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2023-12-31 · Xcel Energy Center

3 – 2Final

WPG beat MIN 3–2. WPG also won the expected-goals battle 2.4 to 1.6: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Dominic Toninato scored on the power play at 7:32 of the third, moving WPG’s win probability from 49% to 78%.

Shots on goal
29 – 26
Expected goals
2.4 – 1.6
xG share
WPG 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.

WPG goalMIN goal

Expected goals

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

WPGMIN

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.

WPG
Dominic Toninato
1 G, 0 A · 10:23 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +0.54
+0.74
WPG
1 G, 0 A · 15:22 TOI
On-ice +0.18 · Finishing +0.37 · Playmaking −0.09 · Faceoffs −0.05
+0.43
MIN
1 G, 1 A · 13:43 TOI
Finishing +0.29 · Playmaking +0.06 · Faceoffs +0.05
+0.41

Rough nights

MIN
Marc-Andre Fleury
58:11 TOI
GSAx −0.59
−0.59
MIN
Dakota Mermis
0 G, 0 A · 15:20 TOI
On-ice −0.18 · Finishing −0.07 · Penalties −0.19
−0.44
MIN
0 G, 0 A · 16:51 TOI
On-ice −0.16 · Penalties −0.19
−0.37

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalWPG–MINWin prob.
P1 18:07 MINMarcus Foligno
from Jared Spurgeon, Frederick Gaudreau
0–153% → 71%
P2 2:08 WPGAdam Lowry
from Mason Appleton, Dylan DeMelo
1–128% → 47%
P3 3:56 MINFrederick GaudreauPP
from Marcus Johansson, Nic Petan
1–253% → 79%
P3 4:52 WPGVladislav NamestnikovPP
from Cole Perfetti, Nate Schmidt
2–221% → 48%
P3 7:32 WPGDominic ToninatoPP
from Brenden Dillon, Neal Pionk
3–249% → 78%

Every player

Show both lineups

WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Dominic Toninato C10:231+0.74+0.21+0.54−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.04
Adam Lowry C15:221+0.43+0.18+0.37−0.09+0.02+0.00−0.05
Vladislav Namestnikov C13:201+0.27−0.07+0.42−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.07
Mason Appleton C18:021+0.23+0.17−0.09+0.15+0.01+0.00+0.00
Dylan DeMelo D22:331+0.20+0.13−0.00+0.06+0.02+0.00+0.00
Dylan Samberg D14:10+0.16+0.18−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Perfetti C9:521+0.16−0.03−0.00+0.19+0.01+0.00−0.01
Nino Niederreiter R18:31+0.15+0.07−0.14+0.03+0.00+0.19+0.00
Gabriel Vilardi C19:47+0.14+0.06−0.00−0.12+0.00+0.19+0.00
Nate Schmidt D16:541+0.10+0.01−0.00+0.10+0.00+0.00+0.00
Morgan Barron C11:25+0.01+0.07−0.03−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby L9:47+0.00+0.08−0.05−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Josh Morrissey D23:48−0.05+0.05−0.03−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D19:321−0.05+0.04−0.02−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Iafallo L14:11−0.06+0.04−0.00−0.08+0.00+0.00−0.02
Neal Pionk D20:051−0.09+0.14−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Mark Scheifele C22:29−0.13+0.15−0.21−0.05−0.01+0.00−0.02
Nikolaj Ehlers L18:12−0.20+0.06−0.21−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Laurent Brossoit G59:40−0.12

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Frederick Gaudreau C13:4311+0.41−0.00+0.29+0.06+0.02+0.00+0.05
Marcus Foligno L15:141+0.27−0.11+0.40−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.00
Patrick Maroon L12:53+0.18−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Marcus Johansson L17:091+0.07+0.02−0.11+0.15−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Goligoski D18:24+0.02−0.00−0.01+0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D25:261−0.02−0.01−0.22+0.17+0.04+0.00+0.00
Brock Faber D21:58−0.04−0.03−0.02−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nic Petan C13:511−0.07−0.06−0.06+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.01
Brandon Duhaime R11:04−0.12−0.06−0.05−0.03+0.02+0.00+0.00
Connor Dewar C12:18−0.15−0.09−0.00−0.04+0.02+0.00−0.03
Marco Rossi C16:59−0.17−0.20−0.00−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.07
Matt Boldy L18:58−0.17−0.04−0.09−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Hartman R16:03−0.18−0.18−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.03
Jake Lucchini C10:15−0.18−0.14−0.00−0.03+0.01+0.00−0.01
Joel Eriksson Ek C20:55−0.22−0.09−0.13−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.01
Jake Middleton D20:41−0.36−0.14−0.00−0.04+0.01−0.19+0.00
Zach Bogosian D16:51−0.37−0.16+0.00−0.03−0.00−0.19+0.00
Dakota Mermis D15:20−0.44−0.18−0.07−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Marc-Andre Fleury G58:11−0.59

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.