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Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs

Final/OTTV BSWIX, BSNX·Scotiabank Arena

Recap

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The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 in overtime, William Nylander scoring at 1:05. The Wild scored first; the Maple Leafs answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was William Nylander's goal at 1:05 of overtime, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals were close — MIN 2.5, TOR 2.4; shots on goal were MIN 25, TOR 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Filip Gustavsson stopped 22 of 24 (.917); Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 1.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. William Nylander (1 G, 1 A), 2. Mark Giordano (1 A), 3. David Kampf (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TOR
    W. Nylander1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    TOR
    M. Giordano1 A
  3. ★★★
    TOR
    D. Kampf1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
MINMIN160120700125
TORTOR190100312224

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. MIN
    snapxG 0.09win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    12:10
  2. TOR
    wristxG 0.08win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    16:07

Overtime

  1. TOR
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.38win prob +49 pts
    1-2
    1:05

Penalties

MIN 4 PIM·TOR 2 PIM

2nd

  • 7:15MINMathew Dumba · Trippingdrawn by Zachary Aston-Reese2 min

3rd

  • 12:31MINJake Middleton · Trippingdrawn by Ryan O'Reilly2 min
  • 16:18TORMitch Marner · Trippingdrawn by Mathew Dumba2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: William Nylander, OT 1:05 — TOR 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Nylander · Goal · xG 0.38W. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.15M. Giordano · Missed · xG 0.15J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.13R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.10M. Marner · On goal · xG 0.10A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.10C. Jarnkrok · Missed · xG 0.10J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.09M. Marner · On goal · xG 0.09A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.09W. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.09A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.08D. Kampf · Goal · xG 0.08T. Liljegren · Missed · xG 0.07J. Tavares · Missed · xG 0.06M. Marner · Missed · xG 0.06N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.06A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.04Z. Aston-Reese · Missed · xG 0.03N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.03M. Rielly · On goal · xG 0.03C. Jarnkrok · On goal · xG 0.03R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.03M. Bunting · Missed · xG 0.02A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.02M. Rielly · On goal · xG 0.02A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.02C. Jarnkrok · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.01M. Marner · On goal · xG 0.01M. Giordano · On goal · xG 0.01N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.01R. O'Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kampf · On goal · xG 0.01M. Giordano · Missed · xG 0.01M. Rielly · On goal · xG 0.00
TOR2 G · 2.4 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MINvsTOR
2.51 G
All situations
2 G2.4
2.21 G
Even strength
2 G2.1
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MIN51%49%TOR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.43 – 2.35

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

MINvsTOR
25
Shots on goal
24
29%
Faceoffs
71%
0/1
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
42
Hits
27
18
Blocked shots
26
13
Giveaways
14
9
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Minnesota Wild skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
46J. SpurgeonD000+110.02350—24:39
5J. MiddletonD000+130.06142—23:37
33A. GoligoskiD000-120.01100—22:54
24M. DumbaD000010.05112—22:11
14J. Eriksson EkC000030.733103721:36
97K. KaprizovL000-120.36400—21:07
12M. BoldyL000-130.240005018:56
36M. ZuccarelloR000-110.26000—17:13
38R. HartmanR000-130.143001016:44
17M. FolignoL000010.08610—14:35
89F. GaudreauC011020.110103814:24
2C. AddisonD000-100.01210—13:08
6D. MermisD000-100.00120—12:54
18J. GreenwayL000+100.10200—11:46
75R. ReavesR000000.02410—11:34
21B. DuhaimeL101+120.20600—11:20
15M. ShawC000000.00210010:56
26C. DewarC000010.10300010:02
Minnesota Wild goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32F. Gustavsson(O)24222.9172.35+0.3560:44

Season series

TOR leads 2-0

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