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2024-12-29 · Xcel Energy Center

3 – 1Final

OTT beat MIN 3–1. OTT also won the expected-goals battle 3.0 to 2.3: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Josh Norris scored on the power play at 12:42 of the third, moving OTT’s win probability from 50% to 83%. Leevi Meriläinen saved 1.5 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
37 – 31
Expected goals
3.0 – 2.3
xG share
OTT 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.

OTT goalMIN goal

Expected goals

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

OTTMIN

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.

OTT
Leevi Meriläinen
59:38 TOI
GSAx +1.53
+1.53
MIN
Filip Gustavsson
58:33 TOI
GSAx +1.40
+1.40
OTT
1 G, 0 A · 19:38 TOI
On-ice +0.26 · Finishing +0.57
+0.83

Rough nights

OTT
0 G, 0 A · 13:29 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing −0.47
−0.47
OTT
0 G, 1 A · 18:08 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing −0.60
−0.45
MIN
0 G, 0 A · 19:21 TOI
Finishing −0.48
−0.45

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalOTT–MINWin prob.
P1 17:19 MINFrederick Gaudreau
from Declan Chisholm, Marcus Foligno
0–153% → 71%
P2 1:47 OTTRidly Greig
from Brady Tkachuk, Travis Hamonic
1–128% → 47%
P3 12:42 OTTJosh NorrisPP
from Jake Sanderson, Drake Batherson
2–150% → 83%
P3 19:16 OTTClaude GirouxEN
unassisted
3–195% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

OTT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ridly Greig C19:381+0.83+0.26+0.57+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Josh Norris C16:481+0.61+0.07+0.58−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Drake Batherson R16:561+0.16+0.05−0.09+0.01+0.00+0.20−0.01
Claude Giroux R15:141+0.11+0.05−0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.05
Tyler Kleven D10:43+0.09+0.14−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikolas Matinpalo D10:24+0.08+0.25+0.01+0.02+0.01−0.20+0.00
Tim Stützle C19:48+0.07+0.04−0.00+0.02−0.03+0.00+0.04
Noah Gregor L10:37−0.02−0.01−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Nick Jensen D24:44−0.05−0.09+0.01+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Shane Pinto C19:09−0.07+0.18−0.22−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Thomas Chabot D25:45−0.08+0.08−0.16+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jake Sanderson D23:231−0.10+0.04−0.14−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Reinhardt L8:15−0.11−0.00−0.09−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Travis Hamonic D22:011−0.11−0.03−0.07−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C7:56−0.24−0.03−0.15−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.05
Nick Cousins C12:57−0.37+0.06−0.43−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brady Tkachuk L18:081−0.45+0.15−0.60+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01
Adam Gaudette R13:29−0.47+0.05−0.47−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Leevi Meriläinen G59:38+1.53

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Frederick Gaudreau C12:441+0.60−0.09+0.72−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.03
Devin Shore C7:48+0.20+0.02−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.20+0.00
Jon Merrill D12:48+0.00+0.01+0.01−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marco Rossi C22:26−0.00−0.11−0.08−0.01−0.02+0.20+0.03
Marat Khusnutdinov C10:18−0.04−0.04−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Marcus Johansson L14:21−0.06−0.03−0.04+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Marcus Foligno L13:511−0.10−0.10−0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Declan Chisholm D18:001−0.11−0.09−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonas Brodin D25:02−0.14−0.11−0.05−0.02+0.04+0.00+0.00
Ben Jones C7:36−0.16+0.03−0.20−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brock Faber D25:36−0.21−0.23−0.01+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Yakov Trenin C14:19−0.23−0.24−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Jared Spurgeon D22:11−0.28−0.15+0.01−0.01+0.08−0.20+0.00
Zach Bogosian D12:50−0.33−0.07−0.06−0.00−0.00−0.20+0.00
Matt Boldy L21:52−0.42−0.10−0.34+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Mats Zuccarello C21:09−0.42−0.11−0.34+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Hartman R13:48−0.44+0.08−0.51+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Joel Eriksson Ek C19:21−0.45+0.02−0.48−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Filip Gustavsson G58:33+1.40

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.