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Game Recap
STL3
MIN5
MIN beat STL 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.20 expected goals to 3.31. STL outshot MIN 40 to 30. R. Hartman led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). F. Gustavsson stopped 37 of 40.
Team Stats
STLMIN
40Shots on goal30
3.31Expected goals4.20
64Shot attempts57
365v5 shots on goal20
0/2Power play1/4
9Hits8
14Blocked shots15
8Penalty minutes4
1Giveaways7
1Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 3.31 xGMIN 4.20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:34 | 3:05 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:01 | 3:06 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 14:47 | 0:40 |
| S. Blais | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 0:38 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Vrana | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:26 | 0:39 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:12 | 3:06 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:06 | 3:04 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:38 |
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:25 | 0:16 |
| N. Walker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 | 0:16 |
| T. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:48 | 0:16 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 20:11 | 0:41 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:54 | 0:16 |
| C. Parayko | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 23:19 | 0:16 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:23 | 3:03 |
| C. Rosen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 0:00 |
| D. Samorukov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 13:57 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 29 | 25 | 4 | .862 | 59:26 | Loss |
| V. Zherenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Hartman | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:45 | 1:12 |
| S. Steel | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 |
| G. Nyquist | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:50 | 1:10 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:59 | 1:11 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:54 | 6:02 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 | 6:13 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 | 6:03 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:20 | 6:05 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 13:42 | 1:08 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:08 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:43 | 0:00 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:00 |
| J. Klingberg | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:40 | 6:07 |
| J. Brodin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 20:10 | 1:10 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 18:35 | 0:04 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:51 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 40 | 37 | 3 | .925 | 59:42 | Win |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |