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Game Recap
VAN1
MIN2
MIN beat VAN 2-1 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.99 expected goals to 3.09. F. Gustavsson stopped 35 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- 1st 18:05MINF. Gaudreau0.09 xG
- 2nd 3:50VANT. Blueger0.07 xG
Team Stats
VANMIN
36Shots on goal31
3.09Expected goals2.99
65Shot attempts55
235v5 shots on goal24
0/5Power play0/2
15Hits16
11Blocked shots16
4Penalty minutes10
5Giveaways10
6Takeaways2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 3.09 xGMIN 2.99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Blueger | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:28 | 0:27 |
| D. Joshua | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:41 | 0:28 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:27 | 1:33 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:11 | 8:14 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:41 | 7:23 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:35 | 7:24 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 | 1:04 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | 8:42 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 | 2:02 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | 2:12 |
| P. Di Giuseppe | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:56 | 0:00 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:06 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 28:43 | 8:32 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 21:48 | 1:37 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:31 | 0:00 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 | 0:00 |
| I. Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 17:00 | 0:22 |
| N. Juulsen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:08 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 65:00 | OT loss |
| T. Demko | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gaudreau | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:03 | 1:11 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:57 | 0:00 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:21 | 0:00 |
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:47 | 2:52 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:07 | 2:54 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:04 | 2:43 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:55 | 2:53 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | 1:08 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:37 | 1:08 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:25 | 0:00 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 10:41 | 1:08 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8:55 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31:34 | 2:50 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27:15 | 0:07 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:28 | 0:04 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 1:02 |
| D. Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 14:44 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 36 | 35 | 1 | .972 | 65:00 | Win |
| M. Fleury | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.