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2021-01-26 · Xcel Energy Center

2 – 1Final

LAK beat MIN 2–1. LAK lost the expected-goals battle 2.1 to 3.1 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Carl Grundstrom scored at 5:08 of the third, moving LAK’s win probability from 48% to 76%. Cal Petersen saved 3.7 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
21 – 33
Expected goals
2.1 – 3.1
xG share
MIN 59%
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.

LAK goalMIN goal

Expected goals

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

LAKMIN

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.

LAK
Cal Petersen
60:00 TOI
GSAx +3.68
+3.68
LAK
Kurtis MacDermid
1 G, 0 A · 15:30 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +0.40
+0.55
MIN
1 G, 0 A · 17:00 TOI
On-ice +0.29 · Finishing +0.17 · Playmaking −0.10
+0.41

Rough nights

LAK
0 G, 0 A · 19:12 TOI
On-ice −0.23 · Finishing −0.33
−0.61
LAK
0 G, 0 A · 23:32 TOI
On-ice −0.22 · Finishing −0.09 · Playmaking −0.12 · Penalties −0.18
−0.61
MIN
0 G, 0 A · 14:42 TOI
On-ice −0.13 · Penalties −0.18
−0.36

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalLAK–MINWin prob.
P2 4:02 LAKKurtis MacDermid
from Andreas Athanasiou, Jeff Carter
1–047% → 67%
P3 1:09 MINJoel Eriksson Ek
from Marcus Foligno, Jordan Greenway
1–127% → 53%
P3 5:08 LAKCarl Grundstrom
from Trevor Moore, Sean Walker
2–148% → 76%

Every player

Show both lineups

LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Kurtis MacDermid L15:301+0.55+0.12+0.40+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Carl Grundstrom R12:381+0.26−0.15+0.44−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Walker D19:211+0.23+0.14−0.01+0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00
Andreas Athanasiou C13:271+0.19+0.05−0.00+0.15−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dustin Brown R13:26+0.12+0.14−0.04−0.16+0.00+0.18+0.00
Blake Lizotte C13:54+0.03+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Lias Andersson C11:54+0.00+0.09−0.07−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.01
Gabriel Vilardi C13:31−0.05+0.05−0.00−0.09+0.00+0.00−0.01
Adrian Kempe R18:14−0.12+0.04−0.05−0.10−0.00+0.00−0.01
Michael Amadio R14:09−0.13−0.10−0.04−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Matt Roy D18:01−0.15−0.13−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kale Clague D17:29−0.18−0.14+0.01−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jeff Carter C16:471−0.20−0.01−0.27+0.09+0.01+0.00−0.01
Anze Kopitar C19:59−0.30−0.23−0.00−0.10+0.02+0.00+0.01
Mikey Anderson D21:02−0.31−0.32+0.01−0.03+0.04+0.00+0.00
Trevor Moore L11:541−0.32−0.31−0.04+0.20+0.01−0.18+0.01
Drew Doughty D23:32−0.61−0.22−0.09−0.12+0.01−0.18+0.00
Alex Iafallo L19:12−0.61−0.23−0.33−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Cal Petersen G60:00+3.68

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Joel Eriksson Ek C17:001+0.41+0.29+0.17−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.04
Kirill Kaprizov L19:52+0.38+0.10−0.00−0.08+0.00+0.36+0.00
Marcus Foligno L14:241+0.24+0.33−0.19+0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathew Dumba D20:14+0.21+0.29−0.00−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jordan Greenway L13:341+0.13+0.21−0.07−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonas Brodin D22:53+0.12+0.19+0.01−0.11+0.03+0.00+0.00
Victor Rask C10:04+0.04+0.12−0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.02
Ryan Suter D24:59−0.03+0.06−0.04−0.08+0.02+0.00+0.00
Nico Sturm C7:53−0.05+0.04−0.06−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01
Carson Soucy D13:39−0.09−0.00−0.05−0.05+0.02+0.00+0.00
Ryan Hartman R8:40−0.11−0.06−0.02−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jared Spurgeon D24:04−0.18+0.07−0.18−0.10+0.03+0.00+0.00
Kevin Fiala L22:03−0.18+0.17−0.30−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.01
Nick Bjugstad C14:03−0.18+0.00−0.17−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Zach Parise L20:46−0.21+0.19−0.27−0.10+0.01+0.00−0.03
Marcus Johansson L12:57−0.27−0.24−0.00−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Nick Bonino C14:03−0.30−0.16−0.15−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Ian Cole D14:42−0.36−0.13−0.01−0.04−0.00−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Kaapo Kahkonen G58:10−0.35

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.