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Game Recap
TBL2
MIN4
MIN beat TBL 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.28 expected goals to 1.69. C. Talbot stopped 28 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
- 1st 11:03MINN. Bjugstad0.12 xG
- 1st 11:51TBLC. Perry0.14 xG
- 1st 16:28MINV. Rask0.16 xG
- 2nd 9:24TBLA. Killorn0.02 xG
- 3rd 9:15MINR. Hartman0.14 xG
- 3rd 19:43MINM. FolignoEN0.66 xG
Team Stats
TBLMIN
30Shots on goal37
1.69Expected goals4.28
54Shot attempts57
225v5 shots on goal30
0/3Power play0/3
21Hits27
9Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways8
2Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
TBL 1.69 xGMIN 4.28 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
TBL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Stamkos | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:37 | 4:11 |
| A. Killorn | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:23 | 4:11 |
| C. Perry | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | 1:49 |
| P. Bellemare | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:02 | 0:00 |
| A. Cirelli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 20:38 | 4:11 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 4:33 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:45 | 1:27 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:14 | 1:49 |
| T. Raddysh | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:45 | 0:00 |
| B. Katchouk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:00 |
| A. Barré-Boulet | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 1:49 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5:15 | 0:00 |
| M. Sergachev | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:18 | 1:47 |
| V. Hedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 23:49 | 4:13 |
| R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 0:00 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18:26 | 0:00 |
| J. Rutta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:59 | 0:00 |
| C. Foote | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Vasilevskiy | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 57:08 | Loss |
| B. Elliott | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:20 | 2:32 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:07 | 2:17 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:31 | 3:43 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:10 | 3:36 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:47 | 3:43 |
| V. Rask | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:09 | 2:12 |
| N. Sturm | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:00 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:00 | 0:00 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:17 | 3:28 |
| J. Greenway | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:12 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:56 | 0:00 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 25:19 | 3:48 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 23:16 | 2:17 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:00 | 2:12 |
| J. Benn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Talbot | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 60:00 | Win |
| K. Kahkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.