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Game Recap
WSH3
MIN5
MIN beat WSH 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.29 expected goals to 2.45. A. Mantha led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). F. Gustavsson stopped 30 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| MIN | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
- 1st 1:37MINB. Faber0.46 xG
- 1st 4:42MINM. Foligno0.45 xG
- 2nd 6:28MINM. Johansson0.04 xG
- 2nd 10:00WSHA. Mantha0.06 xG
- 3rd 1:37MINJ. Eriksson Ek0.08 xG
- 3rd 13:39MINM. Johansson0.15 xG
- 3rd 17:03WSHT. OshiePP0.07 xG
- 3rd 18:24WSHA. Mantha0.25 xG
Team Stats
WSHMIN
33Shots on goal30
2.45Expected goals3.29
57Shot attempts54
245v5 shots on goal26
1/4Power play0/2
16Hits16
13Blocked shots11
4Penalty minutes8
3Giveaways4
2Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
WSH 2.45 xGMIN 3.29 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
WSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Mantha | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 16:59 | 3:02 |
| E. Kuznetsov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:43 | 3:17 |
| N. Dowd | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:20 | 0:00 |
| T. Oshie | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 15:03 | 4:55 |
| B. Malenstyn | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:00 |
| M. Pacioretty | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:07 | 4:40 |
| T. Wilson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:32 | 2:11 |
| A. Ovechkin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:51 | 7:46 |
| D. Strome | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16:43 | 5:30 |
| C. McMichael | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:00 |
| A. Protas | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:11 | 0:00 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 11:57 | 0:00 |
| J. Carlson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 26:41 | 5:28 |
| M. Fehérváry | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:07 | 0:11 |
| R. Sandin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:29 | 2:30 |
| N. Jensen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:17 | 0:00 |
| T. van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 15:13 | 0:15 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:53 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 58:46 | Loss |
| C. Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MIN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eriksson Ek | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 19:54 | 2:44 |
| M. Foligno | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:35 | 0:00 |
| M. Johansson | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:14 | 1:16 |
| M. Zuccarello | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:51 | 2:44 |
| R. Hartman | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:03 | 1:14 |
| M. Boldy | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:54 | 2:41 |
| M. Rossi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 15:44 | 1:12 |
| P. Maroon | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:05 |
| K. Kaprizov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:36 | 2:45 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:14 | 0:00 |
| F. Gaudreau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:29 | 1:11 |
| J. Lucchini | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:32 | 0:00 |
| B. Faber | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 24:50 | 2:43 |
| J. Brodin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 24:20 | 0:06 |
| Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:54 | 0:05 |
| J. Middleton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 18:56 | 0:00 |
| D. Mermis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 14:58 | 0:00 |
| A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:56 | 1:14 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Gustavsson | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Wallstedt | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.