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Game Recap
WPG3
MIN1
WPG beat MIN 3-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.28 expected goals to 4.47. MIN outshot WPG 34 to 20. C. Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 34.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- 1st 3:53WPGA. Lowry0.03 xG
- 1st 13:10WPGM. Scheifele0.20 xG
- 3rd 1:59MINK. KaprizovPP0.01 xG
- 3rd 14:06WPGM. Appleton0.28 xG
Team Stats
WPGMIN
20Shots on goal34
2.28Expected goals4.47
40Shot attempts70
165v5 shots on goal16
0/3Power play1/5
18Hits18
21Blocked shots14
24Penalty minutes27
4Giveaways7
4Takeaways12
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WPG 2.28 xGMIN 4.47 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
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Dubois | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:42 | 4:15 |
| M. Scheifele | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:48 | 3:22 |
| A. Lowry | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 7 | 18:19 | 0:48 |
| M. Appleton | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:16 | 0:00 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 16:04 | 2:48 |
| K. Stenlund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:43 | 1:40 |
| M. Barron | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:25 | 0:00 |
| K. Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:58 | 3:15 |
| B. Wheeler | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:19 | 2:35 |
| V. Namestnikov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:50 | 1:50 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 | 2:09 |
| S. Maenalanen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:58 | 0:00 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:07 | 3:29 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 12:24 | 0:57 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 25:21 | 0:21 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 22:14 | 2:31 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:43 | 0:00 |
| D. Samberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 34 | 33 | 1 | .971 | 60:00 | Win |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:13 | 6:20 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:03 | 5:59 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:37 | 6:43 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 21:19 | 6:20 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 16:16 | 1:02 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:56 | 0:41 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:36 | 0:00 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13:33 | 0:46 |
| C. Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:28 |
| R. Reaves | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 11:22 | 0:02 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:37 | 0:26 |
| S. Steel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:25 | 0:41 |
| J. Klingberg | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 20:35 | 5:57 |
| J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:41 | 1:04 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:57 | 0:19 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 19:02 | 0:28 |
| M. Dumba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:00 | 0:00 |
| J. Merrill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:13 | 0:28 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 20 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 58:00 | Loss |
| F. Gustavsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |