Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild
Recap
written from the game dataThe Minnesota Wild beat the Calgary Flames 2-0. The Wild scored first and never trailed. The Wild led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matt Boldy's goal at 13:47 of the second period, which took the Wild's chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 3.0 to 2.1; shots on goal were CGY 36, MIN 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flames win a replay of these chances 50% of the time. Devin Cooley stopped 17 of 18 (.944), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Jesper Wallstedt stopped 36 of 36 (1.000), 2.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Marcus Johansson (1 A), 2. Jesper Wallstedt (36 saves, 1.000), 3. Joel Eriksson Ek (2 A).
Three stars
- ★M. Johansson1 A

- ★★J. Wallstedt36 saves, 1.000

- ★★★J. Eriksson Ek2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
2 goals2nd period
0-113:47
3rd period
0-219:10
Penalties
2nd
- 5:23
served by M. Coronato · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 8:13
Jonas Brodin · Hookingdrawn by Matt Coronato2 min
- 8:17
Matt Coronato · High stickingdrawn by Brock Faber2 min
- 16:03
Adam Klapka · Hookingdrawn by Vinnie Hinostroza2 min
3rd
- 9:48
Yakov Trenin · Trippingdrawn by Jonathan Huberdeau2 min
- 13:33
Kirill Kaprizov · Trippingdrawn by Matt Coronato2 min
- 15:00
MacKenzie Weegar · Trippingdrawn by Joel Eriksson Ek2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Matt Boldy, 2nd 13:47 — 53% → 73%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.10 G
- All situations
- 2 G3.0
- 1.70 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.5
- 0.40 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.09 – 2.07
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
- 36
- Shots on goal
- 19
- 57%
- Faceoffs
- 43%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 15
- Hits
- 13
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 20
- 19
- Giveaways
- 16
- 5
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















