Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
Recap
written from the game dataThe Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-4. The Oilers scored first; the Wild answered. The Oilers led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mats Zuccarello's goal at 6:48 of the third period, which took the Wild's chances from 52% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 4.6 to 2.6; shots on goal were EDM 28, MIN 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Jack Campbell stopped 25 of 31 (.806), 1.8 goals below expected; Filip Gustavsson stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Ryan Hartman (3 G, 2 A), 2. Kirill Kaprizov (3 A), 3. Mats Zuccarello (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★R. Hartman3 G, 2 A

- ★★K. Kaprizov3 A

- ★★★M. Zuccarello1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
11 goals1st period
1-00:54
1-17:47
2-118:27
2-219:01
2nd period
3-20:32
3rd period
3-30:38
3-46:48
3-510:28
4-512:55
4-615:50
4-716:37
Penalties
1st
- 1:39
Jon Merrill · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Holloway2 min
- 2:25
Jonas Brodin · Hookingdrawn by Evander Kane2 min
- 5:19
served by D. Holloway · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 10:22
Ryan Hartman · High stickingdrawn by Zach Hyman2 min
- 12:46
served by M. Rossi · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 17:56
Brandon Duhaime · Fightingdrawn by Evander Kane5 min
- 17:56
Evander Kane · Fightingdrawn by Brandon Duhaime5 min
2nd
- 2:03
served by D. Holloway · Too many men on the ice2 min
3rd
- 12:45
Dakota Mermis · Trippingdrawn by Warren Foegele2 min
- 14:21
Marcus Foligno · Roughingdrawn by Vincent Desharnais2 min
- 14:21
Vincent Desharnais · Roughingdrawn by Marcus Foligno2 min
- 17:45
served by W. Foegele · Too many men on the ice2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Mats Zuccarello, 3rd 6:48 — 52% → 80%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.64 G
- All situations
- 6 G4.6
- 1.73 G
- Even strength
- 6 G2.8
- 0.91 G
- Power play
- 0 G1.1
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.58 – 4.11
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
- 28
- Shots on goal
- 32
- 60%
- Faceoffs
- 40%
- 1/5
- Power play
- 0/3
- 13
- Penalty minutes
- 17
- 17
- Hits
- 25
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 16
- 7
- Giveaways
- 9
- 5
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















