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Utah Mammoth at Minnesota Wild

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Recap

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The Minnesota Wild beat the Utah Mammoth 5-0. The Wild scored first and never trailed. The Wild led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Matt Boldy's goal at 8:43 of the second period, which took the Wild's chances from 71% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 3.5 to 2.2; shots on goal were UTA 25, MIN 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Karel Vejmelka stopped 25 of 30 (.833), 1.5 goals below expected; Filip Gustavsson stopped 25 of 25 (1.000), 2.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brock Faber, 2. Matt Boldy (1 G), 3. Vladimir Tarasenko (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MIN
    B. Faber
  2. ★★
    MIN
    M. Boldy1 G
  3. ★★★
    MIN
    V. Tarasenko2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
UTAUTA0701008025
MINMIN17112311530

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MIN
    wristxG 0.25win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-1
    14:10

2nd period

  1. MIN
    snapxG 0.13win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-2
    8:43

3rd period

  1. MIN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.08win prob +6 ptsVideo
    0-3
    2:09
  2. MIN
    wristxG 0.08win prob +1 ptsVideo
    0-4
    6:09
  3. MIN
    backhandxG 0.29Video
    0-5
    18:39

Penalties

UTA 13 PIM·MIN 11 PIM

1st

  • 7:57UTAMacKenzie Weegar · Fightingdrawn by Ryan Hartman5 min
  • 7:57MINRyan Hartman · Fightingdrawn by MacKenzie Weegar5 min
  • 9:19UTALawson Crouse · High stickingdrawn by Jonas Brodin2 min
  • 10:19UTAAlexander Kerfoot · Trippingdrawn by Matt Boldy2 min
  • 16:55MINDanila Yurov · Slashingdrawn by Clayton Keller2 min
  • 19:09UTAMacKenzie Weegar · Slashingdrawn by Vladimir Tarasenko2 min

2nd

  • 8:57MINBrock Faber · Holdingdrawn by Nick Schmaltz2 min

3rd

  • 13:41UTAClayton Keller · Trippingdrawn by Vladimir Tarasenko2 min
  • 16:16MINKirill Kaprizov · Trippingdrawn by Clayton Keller2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
MIN goalUTA goalFinal: MIN 100%

Biggest swing: Matt Boldy, 2nd 8:43 — MIN 71% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Hartman · Goal · xG 0.29K. Kaprizov · Goal · xG 0.25K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.22M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.19M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.16B. Faber · Missed · xG 0.15M. Boldy · Goal · xG 0.13K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.13M. Zuccarello · Missed · xG 0.11M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.10J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.10M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.10K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.09M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.09M. Zuccarello · Missed · xG 0.09V. Tarasenko · Missed · xG 0.09Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.09R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.09Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.09K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.08R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.08D. Yurov · Goal · xG 0.08B. Brink · Goal · xG 0.08B. Brink · Missed · xG 0.06V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.05B. Brink · Missed · xG 0.04M. Johansson · Missed · xG 0.04R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.04B. Brink · Missed · xG 0.04M. McCarron · Missed · xG 0.04N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.03J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.03D. Yurov · Missed · xG 0.03J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.02N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.02V. Tarasenko · On goal · xG 0.02M. McCarron · Missed · xG 0.02M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.02B. Faber · On goal · xG 0.02B. Faber · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Bogosian · On goal · xG 0.01B. Faber · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.01B. Faber · On goal · xG 0.01J. Middleton · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.00B. Faber · On goal · xG 0.00R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN5 G · 3.5 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

UTAvsMIN
2.20 G
All situations
5 G3.5
1.40 G
Even strength
5 G2.2
0.80 G
Power play
0 G1.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
UTA30%70%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.21 – 3.40

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

UTAvsMIN
25
Shots on goal
30
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/3
Power play
0/4
13
Penalty minutes
11
14
Hits
22
16
Blocked shots
12
21
Giveaways
16
3
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Utah Mammoth skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
88N. SchmidtD000000.00140—20:25
50S. DurziD000-400.00200—20:13
28I. ColeD000-210.07130—19:51
9C. KellerR000-130.33002—19:49
8N. SchmaltzC000010.040103319:03
6J. MarinoD000000.00020—19:01
57N. DeSimoneD000-200.01000—17:58
11D. GuentherR000-220.25010—17:33
52M. WeegarD000-200.00227—16:43
92L. CooleyC000-340.340002215:49
67L. CrouseL000020.12112—15:21
82K. StenlundC000010.080005815:00
27B. HaytonC000-210.230005014:57
15A. KerfootC000000.002026213:16
77J. PeterkaR000-320.18000—12:33
22J. McBainC000-130.28410012:03
53M. CarconeL000-120.09100—11:44
56K. YamamotoR000-230.19010—10:47
Utah Mammoth goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70K. Vejmelka(L)30255.8333.48-1.5259:54

Season series

UTA leads 2-1

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