Minnesota Wild at Carolina Hurricanes
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jordan Staal's goal at 3:06 of the second period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 2.7 to 1.8; shots on goal were MIN 25, CAR 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Devan Dubnyk stopped 28 of 33 (.848), 2.3 goals below expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Teuvo Teravainen (1 G, 2 A), 2. Jordan Staal (1 G, 1 A), 3. Brett Pesce (1 G).
Three stars
- ★T. Teravainen1 G, 2 A

- ★★J. Staal1 G, 1 A

- ★★★B. Pesce1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals2nd period
0-13:06
0-25:32
1-28:57
3rd period
1-33:27
1-49:09
1-511:12
Penalties
1st
- 6:56
Warren Foegele · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 10:03
Anthony Bitetto · Interferencedrawn by Justin Williams2 min
2nd
- 5:56
Micheal Ferland · High sticking double minordrawn by Anthony Bitetto4 min
- 12:59
Jordan Martinook · Slashingdrawn by Jason Zucker2 min
3rd
- 3:59
Ryan Suter · Trippingdrawn by Nino Niederreiter2 min
- 17:22
Brett Pesce · Cross checkingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
- 17:22
Luke Kunin · Cross checkingdrawn by Brett Pesce2 min
- 20:00
Jordan Martinook · Slashingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Jordan Staal, 2nd 3:06 — 53% → 69%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.81 G
- All situations
- 5 G2.7
- 1.20 G
- Even strength
- 5 G2.3
- 0.51 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.4
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.75 – 2.74
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
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 33
- 51%
- Faceoffs
- 49%
- 1/4
- Power play
- 0/2
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 12
- 34
- Hits
- 26
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 17
- 6
- Giveaways
- 17
- 11
- Takeaways
- 21
Box score
every player line
Season series
CAR leads 2-0
5@
4OTFinal
1@
5this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
