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2025-12-27 · Canada Life Centre

4 – 3Final/OT

MIN beat WPG 4–3 in overtime. Expected goals were close to even (MIN 2.6, WPG 2.6), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Matt Boldy scored at 0:39 of overtime, moving MIN’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Connor Hellebuyck allowed 1.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
19 – 26
Expected goals
2.6 – 2.6
xG share
WPG 50%
Home-ice start
WPG 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 goalWPG goal

Expected goals

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

MINWPG

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
2 G, 0 A · 20:27 TOI
On-ice +0.24 · Finishing +1.05
+1.30
WPG
1 G, 1 A · 21:01 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +0.56
+0.61
MIN
1 G, 2 A · 22:16 TOI
Finishing +0.50
+0.59

Rough nights

WPG
60:05 TOI
GSAx −1.76
−1.76
MIN
58:32 TOI
GSAx −0.42
−0.42
WPG
0 G, 2 A · 20:48 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing −0.23 · Penalties −0.19
−0.38

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMIN–WPGWin prob.
P1 11:36 WPGJosh Morrissey
from Kyle Connor, Gabriel Vilardi
0–153% → 70%
P1 18:29 MINMatt Boldy
from Jared Spurgeon, Quinn Hughes
1–129% → 47%
P2 7:33 MINKirill Kaprizov
from Mats Zuccarello, Danila Yurov
2–147% → 68%
P2 17:56 WPGKyle Connor
from Mark Scheifele, Gabriel Vilardi
2–228% → 53%
P2 19:57 WPGMark Scheifele
from Jonathan Toews
2–352% → 77%
P3 19:38 MINMats ZuccarelloPP
from Kirill Kaprizov, Quinn Hughes
3–33% → 49%
OT 0:39 MINMatt Boldy
from Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov
4–348% → 100%

Every player

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MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Matt Boldy L20:272+1.30+0.24+1.05+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirill Kaprizov L22:1612+0.59+0.04+0.50+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mats Zuccarello C19:0911+0.40−0.11+0.50+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Vinnie Hinostroza C8:50+0.31−0.07+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.39+0.00
Jonas Brodin D20:13+0.13−0.09+0.00−0.02+0.04+0.19+0.00
Danila Yurov R13:261+0.09+0.12+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Brock Faber D21:34+0.05+0.03+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Zach Bogosian D14:21−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Quinn Hughes D25:373−0.07−0.06+0.00+0.03−0.05+0.00+0.00
Marcus Foligno L12:58−0.08−0.09+0.00−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Nico Sturm C11:06−0.11−0.16+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Jake Middleton D13:40−0.11+0.03−0.14−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Joel Eriksson Ek C18:45−0.13−0.03−0.31−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.01
Jared Spurgeon D19:131−0.15−0.04−0.14−0.02+0.05+0.00+0.00
Yakov Trenin C11:59−0.23−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Marcus Johansson L15:04−0.25−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Ryan Hartman R15:59−0.25−0.18+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.07
Vladimir Tarasenko R13:48−0.26−0.07+0.00+0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jesper Wallstedt G58:32−0.42

WPG

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Kyle Connor L21:0111+0.61+0.08+0.56−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Josh Morrissey D24:431+0.52−0.16+0.68−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Logan Stanley D15:29+0.20+0.00+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00
Mark Scheifele C21:1711+0.11−0.03+0.13+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Toews C12:101+0.06−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.07
Neal Pionk D20:05+0.04+0.04+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Iafallo L12:06+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Adam Lowry C16:52+0.01−0.04+0.00−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.06
Nino Niederreiter R10:58−0.00+0.01−0.19−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Dylan DeMelo D20:41−0.00+0.18−0.04+0.04+0.01−0.19+0.00
Vladislav Namestnikov C11:10−0.03+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.04
Luke Schenn D12:35−0.08+0.00−0.08−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Samberg D22:16−0.08−0.01−0.07−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Morgan Barron C17:16−0.17−0.02−0.11−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.04
Tanner Pearson L12:09−0.19+0.03+0.00−0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00
Cole Perfetti C10:51−0.23+0.02−0.26−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Gustav Nyquist R15:10−0.32−0.22−0.09−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Gabriel Vilardi C20:482−0.38+0.07−0.23−0.00+0.00−0.19−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Connor Hellebuyck G60:05−1.76

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.