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Game Recap
STL5
MIN2
STL beat MIN 5-2, with the chances close: 2.38 expected goals to 2.75. V. Tarasenko scored three for STL. J. Binnington stopped 30 of 32.
Team Stats
STLMIN
32Shots on goal32
2.38Expected goals2.75
59Shot attempts69
255v5 shots on goal28
1/2Power play2/2
19Hits25
21Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes4
4Giveaways7
4Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 2.38 xGMIN 2.75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Tarasenko | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 17:07 | 1:49 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:56 | 0:42 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:45 | 2:05 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:41 | 1:52 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 19:48 | 1:00 |
| B. Saad | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:38 | 0:55 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:42 |
| I. Barbashev | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:57 | 0:00 |
| D. Perron | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:14 | 1:47 |
| T. Bozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 | 0:00 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 25:33 | 0:46 |
| S. Perunovich | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 | 2:01 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 24:51 | 0:00 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:01 | 0:00 |
| N. Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:37 | 0:16 |
| C. Rosen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:32 | 0:00 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 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. Fiala | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:57 | 1:27 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 18:31 | 1:27 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:33 | 1:27 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:46 | 1:08 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:40 | 0:00 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:19 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:58 | 0:00 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:52 | 0:00 |
| N. Deslauriers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:17 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 19:42 | 1:27 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:49 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 22:33 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 18:31 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 18:11 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:52 | 0:00 |