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2023-01-07 · KeyBank Center

5 – 6Final/OT

BUF beat MIN 6–5 in overtime. BUF lost the expected-goals battle 3.3 to 4.2 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Victor Olofsson scored at 4:41 of overtime, moving BUF’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Marc-Andre Fleury allowed 2.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
44 – 37
Expected goals
4.2 – 3.3
xG share
MIN 56%
Home-ice start
BUF 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.

MIN goalBUF goal

Expected goals

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

MINBUF

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.

BUF
2 G, 3 A · 29:25 TOI
Finishing +1.64 · Penalties +0.19
+1.82
BUF
2 G, 0 A · 13:35 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Finishing +1.44
+1.36
MIN
1 G, 1 A · 20:10 TOI
On-ice +0.39 · Finishing +0.56
+0.97

Rough nights

MIN
Marc-Andre Fleury
64:36 TOI
GSAx −2.51
−2.51
BUF
Jeff Skinner
0 G, 0 A · 20:53 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing −0.79
−0.67
BUF
0 G, 1 A · 22:25 TOI
On-ice −0.21 · Finishing −0.29
−0.48

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMIN–BUFWin prob.
P1 13:00 BUFVictor Olofsson
from Casey Mittelstadt, Rasmus Dahlin
0–153% → 70%
P2 2:52 MINBrandon Duhaime
from Ryan Hartman, Mathew Dumba
1–128% → 47%
P2 6:46 MINKirill KaprizovPP
from Calen Addison, Sam Steel
2–153% → 68%
P2 10:30 BUFTage ThompsonPP
from Rasmus Dahlin, Dylan Cozens
2–232% → 53%
P2 12:02 BUFRasmus Dahlin
from Casey Mittelstadt, Tyson Jost
2–353% → 74%
P2 13:55 BUFDylan CozensPP
from Alex Tuch
2–476% → 90%
P2 18:45 MINRyan Hartman
from Frederick Gaudreau
3–49% → 23%
P3 0:26 MINMarcus Foligno
from Joel Eriksson Ek, Jordan Greenway
4–423% → 48%
P3 7:48 MINJoel Eriksson EkPP
from Calen Addison, Marc-Andre Fleury
5–449% → 78%
P3 17:36 BUFRasmus Dahlin
from Casey Mittelstadt, Owen Power
5–58% → 51%
OT 4:41 BUFVictor Olofsson
from Peyton Krebs, Rasmus Dahlin
5–652% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Joel Eriksson Ek C20:1011+0.97+0.39+0.56−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.01
Marcus Foligno L15:421+0.79+0.30+0.29−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00
Brandon Duhaime R12:211+0.49−0.09+0.58−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Ryan Hartman R16:0511+0.37−0.22+0.58+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D17:23+0.13+0.12−0.02−0.02+0.05+0.00+0.00
Ryan Reaves R9:06+0.11−0.07−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.19+0.00
Jake Middleton D16:31+0.06+0.08+0.01−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirill Kaprizov L20:371+0.02+0.18+0.19+0.04+0.00−0.38+0.00
Jordan Greenway L14:541+0.00+0.15−0.17+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Calen Addison D18:532−0.03+0.34−0.36+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mason Shaw C12:25−0.07−0.18−0.10−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.01
Jon Merrill D14:47−0.08−0.09+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Matt Boldy L20:25−0.13+0.31−0.47+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Sam Steel C21:541−0.16+0.04−0.18+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Frederick Gaudreau C16:061−0.21+0.04−0.25−0.00+0.02+0.00−0.02
Connor Dewar C11:28−0.28−0.11−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.02
Jonas Brodin D26:19−0.32+0.04−0.38−0.02+0.05+0.00+0.00
Mathew Dumba D25:431−0.43−0.41−0.02+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Marc-Andre Fleury G64:36−2.51

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Rasmus Dahlin D29:2523+1.82+0.00+1.64−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Victor Olofsson R13:352+1.36−0.07+1.44−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Cozens C14:3011+0.94+0.19+0.73−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03
Tage Thompson C22:431+0.41−0.27+0.71−0.00−0.02+0.00−0.01
Jacob Bryson D12:25+0.08+0.09−0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Peyton Krebs C17:131−0.04+0.07−0.06−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.03
Mattias Samuelsson D23:51−0.05−0.17−0.12+0.04+0.01+0.19+0.00
Kyle Okposo R16:48−0.11+0.05−0.16+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
JJ Peterka R9:00−0.11−0.02−0.09+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Quinn R8:52−0.20−0.02−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C14:32−0.21+0.01−0.19−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Tyson Jost C12:051−0.24+0.06−0.07−0.01+0.00−0.19−0.02
Ilya Lyubushkin D9:54−0.25−0.06+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Casey Mittelstadt C14:183−0.33−0.15−0.21+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.01
Kale Clague D17:28−0.36−0.04−0.11+0.00−0.02−0.19+0.00
Owen Power D28:531−0.37−0.25−0.30+0.02−0.02+0.19+0.00
Alex Tuch R22:251−0.48−0.21−0.29+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Jeff Skinner L20:53−0.67+0.15−0.79+0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G64:41−0.35

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.