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Game Recap
STL1
MIN3
MIN beat STL 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.05 expected goals to 2.52. MIN outshot STL 37 to 24. F. Gustavsson stopped 23 of 24.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 2:41MINJ. Eriksson Ek0.06 xG
- 1st 10:30STLC. Parayko0.02 xG
- 1st 18:10MINF. Gaudreau0.06 xG
- 3rd 17:08MINM. Boldy0.18 xG
Team Stats
STLMIN
24Shots on goal37
2.52Expected goals4.05
65Shot attempts66
165v5 shots on goal33
0/4Power play0/1
14Hits16
13Blocked shots25
2Penalty minutes8
6Giveaways9
4Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
STL 2.52 xGMIN 4.05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Toropchenko | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:43 | 0:00 |
| S. Blais | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 7:29 | 0:00 |
| P. Buchnevich | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 23:28 | 5:03 |
| R. Thomas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:22 | 5:15 |
| J. Neighbours | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:47 | 5:11 |
| B. Schenn | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:27 | 4:26 |
| J. Kyrou | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:29 | 3:30 |
| B. Saad | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:44 | 2:59 |
| J. Vrana | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:42 | 2:12 |
| K. Hayes | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:01 | 2:48 |
| K. Kapanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:00 |
| O. Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:07 | 0:00 |
| C. Parayko | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:35 | 0:14 |
| T. Krug | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26:30 | 5:05 |
| J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:09 | 2:12 |
| N. Leddy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:43 | 0:00 |
| S. Perunovich | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:18 | 1:05 |
| M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:46 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Binnington | 37 | 34 | 3 | .919 | 57:24 | Loss |
| J. Hofer | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:03 | 2:00 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:04 | 2:00 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:00 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:00 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 0:00 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 12:56 | 1:56 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:38 | 2:00 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:32 | 0:00 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:00 |
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:22 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 25:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 23:16 | 2:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 25:01 | 0:04 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 20:35 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 10:38 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 59:46 | Win |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |