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 17:55 | 0:06 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:02 | 0:07 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 16:43 | 1:56 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:50 | 1:54 |
| M. Shaw | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:00 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:59 | 1:53 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 1:28 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:32 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:31 | 0:00 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:41 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 20:54 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 22:32 | 0:32 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 20:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 17:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Klingberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 1:28 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 48 | 46 | 2 | .958 | 60:00 | Win |
| F. Gustavsson | 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:21 | 2:54 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:31 | 3:03 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:02 | 2:54 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 2:13 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:31 | 3:22 |
| B. Wheeler | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 | 2:59 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:44 | 2:33 |
| M. Appleton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:07 | 0:03 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:21 | 0:03 |
| K. Stenlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:47 | 0:26 |
| S. Maenalanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:20 | 0:00 |
| D. Gustafsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:34 | 0:00 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 18:53 | 3:04 |
| L. Stanley | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 26:39 | 4:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 23:13 | 2:20 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 | 0:03 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 | 0:03 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 58:54 | Loss |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |