Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
Recap
written from the game dataThe Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 5-2. The Stars scored first; the Wild answered. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Marcus Johansson's goal at 8:40 of the third period, which took the Wild's chances from 52% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 4.8 to 1.1; shots on goal were DAL 18, MIN 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 88% of the time. Jake Oettinger stopped 27 of 30 (.900), 0.5 goals saved above expected; Filip Gustavsson stopped 16 of 18 (.889), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Matt Boldy (1 G, 2 A), 2. Joel Eriksson Ek (1 G, 1 A), 3. Marcus Johansson (2 G).
Three stars
- ★M. Boldy1 G, 2 A

- ★★J. Eriksson Ek1 G, 1 A

- ★★★M. Johansson2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-09:32
1-116:10
2nd period
2-110:19
2-217:30
3rd period
2-38:40
2-418:29
2-519:10
Penalties
1st
- 8:51
Ryan Hartman · Hookingdrawn by Vladislav Kolyachonok2 min
2nd
- 2:17
Matt Duchene · High stickingdrawn by Joel Eriksson Ek2 min
- 9:38
Roope Hintz · Interferencedrawn by Matt Boldy2 min
- 19:45
Colin Blackwell · Holdingdrawn by Ryan Hartman2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Marcus Johansson, 3rd 8:40 — 52% → 82%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.12 G
- All situations
- 3 G4.8
- 0.90 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.8
- 0.21 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.7
- 0.01 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.08 – 3.48
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
- 18
- Shots on goal
- 32
- 52%
- Faceoffs
- 48%
- 1/1
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 12
- Hits
- 26
- 14
- Blocked shots
- 20
- 13
- Giveaways
- 17
- 8
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 2-2
2@
5Final
2@
5this game
1@
2OTFinal
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5Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















