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Minnesota Wild
3
Chicago Blackhawks
▸4
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Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime, Bowen Byram scoring at 0:29. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Blackhawks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Bowen Byram's goal at 0:29 of overtime, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 1.7 to 1.4; shots on goal were MIN 22, CHI 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Calvin Pickard stopped 16 of 20 (.800), 2.5 goals below expected; Spencer Knight stopped 19 of 22 (.864), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Bowen Byram (3 G), 2. Nick Lardis (1 G, 1 A), 3. Sam Rinzel (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    B. Byram3 G
  2. ★★
    CHI
    N. Lardis1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    S. Rinzel1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
MINMIN170521000322
CHICHI16151811420

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. MIN
    B. Brink(1)
    D. Spacek (1)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    0:15
  2. CHI
    N. Lardis(1)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.20win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    8:40

2nd period

  1. CHI
    B. Byram(1)
    R. Greene (1), S. Rinzel (1)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-2
    2:48

3rd period

  1. CHI
    B. Byram(2)
    A. Vlasic (1), R. Kantserov (1)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +9 ptsVideo
    1-3
    0:24
  2. MIN
    M. Shabanov(1)
    Y. Trenin (1), V. Gustafsson Nyberg (1)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-3
    4:07
  3. MIN
    B. Brink(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.11win prob +32 ptsVideo
    3-3
    11:29

Overtime

  1. CHI
    B. Byram(3)
    N. Lardis (1), A. Frondell (1)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +49 ptsVideo
    3-4
    0:29

Penalties

MIN 7 PIM·CHI 9 PIM

1st

  • 6:29CHIserved by Nick Lardis · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 12:36MINCharlie Stramel · Interferencedrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 15:11CHIJordan Greenway · Roughingdrawn by Ben Dexheimer2 min
  • 19:19MINBobby Brink · Fightingdrawn by Wyatt Kaiser5 min
  • 19:19CHIWyatt Kaiser · Fightingdrawn by Bobby Brink5 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Bowen Byram, OT 0:29 — CHI 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Lardis · Goal · xG 0.19R. Kantserov · Missed · xG 0.16B. Byram · Goal · xG 0.11S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.10O. Moore · On goal · xG 0.09T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.08B. Byram · Goal · xG 0.08R. Kantserov · On goal · xG 0.08F. Nazar · Missed · xG 0.07B. Byram · Missed · xG 0.06C. Smith · Missed · xG 0.04B. Byram · Goal · xG 0.03A. Frondell · Missed · xG 0.03A. Frondell · On goal · xG 0.03A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.03J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.03S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.03R. Greene · Missed · xG 0.02A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.02R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.02B. Byram · On goal · xG 0.02A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.02R. Kantserov · On goal · xG 0.02A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.02B. Byram · On goal · xG 0.02S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.01S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.01A. Frondell · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01R. Kantserov · Missed · xG 0.00R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI4 G · 1.4 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MINvsCHI
1.73 G
All situations
4 G1.4
1.73 G
Even strength
4 G1.3
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 65 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MIN56%44%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.71 – 1.44

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
22
Shots on goal
20
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/2
Power play
0/1
7
Penalty minutes
9
25
Hits
24
15
Blocked shots
11
13
Giveaways
14
5
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Minnesota Wild skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
82D. SpacekD011030.08020—21:21
48D. HuntD000-200.00100—20:59
6V. Gustafsson NybergD011+220.03110—18:57
26M. KierstedD000-100.03200—18:31
8B. DexheimerD000-110.03110—18:25
55C. LambosD000+200.00130—18:16
49M. ShabanovR101020.17010—18:08
47M. McCarronC000-120.235104418:07
13Y. TreninC011010.21200017:56
10B. BrinkR202+130.23005—16:15
37H. HaightC000-220.031103315:25
18M. ShawC000-120.16220015:15
22D. YurovR000+200.201006914:49
61R. LorenzL000-120.18000—14:48
28J. KirklandC000+110.03410013:59
58R. HeidtC000-100.00010—13:29
15C. StramelC000-110.091125013:25
68R. KumpulainenC000000.00300011:22
Minnesota Wild goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Pickard(O)20164.8001.45-2.5560:29

Season series

first meeting

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