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2014-11-16 · Xcel Energy Center

3 – 4Final/OT

MIN beat WPG 4–3 in overtime. MIN lost the expected-goals battle 1.8 to 2.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Marco Scandella scored at 1:01 of overtime, moving MIN’s win probability from 52% to 100%.

Shots on goal
25 – 27
Expected goals
2.7 – 1.8
xG share
WPG 60%
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.

WPG goalMIN goal

Expected goals

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

WPGMIN

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.

MIN
Zach Parise
2 G, 0 A · 20:00 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +1.39 · Penalties +0.18
+1.68
WPG
Michael Frolik
1 G, 0 A · 10:48 TOI
Finishing +0.72 · Penalties +0.18
+0.85
MIN
1 G, 0 A · 14:48 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Finishing +0.86
+0.74

Rough nights

WPG
Ondrej Pavelec
19:53 TOI
GSAx −2.11
−2.11
MIN
Niklas Backstrom
50:34 TOI
GSAx −0.82
−0.82
WPG
Bryan Little
0 G, 0 A · 21:33 TOI
Finishing −0.71 · Faceoffs −0.06
−0.78

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWPG–MINWin prob.
P1 2:07 MINNino NiederreiterPP
from Thomas Vanek, Justin Fontaine
0–154% → 69%
P1 4:11 MINZach Parise
from Mikko Koivu, Jason Pominville
0–269% → 82%
P1 18:45 MINZach Parise
from Jared Spurgeon, Jason Pominville
0–385% → 93%
P3 5:55 WPGMichael Frolik
from Matt Halischuk
1–31% → 6%
P3 8:19 WPGEvander Kane
from Dustin Byfuglien
2–35% → 18%
P3 10:47 WPGAndrew Ladd
from Adam Pardy, Paul Postma
3–316% → 48%
OT 1:01 MINMarco Scandella
from Jason Pominville, Mikael Granlund
3–452% → 100%

Every player

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WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Michael Frolik R10:481+0.85−0.04+0.72−0.00−0.00+0.18+0.00
Evander Kane L23:211+0.48−0.02+0.50+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.01
Mathieu Perreault C18:58+0.36+0.02−0.18−0.03−0.00+0.53+0.02
Andrew Ladd L21:011+0.31−0.02+0.53−0.02−0.01−0.18+0.00
Chris Thorburn R3:18+0.10+0.02−0.09−0.00+0.00+0.18+0.00
Adam Pardy D10:501+0.06+0.07+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Paul Postma D10:201+0.02+0.04−0.02+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jim Slater C6:57−0.02+0.01−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.02
Zach Bogosian D25:24−0.04−0.03+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Scheifele C12:26−0.04−0.06−0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.02
Toby Enstrom D28:51−0.05−0.01−0.05+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Lowry C10:23−0.07−0.03−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.02
Matt Halischuk R8:111−0.07+0.01−0.08+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Stuart D16:22−0.24−0.05+0.00−0.01−0.01−0.18+0.00
Blake Wheeler R21:57−0.25−0.07−0.00+0.01−0.01−0.18−0.01
Dustin Byfuglien D23:171−0.27−0.04−0.07+0.02−0.01−0.18+0.00
Jacob Trouba D20:30−0.38−0.08−0.31+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Bryan Little C21:33−0.78+0.00−0.71−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.06
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Michael Hutchinson G40:59+0.09
Ondrej Pavelec G19:53−2.11

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Zach Parise L20:002+1.68+0.12+1.39−0.01+0.00+0.18+0.00
Nino Niederreiter R14:481+0.74−0.12+0.86−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marco Scandella D24:581+0.69−0.10+0.78−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Erik Haula L14:26+0.06−0.03−0.10−0.01−0.00+0.18+0.02
Ryan Carter L8:15+0.03+0.04−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Jason Pominville R17:313+0.01+0.15−0.15+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Mathew Dumba D8:35−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Thomas Vanek L13:281−0.02−0.03−0.01+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Keith Ballard D8:48−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Fontaine R8:011−0.03−0.02−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mikael Granlund C15:261−0.03−0.06−0.02+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.03
Mikko Koivu C22:191−0.07+0.15−0.33+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.08
Nate Prosser D19:42−0.08−0.08−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C9:44−0.09−0.05−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Jared Spurgeon D28:581−0.09+0.15−0.26−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Kyle Brodziak C10:57−0.10−0.06−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.04
Jason Zucker L13:58−0.33−0.03−0.30+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Suter D28:24−0.57+0.13−0.04+0.01+0.02−0.70+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Darcy Kuemper G10:14+0.27
Niklas Backstrom G50:34−0.82

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.