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Game Recap
MIN5
WSH1
MIN beat WSH 5-1, with the chances close: 2.61 expected goals to 2.00. J. Eriksson Ek led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). C. Talbot stopped 25 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- 1st 0:36MINJ. Eriksson Ek0.16 xG
- 1st 1:37MINT. Jost0.09 xG
- 2nd 13:07MINJ. Eriksson Ek0.07 xG
- 3rd 0:30MINM. Foligno0.06 xG
- 3rd 10:28WSHG. Hathaway0.13 xG
- 3rd 17:15MINN. DeslauriersEN0.88 xG
Team Stats
MINWSH
19Shots on goal26
2.61Expected goals2.00
42Shot attempts53
165v5 shots on goal21
0/3Power play0/1
24Hits25
18Blocked shots12
2Penalty minutes2
2Giveaways13
8Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 2.61 xGWSH 2.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 17:25 | 2:57 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 15:14 | 0:24 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:59 | 2:40 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:51 | 2:41 |
| T. Jost | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:20 |
| N. Deslauriers | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:10 | 0:09 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:52 | 0:00 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | 3:12 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 | 3:11 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:51 | 3:09 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:53 | 2:28 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:40 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:59 | 2:40 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 20:55 | 2:45 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 17:59 | 0:35 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:36 | 2:26 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 18:25 | 0:00 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 18:14 | 0:23 |
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:13 | 1:51 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:28 | 1:05 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:48 | 0:00 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:43 | 1:05 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 17:07 | 0:46 |
| N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 16:05 | 1:05 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:09 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | 0:46 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:35 | 0:46 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 |
| C. Sheary | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:41 | 0:09 |
| J. Larsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:48 | 0:09 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:14 | 1:05 |
| D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:28 | 0:09 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:59 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:19 | 0:00 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 17:56 | 0:09 |
| J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:24 | 0:46 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 59:02 | Loss |
| I. Samsonov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |