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2025-04-06 · Xcel Energy Center

2 – 3Final/OT

MIN beat DAL 3–2 in overtime. MIN also won the expected-goals battle 3.0 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Marco Rossi scored on the power play at 0:58 of overtime, moving MIN’s win probability from 54% to 100%. Filip Gustavsson saved 1.1 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
25 – 41
Expected goals
2.4 – 3.0
xG share
MIN 56%
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.

DAL goalMIN goal

Expected goals

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

DALMIN

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
Filip Gustavsson
60:58 TOI
GSAx +1.09
+1.09
DAL
60:58 TOI
GSAx +0.93
+0.93
MIN
1 G, 2 A · 24:35 TOI
On-ice +0.41 · Finishing +0.13
+0.59

Rough nights

DAL
0 G, 0 A · 15:49 TOI
On-ice −0.13 · Finishing −0.24 · Playmaking −0.10
−0.45
MIN
0 G, 0 A · 25:31 TOI
On-ice −0.13 · Finishing −0.05 · Penalties −0.20
−0.41
DAL
0 G, 0 A · 11:30 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Playmaking −0.07 · Penalties −0.20
−0.37

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalDAL–MINWin prob.
P1 5:51 DALJason Robertson
from Mikko Rantanen, Esa Lindell
1–047% → 63%
P3 3:08 MINMatt Boldy
from Ryan Hartman, Jared Spurgeon
1–126% → 52%
P3 5:00 MINMarcus Foligno
from Marco Rossi, Matt Boldy
1–252% → 80%
P3 13:05 DALThomas Harley
from Mason Marchment, Matt Duchene
2–215% → 49%
OT 0:58 MINMarco RossiPP
from Mats Zuccarello, Matt Boldy
2–354% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

DAL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Thomas Harley D24:521+0.17−0.08+0.38−0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00
Oskar Bäck C7:53+0.13−0.04−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.20+0.00
Esa Lindell D23:331+0.05−0.09+0.00+0.07+0.06+0.00+0.00
Roope Hintz C16:25+0.01+0.00−0.00−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.06
Jamie Benn L15:49−0.05−0.12−0.26−0.04−0.00+0.40−0.02
Matt Duchene C15:221−0.05−0.21−0.00−0.04−0.01+0.20+0.01
Sam Steel C13:04−0.05−0.08−0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.06
Cody Ceci D18:17−0.10−0.18−0.00+0.06+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jason Robertson L20:381−0.14−0.10+0.46−0.08−0.02−0.40+0.00
Mavrik Bourque C10:32−0.15+0.03−0.10−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.03
Mason Marchment L12:221−0.17−0.29−0.05+0.18−0.00+0.00+0.00
Evgenii Dadonov L13:03−0.19−0.09−0.00−0.07−0.02+0.00+0.00
Ilya Lyubushkin D21:26−0.20−0.17+0.00−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikko Rantanen R19:451−0.20−0.09−0.33+0.21−0.00+0.00+0.01
Wyatt Johnston C22:10−0.29−0.12−0.16−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.07
Mathew Dumba D14:28−0.33+0.03−0.21−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lian Bichsel D11:30−0.37−0.08−0.00−0.07−0.01−0.20+0.00
Mikael Granlund C15:49−0.45−0.13−0.24−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Oettinger G60:58+0.93

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Matt Boldy L24:3512+0.59+0.41+0.13+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.02
Marco Rossi C17:4411+0.39+0.14+0.18+0.12−0.01+0.00−0.05
Marcus Foligno L17:281+0.35+0.15+0.28−0.08+0.02+0.00−0.01
Declan Chisholm D16:52+0.28+0.40−0.02−0.10+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D20:541+0.23+0.28−0.03−0.06+0.04+0.00+0.00
Mats Zuccarello C20:521+0.20+0.12−0.08+0.16+0.00+0.00+0.00
Vinnie Hinostroza C11:00+0.12+0.20−0.01−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.01
Ryan Hartman R13:281+0.08+0.12−0.12+0.10+0.00+0.00−0.01
Jon Merrill D9:37−0.01+0.07−0.02−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Devin Shore C7:12−0.07+0.07−0.11−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.01
Zach Bogosian D12:03−0.07−0.04−0.01−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Brazeau R7:46−0.11−0.04−0.00−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Brodin D25:45−0.11−0.04−0.00−0.09+0.03+0.00+0.00
Yakov Trenin C9:08−0.14+0.11−0.19−0.06+0.00+0.00−0.01
Marcus Johansson L19:08−0.15+0.03−0.07−0.09−0.00+0.00−0.02
Gustav Nyquist R15:46−0.21−0.04−0.12−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Frederick Gaudreau C20:50−0.34−0.04−0.19−0.05+0.01+0.00−0.08
Brock Faber D25:31−0.41−0.13−0.05−0.05+0.01−0.20+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Filip Gustavsson G60:58+1.09

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.