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2013-12-29 · Xcel Energy Center

5 – 4Final

NYI beat MIN 5–4. NYI lost the expected-goals battle 2.8 to 3.1 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Kyle Okposo scored at 14:12 of the third, moving NYI’s win probability from 49% to 85%. Josh Harding allowed 2.0 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 37
Expected goals
2.8 – 3.1
xG share
MIN 53%
Home-ice start
MIN 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

NYI goalMIN goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

NYIMIN

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

NYI
Thomas Hickey
1 G, 2 A · 20:38 TOI
Finishing +0.41 · Playmaking +0.46
+0.82
NYI
Kyle Okposo
2 G, 1 A · 19:55 TOI
Finishing +0.70
+0.73
NYI
Thomas Vanek
0 G, 2 A · 19:38 TOI
Playmaking +0.40 · Penalties +0.16
+0.57

Rough nights

MIN
Josh Harding
59:31 TOI
GSAx −1.96
−1.96
NYI
Kevin Poulin
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.11
−1.11
NYI
0 G, 0 A · 11:53 TOI
On-ice −0.16 · Penalties −0.16
−0.39

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalNYI–MINWin prob.
P1 3:22 MINRyan Suter
from Mike Rupp, Torrey Mitchell
0–153% → 69%
P2 0:39 MINJonas Brodin
from Mikko Koivu, Nino Niederreiter
0–272% → 86%
P2 2:59 MINNino Niederreiter
from Mikko Koivu
0–386% → 94%
P2 8:45 NYIJohn Tavares
from Thomas Vanek, Kyle Okposo
1–34% → 12%
P2 18:58 NYICal Clutterbuck
from Thomas Hickey, Brock Nelson
2–39% → 23%
P3 6:30 NYIThomas Hickey
from Colin McDonald, Ryan Strome
3–320% → 48%
P3 12:13 NYIKyle Okposo
from Thomas Hickey, Andrew MacDonald
4–349% → 83%
P3 13:45 MINJustin Fontaine
from Matt Cooke, Marco Scandella
4–415% → 51%
P3 14:12 NYIKyle Okposo
from Thomas Vanek
5–449% → 85%

Every player

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NYI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Thomas Hickey D20:3812+0.82−0.04+0.41+0.46−0.02+0.00+0.00
Kyle Okposo R19:5521+0.73+0.03+0.70+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Thomas Vanek L19:382+0.57+0.04−0.03+0.40−0.00+0.16+0.00
Cal Clutterbuck R17:441+0.34+0.07+0.34−0.09+0.02+0.00+0.00
John Tavares C20:461+0.21+0.03+0.17+0.04−0.03+0.00+0.01
Travis Hamonic D27:09+0.15+0.30−0.08−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Colin McDonald R12:141+0.08−0.08−0.00+0.18−0.02+0.00+0.00
Frans Nielsen C16:41+0.07+0.13−0.05−0.10+0.00+0.16−0.08
Ryan Strome C12:301+0.05+0.00−0.00+0.09−0.01+0.00−0.03
Brock Nelson C15:461+0.03+0.04−0.08+0.10+0.00+0.00−0.03
Matt Martin L8:24−0.04−0.00−0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrew MacDonald D23:271−0.05−0.19+0.00+0.15−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brian Strait D17:49−0.07+0.01−0.02−0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00
Calvin de Haan D17:15−0.14+0.11−0.00−0.07−0.02−0.16+0.00
Eric Boulton L5:38−0.18−0.07−0.10−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Aaron Ness D10:58−0.21−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.01−0.16+0.00
Peter Regin C13:35−0.23+0.14−0.32−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.03
Casey Cizikas C11:53−0.39−0.16−0.00−0.04−0.00−0.16−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Kevin Poulin G60:00−1.11

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jonas Brodin D24:311+0.47+0.10+0.45−0.10+0.02+0.00+0.00
Mikko Koivu C22:502+0.46+0.12−0.15+0.36+0.02+0.00+0.11
Nino Niederreiter R16:0611+0.46+0.01+0.41+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Fontaine R12:151+0.37−0.16+0.39−0.04+0.02+0.16+0.00
Ryan Suter D33:141+0.33+0.14+0.31−0.15+0.03+0.00+0.00
Torrey Mitchell C10:051+0.21+0.00−0.00+0.05+0.01+0.16−0.01
Mike Rupp L5:061+0.16+0.05−0.06+0.17+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marco Scandella D16:331+0.03−0.13−0.08+0.07+0.01+0.16+0.00
Dany Heatley L16:07−0.02+0.12−0.24−0.06−0.00+0.16+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D18:08−0.06−0.14+0.00+0.03+0.04+0.00+0.00
Nate Prosser D10:51−0.06−0.08−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Stephane Veilleux L8:51−0.08−0.03−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C20:51−0.12−0.07−0.09+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
Jason Pominville R18:09−0.16+0.05−0.12−0.11+0.00+0.00+0.01
Keith Ballard D10:16−0.19−0.07+0.00+0.04−0.00−0.16+0.00
Matt Cooke L15:241−0.21−0.08−0.29+0.17−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikael Granlund C19:20−0.32−0.01−0.09−0.12+0.01−0.16+0.05
Kyle Brodziak C15:52−0.34−0.11−0.09+0.00+0.01−0.16+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Josh Harding G59:31−1.96

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.