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Game Recap
VAN7
MIN10
MIN beat VAN 10-7, and the chances backed it up: 3.96 expected goals to 2.85. K. Kaprizov scored three for MIN. M. Fleury stopped 6 of 8.
Team Stats
VANMIN
24Shots on goal27
2.85Expected goals3.96
69Shot attempts60
175v5 shots on goal15
1/3Power play4/6
22Hits21
17Blocked shots23
14Penalty minutes8
3Giveaways5
3Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 2.85 xGMIN 3.96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Miller | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 19:18 | 3:52 |
| P. Suter | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:12 | 1:10 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:56 | 3:27 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:14 | 3:04 |
| E. Lindholm | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:00 | 2:59 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:01 | 1:58 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:07 | 0:00 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | 2:03 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:33 | 1:35 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:43 | 0:00 |
| P. Di Giuseppe | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:10 | 0:00 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:10 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 24:04 | 4:19 |
| F. Hronek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:40 | 0:43 |
| I. Cole | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 18:42 | 0:00 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 18:10 | 0:00 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:26 | 0:00 |
| N. Juulsen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:08 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. DeSmith | 25 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 58:10 | Loss |
| T. Demko | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 21:23 | 6:17 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:41 | 6:19 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:34 | 6:17 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 18:14 | 3:47 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:23 | 4:02 |
| M. Rossi | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:07 | 0:00 |
| J. Lucchini | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:19 | 0:00 |
| V. Lettieri | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:09 | 0:00 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 17:25 | 2:33 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 | 0:00 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:03 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:54 | 0:01 |
| J. Brodin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 23:42 | 0:03 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:32 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:09 | 2:31 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:46 | 0:00 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17:57 | 0:00 |
| D. Chisholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:12 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 39:47 | |
| M. Fleury | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 20:00 | Win |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.