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2014-02-06 · Xcel Energy Center

2 – 3Final/OT

MIN beat NSH 3–2 in overtime. MIN also won the expected-goals battle 2.8 to 1.6: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Nino Niederreiter scored at 2:16 of overtime, moving MIN’s win probability from 52% to 100%.

Shots on goal
18 – 36
Expected goals
1.6 – 2.8
xG share
MIN 64%
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.

NSH goalMIN goal

Expected goals

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

NSHMIN

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.

NSH
Craig Smith
2 G, 0 A · 18:51 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing +0.74 · Playmaking −0.06
+0.72
MIN
1 G, 1 A · 15:53 TOI
On-ice +0.29 · Finishing +0.44 · Playmaking +0.15 · Penalties −0.16
+0.71
MIN
1 G, 0 A · 22:20 TOI
On-ice +0.23 · Finishing +0.47
+0.67

Rough nights

MIN
61:50 TOI
GSAx −0.76
−0.60
NSH
Mike Fisher
0 G, 0 A · 19:59 TOI
On-ice −0.34 · Penalties −0.16 · Faceoffs +0.05
−0.49
NSH
Michael Del Zotto
0 G, 0 A · 16:17 TOI
On-ice −0.30
−0.30

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNSH–MINWin prob.
P1 4:05 MINJonas Brodin
from Nino Niederreiter
0–153% → 69%
P1 5:50 NSHCraig Smith
from Carter Hutton
1–131% → 47%
P1 13:27 MINZach ParisePP
from Dany Heatley, Jason Pominville
1–254% → 70%
P2 7:40 NSHCraig Smith
from Victor Bartley
2–227% → 47%
OT 2:16 MINNino Niederreiter
from Kyle Brodziak, Jared Spurgeon
2–352% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Craig Smith C18:512+0.72+0.05+0.74−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.01
Ryan Ellis D12:40+0.35+0.17+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.16+0.00
Gabriel Bourque L17:41+0.16+0.08−0.01+0.08+0.01+0.00+0.00
Colin Wilson C14:30+0.01−0.02−0.15−0.01+0.02+0.16+0.01
Matt Cullen C7:36−0.01−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
Patric Hornqvist R16:01−0.06−0.03−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Simon Moser C10:04−0.07−0.05−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
David Legwand C18:41−0.13−0.14−0.03+0.10−0.00+0.00−0.07
Paul Gaustad C14:15−0.13−0.15−0.02−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.01
Seth Jones D21:54−0.15−0.12+0.00−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Eric Nystrom L17:50−0.17−0.13−0.00−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Rich Clune L7:20−0.18−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.16+0.00
Roman Josi D30:42−0.18−0.20−0.08+0.08+0.02+0.00+0.00
Victor Bartley D14:021−0.19−0.23−0.05+0.24+0.01−0.16+0.00
Taylor Beck L12:00−0.19+0.02−0.00−0.05+0.00−0.16+0.00
Shea Weber D29:32−0.21−0.13−0.02+0.05+0.06−0.16+0.00
Michael Del Zotto D16:17−0.30−0.30+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mike Fisher C19:59−0.49−0.34−0.01−0.03+0.00−0.16+0.05
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Carter Hutton G62:09+0.15

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nino Niederreiter R15:5311+0.71+0.29+0.44+0.15+0.00−0.16+0.00
Jonas Brodin D22:201+0.67+0.23+0.47−0.05+0.02+0.00+0.00
Zach Parise L23:301+0.39+0.08+0.27−0.13+0.00+0.16+0.00
Keith Ballard D13:29+0.31+0.24+0.00−0.09−0.00+0.16+0.00
Ryan Suter D35:11+0.15+0.12−0.06+0.04+0.05+0.00+0.00
Mikael Granlund C21:32+0.11+0.23−0.23+0.09+0.02+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C16:23+0.10+0.15−0.18−0.09+0.00+0.16+0.06
Nate Prosser D14:25+0.05+0.03−0.01+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D24:031+0.03+0.04+0.00−0.07+0.05+0.00+0.00
Kyle Brodziak C15:101+0.03+0.08−0.11+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.03
Clayton Stoner D9:59+0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jason Zucker L13:24−0.01−0.06−0.08−0.03+0.00+0.16+0.00
Matt Cooke L13:53−0.02+0.03−0.09+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jason Pominville R21:001−0.04+0.16−0.21+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Fontaine R8:33−0.06−0.03−0.00−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Dany Heatley L16:371−0.09+0.18−0.23+0.13−0.00−0.16−0.01
Torrey Mitchell C9:37−0.11−0.05−0.03−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Haula L10:31−0.16−0.05−0.01−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.08
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Darcy Kuemper G61:50−0.60

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.