Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
Recap
written from the game dataThe Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 4-2. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Wild led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Eric Staal's goal at 5:12 of the second period, which took the Wild's chances from 53% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 2.5 to 1.4; shots on goal were DAL 26, MIN 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Ben Bishop stopped 27 of 30 (.900), 1.1 goals below expected; Alex Stalock stopped 24 of 26 (.923), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jared Spurgeon (1 G), 2. Mikael Granlund (1 G, 1 A), 3. Joel Eriksson Ek.
Three stars
- ★J. Spurgeon1 G

- ★★M. Granlund1 G, 1 A

- ★★★J. Eriksson Ek

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals1st period
1-012:37
1-119:19
2nd period
1-25:12
2-210:43
2-313:08
3rd period
2-419:15
Penalties
1st
- 19:30
Jonas Brodin · Holdingdrawn by Tyler Pitlick2 min
2nd
- 10:33
Daniel Winnik · Slashingdrawn by Tyler Pitlick2 min
- 12:58
Devin Shore · Trippingdrawn by Eric Staal2 min
- 16:26
Jason Zucker · Trippingdrawn by Jamie Benn2 min
- 18:04
Martin Hanzal · Hookingdrawn by Ryan Suter2 min
3rd
- 0:21
Mikko Koivu · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Seguin2 min
- 15:13
Ben Bishop · Trippingdrawn by Jason Zucker2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Eric Staal, 2nd 5:12 — 53% → 70%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.42 G
- All situations
- 3 G2.5
- 1.01 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.3
- 0.51 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.5
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.41 – 1.92
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 26
- Shots on goal
- 31
- 43%
- Faceoffs
- 57%
- 1/4
- Power play
- 1/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 14
- Hits
- 16
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 2
- Giveaways
- 2
- 1
- Takeaways
- 4
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
