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Game Recap
MIN2
WSH3
WSH beat MIN 3-2 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 2.47 expected goals to 4.14. MIN outshot WSH 41 to 33. D. Kuemper stopped 39 of 41.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 2:17MINM. Rossi0.16 xG
- 1st 9:49WSHT. WilsonSH0.09 xG
- 1st 17:14WSHD. StromePP0.16 xG
- 3rd 1:16MINR. Hartman0.21 xG
Team Stats
MINWSH
41Shots on goal33
4.14Expected goals2.47
69Shot attempts56
215v5 shots on goal24
0/5Power play1/3
13Hits9
15Blocked shots16
8Penalty minutes12
12Giveaways15
10Takeaways14
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MIN 4.14 xGWSH 2.47 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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:39 | 5:21 |
| M. Rossi | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:46 | 3:32 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:22 | 3:17 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:40 | 3:32 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:56 | 5:51 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:34 | 5:12 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:35 | 5:28 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 17:58 | 3:52 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 0:00 |
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:38 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 26:38 | 0:11 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 25:32 | 3:15 |
| D. Mermis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:40 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:01 | 0:00 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 5:49 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 10:46 | 0:00 |
| D. Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:12 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 64:13 | OT loss |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 25:22 | 4:04 |
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:23 | 4:03 |
| D. Strome | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:55 | 4:01 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:56 | 0:00 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 0:01 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:26 | 4:07 |
| A. Mantha | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:54 | 0:05 |
| S. Milano | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:00 |
| N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:55 | 0:04 |
| B. Malenstyn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:20 | 0:00 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:21 | 0:00 |
| M. Phillips | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:18 | 0:00 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 22:00 | 0:05 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27:11 | 4:03 |
| R. Sandin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:16 | 0:07 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:50 | 0:00 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 18:10 | 0:00 |
| A. Alexeyev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:40 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 41 | 39 | 2 | .951 | 65:00 | Win |
| H. Shepard | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |