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Game Recap
MTL2
MIN8
MIN beat MTL 8-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.83 expected goals to 1.07. MIN outshot MTL 39 to 21. N. Sturm led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Talbot stopped 14 of 15.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MIN | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
- 1st 1:23MTLM. Hoffman0.11 xG
- 1st 3:04MINJ. Spurgeon0.05 xG
- 1st 9:22MINM. Foligno0.01 xG
- 2nd 4:01MINC. Dewar0.07 xG
- 2nd 4:23MINN. Sturm0.03 xG
- 2nd 19:29MINM. Zuccarello0.01 xG
- 3rd 4:24MTLR. Pitlick0.13 xG
- 3rd 6:04MINM. BoldyPP0.06 xG
- 3rd 9:58MINJ. Benn0.11 xG
- 3rd 15:12MINK. Fiala0.24 xG
Team Stats
MTLMIN
21Shots on goal39
1.07Expected goals3.83
35Shot attempts70
185v5 shots on goal32
0/2Power play1/5
33Hits27
13Blocked shots10
35Penalty minutes29
3Giveaways10
8Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 1.07 xGMIN 3.83 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
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:31 | 1:54 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:07 | 0:49 |
| L. Dauphin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 16:56 | 0:00 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:28 | 2:00 |
| C. Paquette | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:40 | 0:00 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 19:31 | 2:00 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 9 | 16:24 | 1:22 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:56 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:33 | 0:00 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:56 | 1:34 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 8:16 | 0:00 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0:36 | 0:00 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 22:27 | 1:02 |
| B. Chiarot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:31 | 1:09 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 20:20 | 0:07 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 19:38 | 0:00 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:36 | 0:00 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:48 | 1:47 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Primeau | 32 | 27 | 5 | .844 | 40:00 | Loss |
| M. McNiven | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 20:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Sturm | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:00 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | 5:14 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:21 | 4:43 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:09 | 4:24 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:35 | 2:54 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:19 | 2:37 |
| C. Dewar | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 11:30 | 0:00 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 14 | 16:19 | 2:30 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:06 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:13 | 4:32 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14:35 | 2:48 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 11:13 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 20:06 | 4:03 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 17:56 | 0:15 |
| J. Benn | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:12 | 0:09 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:25 | 0:05 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21:06 | 3:27 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:26 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 15 | 14 | 1 | .933 | 40:00 | Win |
| K. Kahkonen | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 20:00 |