Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild
Recap
written from the game dataThe Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Wild scored first and never trailed. The Wild led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Marco Rossi's goal at 12:08 of the first period, which took the Wild's chances from 68% to 81%. Expected goals were close — CHI 2.7, MIN 2.5; shots on goal were CHI 29, MIN 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Petr Mrazek stopped 30 of 34 (.882), 1.5 goals below expected; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 28 of 29 (.966), 1.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Mats Zuccarello (1 G, 2 A), 2. Marco Rossi (2 G), 3. Marc-Andre Fleury (28 saves, .966).
Three stars
- ★M. Zuccarello1 G, 2 A

- ★★M. Rossi2 G

- ★★★M. Fleury28 saves, .966

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
0-12:11
0-212:08
0-317:07
2nd period
0-411:36
3rd period
1-412:55
Penalties
1st
- 3:48
Matt Boldy · Trippingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
- 10:27
Tyler Johnson · High stickingdrawn by Jake Middleton2 min
2nd
- 4:57
Nick Foligno · Hookingdrawn by Jonas Brodin2 min
- 11:13
MacKenzie Entwistle · Slashingdrawn by Joel Eriksson Ek2 min
3rd
- 2:19
Alex Goligoski · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Johnson2 min
- 12:17
Brandon Duhaime · Hookingdrawn by Cole Guttman2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Marco Rossi, 1st 12:08 — 68% → 81%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.71 G
- All situations
- 4 G2.5
- 1.20 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.1
- 1.31 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.5
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.73 – 2.51
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
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 34
- 54%
- Faceoffs
- 46%
- 1/3
- Power play
- 2/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 31
- Hits
- 21
- 18
- Blocked shots
- 9
- 4
- Giveaways
- 11
- 5
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
