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Game Recap
VAN3
MIN6
MIN beat VAN 6-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.68 expected goals to 2.23. MIN outshot VAN 32 to 24. K. Kaprizov led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Talbot stopped 21 of 24.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
- 2nd 4:53MINK. Fiala0.11 xG
- 2nd 5:31VANE. Pettersson0.04 xG
- 2nd 7:10MINJ. Spurgeon0.03 xG
- 2nd 9:22VANM. Highmore0.14 xG
- 2nd 16:09VANE. Pettersson0.03 xG
- 2nd 18:36MINM. Zuccarello0.16 xG
- 3rd 12:17MINK. Fiala0.15 xG
- 3rd 18:05MINK. Kaprizov0.13 xG
- 3rd 18:47MINR. HartmanEN0.93 xG
Team Stats
VANMIN
24Shots on goal32
2.23Expected goals3.68
49Shot attempts52
195v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play0/3
20Hits22
10Blocked shots12
11Penalty minutes11
5Giveaways10
4Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 2.23 xGMIN 3.68 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
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Pettersson | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 | 1:21 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:35 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 0:38 |
| M. Highmore | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:44 | 0:06 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 20:36 | 1:27 |
| A. Chiasson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 17:26 | 1:23 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:48 | 1:21 |
| J. Lammikko | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0:05 |
| J. Dickinson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:00 |
| W. Lockwood | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:29 | 0:00 |
| B. Richardson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:01 | 0:00 |
| S. Dries | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:49 | 0:37 |
| T. Dermott | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:56 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 26:10 | 1:26 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 21:17 | 0:04 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 18:25 | 0:39 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16:58 | 0:00 |
| B. Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:27 | 0:38 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 20:20 | 2:27 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:42 | 2:28 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 19:08 | 1:30 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:49 | 2:32 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:59 | 1:36 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:57 | 1:38 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:38 | 0:00 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:11 | 2:28 |
| N. Bjugstad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:56 | 0:00 |
| N. Deslauriers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 11:35 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:51 | 0:00 |
| M. Chaffee | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:21 | 0:00 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 22:00 | 2:29 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 20:15 | 1:31 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:59 | 0:06 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:35 | 1:35 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:21 | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.