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2025-12-18 · Nationwide Arena

5 – 2Final

MIN beat CBJ 5–2. Expected goals were close to even (MIN 2.4, CBJ 2.3), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Joel Eriksson Ek scored at 11:50 of the third, moving MIN’s win probability from 48% to 82%.

Shots on goal
28 – 29
Expected goals
2.4 – 2.3
xG share
MIN 51%
Home-ice start
CBJ 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.

MIN goalCBJ goal

Expected goals

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

MINCBJ

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.

CBJ
2 G, 0 A · 28:30 TOI
On-ice +0.28 · Finishing +1.56
+1.85
MIN
1 G, 0 A · 14:44 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +0.58
+0.66
MIN
1 G, 0 A · 15:33 TOI
Finishing +0.64
+0.64

Rough nights

CBJ
59:21 TOI
GSAx −0.49
−0.49
CBJ
Zachary Aston-Reese
0 G, 0 A · 8:50 TOI
On-ice −0.29 · Penalties −0.19
−0.46
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 19:38 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing −0.51
−0.44

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMIN–CBJWin prob.
P1 15:20 CBJZach Werenski
from Charlie Coyle, Cole Sillinger
0–153% → 71%
P2 13:30 MINRyan HartmanPP
from Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber
1–126% → 47%
P2 16:15 MINVladimir Tarasenko
from Yakov Trenin, Danila Yurov
2–147% → 71%
P2 17:39 CBJZach Werenski
unassisted
2–229% → 53%
P3 11:50 MINJoel Eriksson Ek
from Yakov Trenin, Matt Boldy
3–248% → 82%
P3 18:08 MINKirill KaprizovEN
from Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek
4–292% → 100%
P3 18:46 MINMatt BoldyEN
from Kirill Kaprizov
5–2100% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ryan Hartman R14:441+0.66+0.11+0.58+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.03
Vladimir Tarasenko R15:331+0.64−0.02+0.64+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Eriksson Ek C18:3711+0.50−0.02+0.54+0.01+0.03+0.00−0.06
Yakov Trenin C17:322+0.16+0.27−0.11−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
David Jiricek D9:04+0.10+0.10+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Carson Lambos D10:16+0.06+0.10−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D18:56+0.04+0.03−0.03−0.02+0.06+0.00+0.00
Marcus Foligno L14:32+0.03+0.05+0.00−0.02+0.02+0.00−0.01
Danila Yurov R16:121+0.01+0.13−0.12−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Matt Kiersted D17:37−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Quinn Hughes D32:02−0.04−0.04−0.01+0.06−0.06+0.00+0.00
Ben Jones C7:02−0.06+0.00−0.05−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R10:39−0.10+0.06−0.14−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Matt Boldy L21:2512−0.18+0.01−0.18+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.03
Brock Faber D30:571−0.23+0.02−0.28+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirill Kaprizov L23:4412−0.24−0.23−0.08+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nico Sturm C10:02−0.27−0.14−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Tyler Pitlick C8:10−0.44+0.00−0.24−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jesper Wallstedt G60:00+0.21

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Zach Werenski D28:302+1.85+0.28+1.56+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Denton Mateychuk D24:20+0.25+0.17−0.12+0.00+0.00+0.19+0.00
Sean Monahan C16:49+0.24−0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.19+0.05
Egor Chinakhov R15:58+0.07+0.08+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C18:281+0.06+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.06
Dmitri Voronkov L15:25+0.01+0.06−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brendan Smith D10:24−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kent Johnson C8:46−0.13−0.12+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dante Fabbro D14:57−0.14−0.13−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Adam Fantilli C18:00−0.17+0.07−0.31+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.07
Kirill Marchenko R15:50−0.20+0.08−0.27+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Sillinger C17:141−0.23−0.15−0.05−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.01
Damon Severson D17:16−0.26−0.20−0.01−0.03−0.03+0.00+0.00
Miles Wood L16:05−0.27+0.02−0.27−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ivan Provorov D23:13−0.32−0.31+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Isac Lundeström C9:40−0.43−0.27−0.17−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Boone Jenner C19:38−0.44+0.09−0.51−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Zachary Aston-Reese C8:50−0.46−0.29+0.00−0.01+0.03−0.19+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jet Greaves G59:21−0.49

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.