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2023-02-19 · Xcel Energy Center

3 – 4Final

MIN beat NSH 4–3. MIN also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 1.9: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Ryan Hartman scored at 19:39 of the third, moving MIN’s win probability from 51% to 98%.

Shots on goal
26 – 35
Expected goals
1.9 – 3.5
xG share
MIN 65%
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
2 G, 0 A · 20:58 TOI
On-ice +0.22 · Finishing +1.12 · Penalties −0.19
+1.18
NSH
1 G, 2 A · 14:08 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +0.70 · Penalties +0.19
+1.00
MIN
1 G, 1 A · 17:53 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing +0.65 · Penalties +0.19
+0.99

Rough nights

MIN
Filip Gustavsson
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.78
−0.78
MIN
0 G, 1 A · 17:32 TOI
Finishing −0.66
−0.64
NSH
0 G, 0 A · 14:52 TOI
On-ice −0.05 · Penalties −0.38
−0.45

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNSH–MINWin prob.
P2 0:09 MINBrandon Duhaime
from Frederick Gaudreau
0–153% → 72%
P2 1:37 MINKirill KaprizovPP
from Joel Eriksson Ek, Mats Zuccarello
0–272% → 86%
P2 17:03 NSHTommy Novak
from Kevin Gravel, Jeremy Lauzon
1–29% → 24%
P3 1:23 MINKirill Kaprizov
from Ryan Hartman
1–378% → 92%
P3 15:04 NSHRoman Josi
from Mattias Ekholm, Tommy Novak
2–31% → 11%
P3 19:13 NSHNino NiederreiterPP
from Roman Josi, Tommy Novak
3–34% → 49%
P3 19:39 MINRyan Hartman
from Jonas Brodin, Jared Spurgeon
3–451% → 98%

Every player

Show both lineups

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Tommy Novak C14:0812+1.00+0.12+0.70+0.02−0.00+0.19−0.02
Nino Niederreiter R16:321+0.74+0.03+0.72−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Roman Josi D27:4111+0.57−0.06+0.61+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Ryan Johansen C16:29+0.02−0.01−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.07
Kevin Gravel D10:351+0.01−0.01+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Smith L11:28+0.00+0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Philip Tomasino C10:50−0.02−0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Mattias Ekholm D23:171−0.04−0.07+0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Yakov Trenin C17:22−0.13−0.14−0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.01
Jeremy Lauzon D18:411−0.15−0.13+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan McDonagh D20:55−0.20−0.22−0.02+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Juuso Parssinen C12:54−0.21−0.05−0.15−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Colton Sissons C16:31−0.28−0.24−0.01−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Tanner Jeannot L15:18−0.32−0.21−0.09−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikael Granlund C16:22−0.32−0.02−0.32+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C11:29−0.35−0.03−0.29−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Matt Duchene C17:13−0.36−0.03−0.37+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.01
Dante Fabbro D14:52−0.45−0.05−0.02−0.01+0.01−0.38+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Juuse Saros G58:57−0.08

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Kirill Kaprizov L20:582+1.18+0.22+1.12+0.03+0.00−0.19+0.00
Ryan Hartman R17:5311+0.99+0.16+0.65+0.01+0.00+0.19−0.02
Brandon Duhaime R10:481+0.71+0.00+0.51−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D23:261+0.19+0.16+0.01−0.02+0.04+0.00+0.00
Alex Goligoski D15:08+0.11+0.09+0.01+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonas Brodin D24:131+0.11+0.14−0.04−0.03+0.02+0.00+0.00
Mason Shaw C13:54+0.06−0.10−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.19−0.01
Jon Merrill D10:24−0.01+0.02−0.02−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathew Dumba D21:38−0.03−0.03+0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Reaves R11:05−0.05−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Frederick Gaudreau C15:461−0.08+0.09−0.17−0.00+0.02+0.00−0.02
Jake Middleton D19:17−0.16−0.01−0.16−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mats Zuccarello C20:491−0.17+0.22−0.44+0.06+0.00+0.00−0.01
Adam Beckman L11:40−0.19−0.00−0.18−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Greenway L11:23−0.25+0.07−0.32+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Connor Dewar C12:23−0.26+0.00−0.08−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.01
Matt Boldy L17:43−0.27−0.05−0.25+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Joel Eriksson Ek C17:321−0.64−0.01−0.66−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Filip Gustavsson G60:00−0.78

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.