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2021-04-28 · Xcel Energy Center

4 – 3Final

STL beat MIN 4–3. STL lost the expected-goals battle 2.0 to 2.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Robert Thomas scored at 19:37 of the third, moving STL’s win probability from 49% to 96%. Cam Talbot allowed 3.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
32 – 29
Expected goals
2.0 – 2.7
xG share
MIN 57%
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.

STL goalMIN goal

Expected goals

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

STLMIN

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.

STL
Mike Hoffman
2 G, 1 A · 13:18 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +0.76 · Playmaking +0.22
+1.18
MIN
1 G, 1 A · 16:12 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.44 · Playmaking +0.17 · Penalties +0.18
+0.88
STL
1 G, 1 A · 12:43 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +0.39 · Playmaking +0.25 · Faceoffs −0.07
+0.69

Rough nights

MIN
59:37 TOI
GSAx −3.35
−3.35
STL
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.95
−0.95
MIN
0 G, 0 A · 14:22 TOI
Finishing −0.15 · Playmaking −0.06 · Penalties −0.18
−0.38

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSTL–MINWin prob.
P1 17:47 MINJonas Brodin
from Marcus Foligno, Jordan Greenway
0–153% → 71%
P2 0:32 MINJoel Eriksson Ek
from Jordan Greenway
0–272% → 86%
P2 10:27 STLMike HoffmanPP
from Vladimir Tarasenko, David Perron
1–212% → 26%
P2 11:29 MINMarcus Foligno
from Mathew Dumba
1–374% → 89%
P3 3:49 STLMike HoffmanPP
from David Perron, Torey Krug
2–37% → 21%
P3 7:41 STLJordan Kyrou
from Robert Thomas
3–319% → 48%
P3 19:37 STLRobert Thomas
from Mike Hoffman, Jordan Kyrou
4–349% → 96%

Every player

Show both lineups

STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mike Hoffman C13:1821+1.18+0.21+0.76+0.22−0.01+0.00+0.00
Robert Thomas C12:4311+0.69+0.12+0.39+0.25+0.00+0.00−0.07
Jordan Kyrou R15:1111+0.52+0.16+0.26+0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00
Torey Krug D21:431+0.25+0.12−0.02+0.15+0.00+0.00+0.00
David Perron L19:522+0.23+0.00−0.03+0.26−0.00+0.00+0.00
Vladimir Tarasenko R14:051+0.21−0.02−0.02+0.26−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jaden Schwartz C13:44+0.19+0.03−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.18+0.00
Robert Bortuzzo D15:45+0.16−0.02−0.04+0.04+0.01+0.18+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C19:35+0.01−0.03−0.07+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.05
Justin Faulk D29:19−0.02+0.08−0.09+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tyler Bozak C15:47−0.02−0.02−0.03−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.05
Niko Mikkola D15:47−0.05−0.01−0.01−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ivan Barbashev L11:52−0.11−0.07−0.00−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.01
Brayden Schenn C19:45−0.12−0.09−0.00−0.05+0.02+0.00+0.00
Sammy Blais L10:33−0.13−0.03−0.05−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Walman D15:05−0.16−0.07−0.05−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Marco Scandella D22:29−0.16+0.05−0.02−0.02+0.01−0.18+0.00
Zachary Sanford L11:27−0.21−0.13−0.03−0.05+0.02+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jordan Binnington G60:00−0.95

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Marcus Foligno L16:1211+0.88+0.07+0.44+0.17+0.02+0.18+0.00
Jordan Greenway L16:212+0.33+0.07−0.03+0.28+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonas Brodin D21:211+0.29−0.04+0.42−0.14+0.06+0.00+0.00
Joel Eriksson Ek C15:101+0.24+0.06+0.19+0.02+0.02+0.00−0.05
Ryan Suter D24:37+0.02+0.01−0.01−0.03+0.04+0.00+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D23:06+0.00+0.02−0.05−0.02+0.05+0.00+0.00
Ian Cole D14:48+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Carson Soucy D13:17−0.03−0.00+0.00−0.05+0.02+0.00+0.00
Zach Parise L11:01−0.04−0.04−0.05+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Bonino C15:04−0.10−0.10−0.00−0.05+0.02+0.00+0.04
Mats Zuccarello C18:43−0.13−0.09−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.02
Victor Rask C16:50−0.13−0.00−0.08−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.02
Kirill Kaprizov L17:21−0.14+0.02−0.15−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marcus Johansson L14:04−0.16−0.06−0.01−0.09−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nico Sturm C12:26−0.18−0.25−0.00+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.03
Ryan Hartman R13:09−0.25+0.04−0.23−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.04
Mathew Dumba D21:541−0.31−0.26−0.04+0.20−0.02−0.18+0.00
Kevin Fiala L14:22−0.38+0.01−0.15−0.06−0.00−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Cam Talbot G59:37−3.35

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.