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2014-12-20 · Xcel Energy Center

6 – 5Final/OT

NSH beat MIN 6–5 in overtime. Expected goals were close to even (NSH 2.8, MIN 2.6), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Mattias Ekholm scored at 1:45 of overtime, moving NSH’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Pekka Rinne allowed 2.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
44 – 27
Expected goals
2.8 – 2.6
xG share
NSH 52%
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.

MIN
Zach Parise
2 G, 1 A · 20:18 TOI
On-ice +0.17 · Finishing +0.70 · Penalties +0.18
+1.03
NSH
1 G, 1 A · 27:20 TOI
Finishing +0.42 · Penalties +0.35
+0.76
MIN
Thomas Vanek
1 G, 1 A · 17:26 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing +0.53 · Playmaking +0.08
+0.66

Rough nights

NSH
Pekka Rinne
61:39 TOI
GSAx −2.44
−2.44
MIN
20:00 TOI
GSAx −2.01
−2.01
MIN
Niklas Backstrom
41:02 TOI
GSAx −1.02
−1.02

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNSH–MINWin prob.
P1 1:10 MINJason Zucker
from Jason Pominville, Mikko Koivu
0–153% → 69%
P1 4:37 NSHCalle Jarnkrok
from Shea Weber, Roman Josi
1–131% → 47%
P1 6:37 MINZach Parise
from Charlie Coyle, Thomas Vanek
1–253% → 70%
P1 13:58 NSHMatt Cullen
from Victor Bartley, Mike Fisher
2–229% → 47%
P1 18:14 NSHCraig Smith
from Mike Ribeiro
3–247% → 65%
P2 7:18 MINMarco ScandellaPP
from Charlie Coyle, Zach Parise
3–333% → 54%
P3 1:48 NSHFilip Forsberg
from Victor Bartley, Craig Smith
4–348% → 74%
P3 9:05 NSHRoman JosiPP
from Shea Weber, Matt Cullen
5–380% → 95%
P3 10:46 MINZach ParisePP
from Jason Pominville, Ryan Suter
5–44% → 19%
P3 19:12 MINThomas VanekPP
from Marco Scandella, Ryan Suter
5–55% → 52%
OT 1:45 NSHMattias Ekholm
unassisted
6–548% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Roman Josi D27:2011+0.76−0.00+0.42−0.02+0.01+0.35+0.00
Calle Jarnkrok C7:431+0.62+0.02+0.41+0.02+0.00+0.18−0.01
Mattias Ekholm D20:581+0.61+0.18+0.40+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Craig Smith C18:4411+0.53+0.11+0.27+0.15+0.00+0.00+0.01
Filip Forsberg L19:361+0.39−0.01+0.34+0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Shea Weber D26:432+0.26+0.07−0.12+0.30+0.02+0.00+0.00
Ryan Ellis D21:46+0.19+0.14−0.12+0.16+0.02+0.00+0.00
Mike Ribeiro C18:401+0.16−0.08−0.06+0.23−0.00+0.18−0.11
Matt Cullen C17:5411+0.12−0.17+0.23+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.01
Colin Wilson C18:17+0.11+0.12−0.09+0.05+0.03+0.00+0.00
Victor Bartley D12:112+0.10−0.12+0.00+0.39+0.01−0.18+0.00
Taylor Beck L8:09+0.07+0.04−0.05+0.08+0.00+0.00+0.00
Eric Nystrom L15:35−0.02+0.05−0.00−0.05−0.01+0.00−0.01
Derek Roy C7:37−0.05−0.14−0.00+0.08+0.00+0.00+0.01
Gabriel Bourque L12:48−0.09−0.01−0.05−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Olli Jokinen C14:22−0.26+0.01−0.03−0.04+0.01−0.18−0.04
Seth Jones D14:41−0.29−0.23+0.00−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mike Fisher C18:251−0.33+0.11−0.17−0.03+0.00−0.35+0.11
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Pekka Rinne G61:39−2.44

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Zach Parise L20:1821+1.03+0.17+0.70−0.02+0.00+0.18+0.00
Thomas Vanek L17:2611+0.66+0.05+0.53+0.08−0.00+0.00+0.00
Marco Scandella D23:3311+0.38+0.14+0.21+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C19:432+0.33+0.06−0.09+0.34+0.00+0.00+0.02
Jason Pominville R19:142+0.25−0.11−0.07+0.41−0.00+0.00+0.02
Jason Zucker L16:441+0.16−0.21+0.41−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Matt Cooke L12:27+0.09−0.03−0.00−0.04−0.01+0.18−0.01
Nino Niederreiter R14:46+0.09−0.03−0.00−0.06+0.00+0.18+0.00
Mikko Koivu C21:051+0.07+0.15−0.03+0.09+0.02−0.18+0.01
Jared Spurgeon D23:20+0.05−0.01−0.02−0.00+0.08+0.00+0.00
Ryan Suter D31:272+0.01−0.10−0.03+0.08+0.06+0.00+0.00
Christian Folin D6:48−0.03−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nate Prosser D7:47−0.04−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle Brodziak C8:18−0.09−0.03−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.03
Justin Fontaine R7:11−0.09−0.02−0.07−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Erik Haula L14:23−0.12−0.05−0.08−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.04
Ryan Carter L8:51−0.28−0.06−0.00−0.03−0.01−0.18−0.01
Jonas Brodin D26:31−0.33−0.14−0.03−0.04+0.06−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Niklas Backstrom G41:02−1.02
Darcy Kuemper G20:00−2.01

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.