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Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild

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Recap

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The Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. The Wild scored first and never trailed. The Wild led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ryan Hartman's goal at 16:47 of the third period, which took the Wild's chances from 52% to 93%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 4.3 to 1.3; shots on goal were CHI 22, MIN 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Kevin Lankinen stopped 31 of 33 (.939), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Cam Talbot stopped 21 of 22 (.955). Three stars: 1. Ryan Hartman (1 G), 2. Cam Talbot (21 saves, .955), 3. Kevin Lankinen (31 saves, .939).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MIN
    R. Hartman1 G
  2. ★★
    MIN
    C. Talbot21 saves, .955
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    K. Lankinen31 saves, .939

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI070718122
MINMIN111012211334

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. MIN
    F. Gaudreau(9)
    K. Fiala (35), J. Merrill (13)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    16:36

3rd period

  1. CHI
    S. Jones(4)
    P. Kane (50), D. Strome (17)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +29 pts
    1-1
    8:57
  2. MIN
    R. Hartman(25)
    M. Zuccarello (43), K. Kaprizov (44)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +41 pts
    1-2
    16:47
  3. MIN
    J. Greenway(7)EN
    J. Merrill (14)
    wristxG 0.32win prob +2 pts
    1-3
    19:53

Penalties

CHI 8 PIM·MIN 6 PIM

1st

  • 3:40MINJordan Greenway · Trippingdrawn by Jake McCabe2 min
  • 7:00MINRyan Hartman · Trippingdrawn by Patrick Kane2 min
  • 7:00CHIPatrick Kane · Interferencedrawn by Ryan Hartman2 min
  • 17:12CHIJonathan Toews · Hookingdrawn by Dmitry Kulikov2 min

2nd

  • 12:41MINKevin Fiala · High stickingdrawn by Patrick Kane2 min
  • 15:07CHIRyan Carpenter · Trippingdrawn by Kirill Kaprizov2 min

3rd

  • 12:53CHICalvin de Haan · Holdingdrawn by Mats Zuccarello2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ryan Hartman, 3rd 16:47 — MIN 52% → 93%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.53K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.49J. Greenway · Goal · xG 0.32J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.19R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.18J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.16R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.13R. Hartman · Goal · xG 0.12M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.11R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.11K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.10K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.09K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.09A. Goligoski · Missed · xG 0.08J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.08J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.08K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.08K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.08F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.08J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.07K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.07M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.07K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.07A. Goligoski · Missed · xG 0.06M. Dumba · Missed · xG 0.06J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.06M. Dumba · Missed · xG 0.06M. Zuccarello · Missed · xG 0.05D. Kulikov · On goal · xG 0.05M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.05F. Gaudreau · Goal · xG 0.04R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.04M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.04J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.04M. Dumba · Missed · xG 0.04T. Jost · Missed · xG 0.03J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.03J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.03K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.03M. Dumba · Missed · xG 0.03K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.03R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kulikov · On goal · xG 0.02J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.02M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.02J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.01K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kulikov · Missed · xG 0.01D. Kulikov · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN3 G · 4.3 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsMIN
1.31 G
All situations
2 G4.3
0.81 G
Even strength
2 G2.2
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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 created
CHI21%79%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.33 – 2.93

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

CHIvsMIN
22
Shots on goal
34
63%
Faceoffs
38%
0/2
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
6
26
Hits
15
17
Blocked shots
13
7
Giveaways
4
2
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD101-210.05110—24:41
6J. McCabeD000-140.07630—23:46
88P. KaneR011-140.11002—22:38
12A. DeBrincatR000-120.1401010022:08
17D. StromeC011-100.000207720:18
82C. JonesD000000.00300—19:47
24S. LaffertyC000000.001007016:58
77K. DachC000-130.27000016:32
61R. StillmanD000000.00220—15:31
19J. ToewsC000-100.001026215:11
11T. RaddyshR000000.09510—15:03
44C. de HaanD000020.03132—14:42
8D. KubalikL000-130.19000—13:48
22R. CarpenterC000-100.101324413:40
14B. KatchoukL000020.14200—12:24
56E. GustafssonD000-110.05100—11:20
58M. EntwistleR000000.11200—09:51
43A. VlasicD000000.00010—06:10
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32K. Lankinen(L)33312.9392.94+0.9457:32

Season series

MIN leads 4-0

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