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Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks

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Minnesota Wild
▸2
Chicago Blackhawks
1
FinalTV TNT, MAX·United Center

Recap

written from the game data

The Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1. The Wild scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Marcus Foligno's goal at 10:07 of the third period, which took the Wild's chances from 48% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 2.8 to 1.8; shots on goal were MIN 25, CHI 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Filip Gustavsson stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 0.8 goals saved above expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 23 of 25 (.920), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Vinni Lettieri (2 A), 2. Nick Foligno (1 G), 3. Marcus Foligno (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MIN
    V. Lettieri2 A
  2. ★★
    CHI
    N. Foligno1 G
  3. ★★★
    MIN
    M. Foligno1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MINMIN1110816225
CHICHI0119011121

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. MIN
    J. Lucchini(1)
    V. Lettieri (2), B. Duhaime (2)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-0
    12:27

2nd period

  1. CHI
    N. Foligno(10)
    P. Kurashev (17), T. Raddysh (6)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +19 ptsVideo
    1-1
    13:44

3rd period

  1. MIN
    M. Foligno(9)
    V. Lettieri (3), B. Faber (26)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +33 ptsVideo
    2-1
    10:07

Penalties

MIN 9 PIM·CHI 9 PIM

1st

  • 5:43MINMarcus Foligno · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Petr Mrazek2 min
  • 12:45CHIMacKenzie Entwistle · Holdingdrawn by Joel Eriksson Ek2 min
  • 17:09CHIJaycob Megna · Holdingdrawn by Marco Rossi2 min

2nd

  • 9:08CHIJarred Tinordi · Fightingdrawn by Marcus Foligno5 min
  • 9:08MINMarcus Foligno · Fightingdrawn by Jarred Tinordi5 min

3rd

  • 1:00MINMarcus Foligno · High stickingdrawn by Kevin Korchinski2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CHI goalMIN goalFinal: CHI 0%

Biggest swing: Marcus Foligno, 3rd 10:07 — MIN 48% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Katchouk · On goal · xG 0.29J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.27N. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.16T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.14M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.14N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.12N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.11J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.08A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.06J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.04J. Tinordi · On goal · xG 0.04P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.04T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.03A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.03J. Megna · Missed · xG 0.03K. Korchinski · On goal · xG 0.03A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Sanford · Missed · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.02I. Phillips · On goal · xG 0.01M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.01K. Korchinski · Missed · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01C. Blackwell · On goal · xG 0.01I. Phillips · Missed · xG 0.01J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01K. Korchinski · Missed · xG 0.00P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.00N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI1 G · 1.8 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MINvsCHI
2.82 G
All situations
1 G1.8
2.12 G
Even strength
1 G1.4
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MIN66%34%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.60 – 1.75

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

MINvsCHI
25
Shots on goal
21
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/2
Power play
0/2
9
Penalty minutes
9
18
Hits
20
16
Blocked shots
14
6
Giveaways
13
5
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Minnesota Wild skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7B. FaberD011+110.04010—28:07
5J. MiddletonD000+100.00530—23:34
97K. KaprizovL000-130.17000—21:05
14J. Eriksson EkC000040.323205219:07
36M. ZuccarelloR000000.20120—18:36
6D. MermisD000+130.11020—17:35
33A. GoligoskiD000-100.00020—17:07
38R. HartmanR000+120.310002017:03
90M. JohanssonL000020.30000—16:48
23M. RossiC000010.260004216:39
24Z. BogosianD000-110.04310—16:23
89F. GaudreauC000000.000005014:50
12M. BoldyL000020.0900010014:23
4J. MerrillD000+100.00000—13:52
17M. FolignoL101+120.43329—13:06
21B. DuhaimeL011+120.24100—10:09
10V. LettieriC022+100.121105008:54
27J. LucchiniC101020.2010010008:46
Minnesota Wild goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32F. Gustavsson(W)21201.9521.77+0.7759:56

Season series

MIN leads 3-0

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