Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild
Recap
written from the game dataThe Minnesota Wild beat the Florida Panthers 2-0. The Wild scored first and never trailed. The Wild led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Joel Eriksson Ek's goal at 12:56 of the second period, which took the Wild's chances from 75% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Panthers, 3.1 to 1.2; shots on goal were FLA 41, MIN 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 82% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 of 21 (.905), 0.8 goals below expected; Filip Gustavsson stopped 41 of 41 (1.000), 3.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Filip Gustavsson (41 saves, 1.000), 2. Brock Faber (1 G), 3. Joel Eriksson Ek (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★F. Gustavsson41 saves, 1.000

- ★★B. Faber1 G

- ★★★J. Eriksson Ek1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
2 goals1st period
0-17:54
2nd period
0-212:56
Penalties
1st
- 18:09
Ryan Hartman · Trippingdrawn by Aleksander Barkov2 min
2nd
- 2:10
Uvis Balinskis · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Hartman2 min
- 11:14
Josh Mahura · Roughingdrawn by Matt Boldy2 min
- 11:14
Matt Boldy · Cross checkingdrawn by Josh Mahura2 min
- 12:48
Dmitry Kulikov · Trippingdrawn by Mats Zuccarello2 min
- 17:46
Jake Middleton · Interferencedrawn by Eetu Luostarinen2 min
3rd
- 0:18
Evan Rodrigues · High stickingdrawn by Joel Eriksson Ek2 min
- 9:54
Niko Mikkola · Roughingdrawn by Brock Faber2 min
- 9:54
Uvis Balinskis · Interferencedrawn by Marcus Johansson2 min
- 9:54
Brock Faber · Roughingdrawn by Niko Mikkola2 min
- 11:45
Marcus Foligno · Interferencedrawn by Matthew Tkachuk2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Joel Eriksson Ek, 2nd 12:56 — 75% → 90%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.10 G
- All situations
- 2 G1.2
- 1.80 G
- Even strength
- 1 G0.6
- 1.30 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.6
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.07 – 1.22
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
- 41
- Shots on goal
- 21
- 60%
- Faceoffs
- 40%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 1/4
- 12
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 11
- Hits
- 17
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 26
- 7
- Giveaways
- 9
- 9
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
MIN leads 2-0
0@
2this game
6@
4Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
