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Montréal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild

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2
Minnesota Wild
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Recap

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The Minnesota Wild beat the Montréal Canadiens 8-2. The Canadiens scored first; the Wild answered. The Wild led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Connor Dewar's goal at 4:01 of the second period, which took the Wild's chances from 70% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 3.3 to 1.0; shots on goal were MTL 21, MIN 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 88% of the time. Cayden Primeau stopped 27 of 32 (.844), 2.7 goals below expected; Cam Talbot stopped 14 of 15 (.933). Three stars: 1. Nico Sturm (1 G, 2 A), 2. Connor Dewar (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jared Spurgeon (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MIN
    N. Sturm1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    MIN
    C. Dewar1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    MIN
    J. Spurgeon1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL180716221
MINMIN22131137839

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    M. Hoffman(7)
    L. Dauphin (4), J. Petry (4)
    slapxG 0.09win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    1:23
  2. MIN
    J. Spurgeon(4)
    A. Goligoski (22), J. Greenway (8)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    3:04
  3. MIN
    M. Foligno(17)
    J. Greenway (9), J. Merrill (10)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    1-2
    9:22

2nd period

  1. MIN
    C. Dewar(1)
    N. Sturm (7), A. Goligoski (23)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    4:01
  2. MIN
    N. Sturm(7)
    C. Dewar (2), J. Spurgeon (11)
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +9 pts
    1-4
    4:23
  3. MIN
    M. Zuccarello(12)
    K. Kaprizov (31)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +2 pts
    1-5
    19:29

3rd period

  1. MTL
    R. Pitlick(8)
    C. Paquette (2), J. Evans (4)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +1 pts
    2-5
    4:24
  2. MIN
    M. Boldy(3)PPG
    K. Kaprizov (32), M. Zuccarello (26)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +1 pts
    2-6
    6:04
  3. MIN
    J. Benn(1)
    N. Sturm (8), K. Fiala (18)
    wristxG 0.09
    2-7
    9:58
  4. MIN
    K. Fiala(11)
    F. Gaudreau (10), M. Boldy (3)
    wristxG 0.23
    2-8
    15:12

Penalties

MTL 35 PIM·MIN 29 PIM

1st

  • 12:32MTLDavid Savard · Elbowingdrawn by Marcus Foligno2 min
  • 14:28MINAlex Goligoski · Interferencedrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min
  • 15:28MTLRem Pitlick · Hookingdrawn by Dmitry Kulikov2 min
  • 18:56MINMathew Dumba · Roughingdrawn by Laurent Dauphin2 min
  • 18:56MTLLaurent Dauphin · Embellishment2 min
  • 18:56MINMathew Dumba · Roughingdrawn by Laurent Dauphin2 min

2nd

  • 5:05MTLJosh Anderson · Holdingdrawn by Dmitry Kulikov2 min
  • 19:55MTLJosh Anderson · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Hartman2 min
  • 19:55MTLJosh Anderson · Fightingdrawn by Ryan Hartman5 min
  • 19:55MINRyan Hartman · Interferencedrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 19:55MINRyan Hartman · Fightingdrawn by Josh Anderson5 min

3rd

  • 5:25MTLCedric Paquette · Interferencedrawn by Connor Dewar2 min
  • 11:52MTLChris Wideman · Interferencedrawn by Kirill Kaprizov2 min
  • 19:49MINMarcus Foligno · Misconductdrawn by Michael Pezzetta10 min
  • 19:49MTLMichael Pezzetta · Misconductdrawn by Marcus Foligno10 min
  • 19:49MTLMichael Pezzetta · Roughingdrawn by Marcus Foligno2 min
  • 19:49MTLMichael Pezzetta · Roughingdrawn by Marcus Foligno2 min
  • 19:49MINMarcus Foligno · Roughingdrawn by Michael Pezzetta2 min
  • 19:49MINMarcus Foligno · Roughingdrawn by Michael Pezzetta2 min
  • 19:54MTLJake Evans · Roughingdrawn by Connor Dewar2 min
  • 19:54MINConnor Dewar · Roughingdrawn by Jake Evans2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
MIN goalMTL goalFinal: MIN 100%

Biggest swing: Connor Dewar, 2nd 4:01 — MIN 70% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Fiala · Goal · xG 0.24K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.19J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.17K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.16J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.12J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.12K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.11J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.10J. Benn · Goal · xG 0.09J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.09R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.09M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.08R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.08M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.07R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.07J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.07M. Boldy · Goal · xG 0.07M. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.07F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.07M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.06K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.06M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.06N. Sturm · Goal · xG 0.06J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.06M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.06C. Dewar · Missed · xG 0.06K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.06M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.05J. Spurgeon · Goal · xG 0.05K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.05J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.05J. Greenway · Missed · xG 0.05M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.04N. Sturm · Missed · xG 0.04C. Dewar · Goal · xG 0.04A. Goligoski · On goal · xG 0.04K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.03F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.03K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.03J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.03M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.02J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.02M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zuccarello · Goal · xG 0.02M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.02N. Sturm · On goal · xG 0.02J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.01F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.01F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.01C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.01J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.01A. Goligoski · Missed · xG 0.01N. Sturm · Missed · xG 0.01C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.01M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.01B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN8 G · 3.3 xG · 57 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsMIN
1.02 G
All situations
8 G3.3
0.92 G
Even strength
7 G2.7
0.00 G
Power play
1 G0.5
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL12%88%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 0.97 – 3.28

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

MTLvsMIN
21
Shots on goal
39
39%
Faceoffs
61%
0/2
Power play
1/5
35
Penalty minutes
29
33
Hits
27
13
Blocked shots
10
5
Giveaways
11
8
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8B. ChiarotD000-200.00300—22:31
26J. PetryD011-220.06220—22:27
58D. SavardD000-100.00312—20:20
27A. RomanovD000-200.00430—19:38
14N. SuzukiC000-310.063103319:31
71J. EvansC011010.140023719:31
77B. KulakD000-210.02210—17:36
32R. PitlickC101-120.13002017:07
45L. DauphinC011-210.001127516:56
68M. HoffmanC101-120.09000016:28
17J. AndersonR000-120.06519—16:24
25R. PoehlingC000-230.231103615:55
20C. WidemanD000-110.01112—15:48
62A. LehkonenL000-210.01100—15:33
73T. ToffoliC000-230.12100014:56
13C. PaquetteC011010.032123311:40
55M. PezzettaL000-100.00401410008:16
28C. DvorakC000+100.000005000:36
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30C. Primeau(L)32275.8442.32-2.6840:00
70M. McNiven743.5710.98-2.0220:00

Season series

MIN leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).