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2021-03-10 · Xcel Energy Center

3 – 4Final

MIN beat VGK 4–3. MIN also won the expected-goals battle 3.2 to 2.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Kirill Kaprizov scored on the power play at 1:18 of the third, moving MIN’s win probability from 53% to 78%.

Shots on goal
27 – 31
Expected goals
2.1 – 3.2
xG share
MIN 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.

VGK goalMIN goal

Expected goals

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

VGKMIN

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.

VGK
Dylan Coghlan
3 G, 0 A · 18:23 TOI
Finishing +2.50
+2.49
MIN
2 G, 0 A · 16:54 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +1.42
+1.55
MIN
1 G, 0 A · 13:52 TOI
Finishing +0.83
+0.80

Rough nights

MIN
Kaapo Kahkonen
59:26 TOI
GSAx −0.93
−0.93
VGK
Marc-Andre Fleury
48:21 TOI
GSAx −0.66
−0.66
MIN
Kyle Rau
0 G, 1 A · 7:57 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing −0.60
−0.55

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalVGK–MINWin prob.
P1 0:19 MINJoel Eriksson Ek
unassisted
0–153% → 69%
P1 1:42 VGKDylan Coghlan
from Nicolas Roy
1–131% → 47%
P3 1:18 MINKirill KaprizovPP
from Mats Zuccarello, Nick Bjugstad
1–253% → 78%
P3 5:54 MINJoel Eriksson Ek
from Jordan Greenway, Marcus Foligno
1–380% → 94%
P3 7:41 MINCarson Soucy
from Nico Sturm, Kyle Rau
1–495% → 99%
P3 14:00 VGKDylan Coghlan
from Alec Martinez, Chandler Stephenson
2–40% → 2%
P3 17:50 VGKDylan CoghlanPP
from Shea Theodore, Mark Stone
3–40% → 7%

Every player

Show both lineups

VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Dylan Coghlan D18:233+2.49+0.01+2.50−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Chandler Stephenson C17:221+0.09−0.10−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.18+0.00
Ryan Reaves R9:09−0.07−0.06−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
William Karlsson C18:48−0.08−0.08−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.02
Alex Tuch R17:41−0.09−0.11−0.17+0.02−0.00+0.18−0.01
Mark Stone R19:431−0.11−0.06−0.09+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Keegan Kolesar R9:34−0.12−0.09−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Tomas Nosek L9:14−0.15−0.16−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02
Shea Theodore D23:001−0.17−0.15−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Hague D16:07−0.18−0.02+0.01+0.01−0.00−0.18+0.00
Reilly Smith R18:21−0.19−0.08−0.12+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Marchessault C16:32−0.24−0.01−0.22+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brayden McNabb D17:18−0.25−0.01−0.25−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Roy C12:181−0.25−0.01−0.03−0.00−0.00−0.18−0.02
Zach Whitecloud D19:11−0.25−0.24−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C14:26−0.29−0.03−0.20−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.03
Max Pacioretty L19:53−0.38−0.07−0.31+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.02
Alec Martinez D21:131−0.44−0.34−0.13+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Logan Thompson G8:15+0.03
Marc-Andre Fleury G48:21−0.66

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Joel Eriksson Ek C16:542+1.55+0.08+1.42+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.03
Carson Soucy D13:521+0.80−0.04+0.83−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kirill Kaprizov L17:231+0.30+0.21+0.25+0.02+0.00−0.18+0.00
Jonas Brodin D22:58+0.25+0.22+0.01−0.02+0.04+0.00+0.00
Ryan Suter D23:14+0.20+0.19−0.01+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Mathew Dumba D23:17+0.17+0.22−0.05+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mats Zuccarello C14:381+0.11+0.19−0.28+0.03+0.00+0.18−0.01
Victor Rask C15:27+0.03−0.00−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.05
Kevin Fiala L14:01−0.00+0.00−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ian Cole D12:52−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D24:14−0.02+0.15−0.19−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Jordan Greenway L17:521−0.05+0.02−0.07+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Marcus Foligno L17:361−0.06+0.06−0.10−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Nico Sturm C12:141−0.08+0.06−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Bonino C12:50−0.13+0.06−0.15−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.04
Nick Bjugstad C13:231−0.13+0.20−0.31−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Zach Parise L13:52−0.23−0.00−0.24−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.01
Kyle Rau C7:571−0.55+0.06−0.60−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Kaapo Kahkonen G59:26−0.93

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.