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Montréal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild

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Minnesota Wild
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Recap

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The Minnesota Wild beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-1. The Wild scored first and never trailed. The Wild led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mason Shaw's goal at 1:09 of the second period, which took the Wild's chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 4.7 to 2.1; shots on goal were MTL 35, MIN 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 27 of 30 (.900); Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Marc-Andre Fleury (34 saves, .971), 2. Kirill Kaprizov (2 G), 3. Mason Shaw (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MIN
    M. Fleury34 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    MIN
    K. Kaprizov2 G
  3. ★★★
    MIN
    M. Shaw1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL01501218135
MINMIN0731915431

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. MIN
    M. Shaw(2)
    J. Eriksson Ek (4)
    backhandxG 0.03win prob +16 pts
    0-1
    1:09
  2. MIN
    K. Kaprizov(7)PPG
    M. Boldy (4), J. Eriksson Ek (5)
    deflectedxG 0.14win prob +12 pts
    0-2
    3:29
  3. MIN
    K. Kaprizov(8)
    M. Rossi (1), T. Jost (2)
    wristxG 0.21win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    14:55

3rd period

  1. MTL
    N. Suzuki(5)PPG
    K. Dach (5), C. Wideman (3)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +2 pts
    1-3
    13:30
  2. MIN
    M. Boldy(6)EN
    C. Dewar (3), J. Spurgeon (4)
    wristxG 0.95win prob +1 pts
    1-4
    16:52

Penalties

MTL 45 PIM·MIN 21 PIM

2nd

  • 2:37MTLJoel Armia · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Marc-Andre Fleury2 min
  • 4:22MTLJuraj Slafkovský · Trippingdrawn by Steven Fogarty2 min
  • 8:50MINMatt Boldy · Holdingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 14:55MTLserved by C. Caufield · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min

3rd

  • 12:11MINTyson Jost · Cross checkingdrawn by Johnathan Kovacevic2 min
  • 18:40MTLChris Wideman · Misconductdrawn by Marco Rossi10 min
  • 18:40MTLJake Evans · Fightingdrawn by Mason Shaw5 min
  • 18:40MINMason Shaw · Fightingdrawn by Jake Evans5 min
  • 18:40MINJared Spurgeon · Roughingdrawn by Chris Wideman2 min
  • 18:40MTLJake Evans · Roughingdrawn by Jared Spurgeon2 min
  • 18:40MTLChris Wideman · Cross checkingdrawn by Marco Rossi2 min
  • 19:28MINConnor Dewar · Misconductdrawn by Arber Xhekaj10 min
  • 19:28MTLArber Xhekaj · Misconductdrawn by Connor Dewar10 min
  • 19:28MTLSean Monahan · Misconductdrawn by Connor Dewar10 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: Mason Shaw, 2nd 1:09 — MIN 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Boldy · Goal · xG 0.95J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.44K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.32K. Kaprizov · Goal · xG 0.21J. Middleton · On goal · xG 0.17J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.14K. Kaprizov · Goal · xG 0.14J. Merrill · On goal · xG 0.14K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.13F. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.12M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.11S. Steel · Missed · xG 0.11C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.11J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.10K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.09F. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.08T. Jost · Missed · xG 0.08J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.08K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.08C. Dewar · Missed · xG 0.07C. Dewar · Missed · xG 0.07K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.07M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.07M. Rossi · On goal · xG 0.06K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.06J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.06C. Dewar · Missed · xG 0.06M. Rossi · Missed · xG 0.05J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.05M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.05J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.05S. Fogarty · Missed · xG 0.04J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.04C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.04M. Shaw · Goal · xG 0.03J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.03C. Addison · On goal · xG 0.03M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.02J. Middleton · On goal · xG 0.02J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.01M. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.01T. Jost · On goal · xG 0.01C. Addison · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.01M. Rossi · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN4 G · 4.7 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsMIN
2.11 G
All situations
3 G4.7
1.60 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.51 G
Power play
1 G1.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL32%68%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.15 – 3.19

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
35
Shots on goal
31
62%
Faceoffs
38%
1/2
Power play
1/4
45
Penalty minutes
21
16
Hits
15
15
Blocked shots
7
6
Giveaways
11
2
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
54J. HarrisD000-110.03020—21:10
26J. KovacevicD000-110.01020—20:32
14N. SuzukiC101-110.230005320:20
58D. SavardD000-120.05110—20:16
21K. GuhleD000-110.10220—18:13
22C. CaufieldR000-180.60200—17:38
72A. XhekajD000030.082110—17:36
77K. DachC011-130.14210017:13
28C. DvorakC000-110.040008916:02
6C. WidemanD011030.030312—16:00
40J. ArmiaR000-150.42012—15:40
91S. MonahanC000-220.0610105015:09
32R. PitlickC000000.0200010014:08
17J. AndersonR000-100.00300—13:35
71J. EvansC000000.000076713:00
11B. GallagherR000-240.36210—12:49
20J. SlafkovskýL000000.00112—12:26
27J. DrouinL000-200.00000—12:24
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(L)30273.9003.26+0.2659:37

Season series

MIN leads 2-0

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