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2025-04-09 · Xcel Energy Center

7 – 8Final/OT

MIN beat SJS 8–7 in overtime. MIN also won the expected-goals battle 3.7 to 2.8: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Kirill Kaprizov scored at 1:01 of overtime, moving MIN’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Marc-Andre Fleury allowed 4.0 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 44
Expected goals
2.8 – 3.7
xG share
MIN 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.

SJS goalMIN goal

Expected goals

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

SJSMIN

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
4 G, 0 A · 20:04 TOI
On-ice +0.28 · Finishing +1.34 · Playmaking −0.14
+1.53
SJS
3 G, 2 A · 19:09 TOI
On-ice +0.20 · Finishing +1.14 · Playmaking +0.14
+1.47
SJS
1 G, 3 A · 20:44 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +0.69 · Playmaking +0.53
+1.29

Rough nights

MIN
Marc-Andre Fleury
61:01 TOI
GSAx −3.97
−3.97
SJS
Alexandar Georgiev
69:00 TOI
GSAx −3.69
−3.69
SJS
0 G, 1 A · 22:25 TOI
On-ice −0.22 · Finishing −0.16 · Playmaking +0.05 · Penalties −0.20 · Faceoffs −0.08
−0.62

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSJS–MINWin prob.
P1 12:11 SJSTyler Toffoli
from William Eklund, Alexander Wennberg
1–047% → 64%
P1 14:16 MINMarcus Johansson
from Frederick Gaudreau, Gustav Nyquist
1–136% → 53%
P1 18:48 MINBrock Faber
from Matt Boldy
1–253% → 71%
P2 7:29 SJSMacklin Celebrini
from Jack Thompson, Will Smith
2–227% → 47%
P2 7:47 MINJoel Eriksson Ek
from Marcus Foligno, Matt Boldy
2–353% → 73%
P2 8:35 SJSCarl Grundstrom
from Cam Lund
3–327% → 47%
P2 12:28 SJSMacklin Celebrini
from Will Smith, Timothy Liljegren
4–347% → 69%
P2 17:02 MINKirill KaprizovPP
from Mats Zuccarello, Marco Rossi
4–430% → 53%
P2 19:48 MINJoel Eriksson EkPP
from Marco Rossi, Matt Boldy
4–553% → 77%
P3 1:02 MINJoel Eriksson EkPP
from Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello
4–678% → 92%
P3 2:06 MINJoel Eriksson Ek
from Matt Boldy, Marcus Foligno
4–793% → 99%
P3 4:44 SJSNikolai Kovalenko
from Macklin Celebrini, Henry Thrun
5–71% → 6%
P3 10:02 SJSMacklin Celebrini
from Will Smith, Jack Thompson
6–74% → 17%
P3 19:08 SJSWill SmithPP
from Timothy Liljegren, Macklin Celebrini
7–74% → 50%
OT 1:01 MINKirill Kaprizov
from Mats Zuccarello, Jared Spurgeon
7–852% → 100%

Every player

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SJS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Macklin Celebrini C19:0932+1.47+0.20+1.14+0.14−0.01+0.00+0.01
Will Smith C20:4413+1.29+0.08+0.69+0.53−0.03+0.00+0.01
Nikolai Kovalenko R16:191+0.39−0.02+0.37+0.05−0.02+0.00+0.00
Carl Grundstrom R11:481+0.32+0.11+0.28−0.08+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tyler Toffoli C17:481+0.26−0.06+0.32−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01
Cam Lund C7:541+0.22+0.05−0.02+0.20+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Thompson D20:342+0.14+0.10−0.09+0.12+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mario Ferraro D18:04+0.12+0.05−0.06+0.13+0.01+0.00+0.00
Zack Ostapchuk C8:18+0.05+0.03−0.03−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.04
Timothy Liljegren D25:572−0.06−0.27+0.00+0.20+0.01+0.00+0.00
Noah Gregor L8:43−0.06−0.01−0.00−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D12:52−0.07−0.05−0.06+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
William Eklund L17:491−0.10−0.09−0.01+0.22−0.01−0.20+0.00
Henry Thrun D22:251−0.20−0.15+0.00−0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
Lucas Carlsson D19:42−0.24−0.07−0.01+0.05−0.01−0.20+0.00
Barclay Goodrow C14:44−0.37−0.21−0.11−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.01
Ty Dellandrea C13:25−0.39−0.07−0.01−0.07−0.00−0.20−0.03
Alexander Wennberg C22:251−0.62−0.22−0.16+0.05−0.01−0.20−0.08
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alexandar Georgiev G69:00−3.69

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Joel Eriksson Ek C20:044+1.53+0.28+1.34−0.14+0.02+0.00+0.03
Mats Zuccarello C19:413+0.90+0.32−0.15+0.53+0.00+0.20+0.00
Kirill Kaprizov L19:2821+0.83+0.28+0.39+0.16+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Boldy L19:554+0.76+0.21−0.17+0.50+0.01+0.20+0.00
Marco Rossi C19:022+0.41+0.19−0.09+0.17−0.01+0.20−0.04
Brock Faber D24:021+0.39−0.05+0.45−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marcus Johansson L13:341+0.34−0.08+0.44−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jared Spurgeon D21:271+0.25+0.06−0.01+0.14+0.06+0.00+0.00
Frederick Gaudreau C11:291+0.16−0.10−0.00+0.20+0.01+0.00+0.04
Ryan Hartman R13:26+0.11−0.07−0.01−0.04+0.00+0.20+0.03
Marcus Foligno L16:072+0.10+0.01−0.15+0.23+0.02+0.00+0.00
Gustav Nyquist R11:451+0.03−0.07−0.00+0.10−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Brodin D23:13+0.01−0.03−0.02+0.02+0.04+0.00+0.00
Justin Brazeau R11:18−0.02+0.05−0.08+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Declan Chisholm D19:38−0.02+0.01−0.01−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Yakov Trenin C12:39−0.12−0.03−0.07−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jon Merrill D13:07−0.14−0.09−0.01−0.06+0.02+0.00+0.00
Zach Bogosian D12:49−0.17−0.11−0.02−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Marc-Andre Fleury G61:01−3.97

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.