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Game Recap
MIN2
WPG4
WPG beat MIN 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.55 expected goals to 3.32. N. Niederreiter led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). C. Hellebuyck stopped 34 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| WPG | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 3:59WPGA. Iafallo0.02 xG
- 1st 14:38WPGN. Niederreiter0.61 xG
- 2nd 6:45WPGN. Niederreiter0.74 xG
- 2nd 10:05MINR. HartmanPP0.18 xG
- 3rd 0:20MINM. Boldy0.30 xG
- 3rd 2:46WPGA. Jonsson-Fjallby0.17 xG
Team Stats
MINWPG
36Shots on goal32
3.32Expected goals4.55
65Shot attempts66
215v5 shots on goal25
1/5Power play0/4
20Hits25
17Blocked shots17
15Penalty minutes15
6Giveaways9
2Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 3.32 xGWPG 4.55 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. Johansson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:02 | 4:56 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 6:17 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:24 | 4:47 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 16:52 | 2:58 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 4:28 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:10 | 6:19 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:40 | 6:01 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:00 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:04 | 2:57 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 8:31 | 0:00 |
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7:04 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 25:31 | 6:13 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:56 | 3:06 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 18:29 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 17:28 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:43 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 9:04 | 0:05 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 40:00 | Loss |
| M. Fleury | 10 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 17:29 |
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:28 | 3:07 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:16 | 3:57 |
| A. Lowry | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:07 | 0:55 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:09 | 2:55 |
| M. Appleton | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:10 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:41 | 0:04 |
| A. Jonsson-Fjallby | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 8:32 | 0:00 |
| D. Toninato | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:20 | 0:00 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:48 | 4:47 |
| G. Vilardi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:34 | 4:45 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 4:46 |
| C. Perfetti | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:01 | 2:59 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 22:57 | 4:59 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 21:51 | 0:10 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:33 | 2:57 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:34 | 0:00 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 16:11 | 2:52 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14:17 | 0:02 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 59:52 | Win |
| L. Brossoit | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |