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Game Recap
STL6
MIN4
STL beat MIN 6-4, and the chances backed it up: 3.73 expected goals to 2.25. J. Kyrou led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). J. Binnington stopped 29 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
- 1st 14:29STLD. Perron0.08 xG
- 1st 14:54MINK. Kaprizov0.01 xG
- 2nd 0:27STLJ. Kyrou0.03 xG
- 2nd 8:55STLV. Tarasenko0.11 xG
- 2nd 14:46STLI. BarbashevPP0.03 xG
- 2nd 17:58STLJ. Kyrou0.13 xG
- 2nd 18:38MINR. Pitlick0.03 xG
- 2nd 19:19STLT. Krug0.12 xG
- 3rd 8:40MINR. Hartman0.05 xG
- 3rd 14:22MINK. Fiala0.18 xG
Team Stats
STLMIN
32Shots on goal33
3.73Expected goals2.25
52Shot attempts60
265v5 shots on goal20
1/3Power play0/4
13Hits17
14Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes6
0Giveaways7
2Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 3.73 xGMIN 2.25 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
STL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Kyrou | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:38 | 1:57 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:27 | 1:44 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | 1:37 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:53 | 2:22 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:31 | 2:04 |
| D. Perron | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 | 2:22 |
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:09 | 2:24 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:13 | 2:13 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 |
| T. Bozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:24 | 0:00 |
| L. Brown | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:04 | 0:07 |
| K. Kostin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:06 | 0:00 |
| T. Krug | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:44 | 2:48 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 | 0:00 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:55 | 0:18 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22:09 | 0:00 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 18:10 | 0:00 |
| S. Perunovich | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:32 | 1:29 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 60:00 | Win |
| V. Husso | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:31 | 4:15 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:42 | 4:15 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 | 4:15 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 | 4:15 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:41 | 0:54 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 | 0:00 |
| V. Rask | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:12 | 0:00 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:43 | 2:03 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:09 | 2:03 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:20 | 2:03 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 9:54 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:15 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 25:03 | 1:47 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 26:22 | 2:15 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 20:51 | 4:10 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:14 | 0:21 |
| C. Addison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:27 | 0:54 |
| J. Benn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:01 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 40:00 | Loss |
| K. Kahkonen | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 12:15 |