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2026-01-03 · Crypto.com Arena

4 – 5Final/SO

LAK beat MIN 5–4 in a shootout. Expected goals were close to even (MIN 3.6, LAK 3.7), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Matt Boldy scored at 17:03 of the third, moving MIN’s win probability from 8% to 49%. Jesper Wallstedt allowed 1.0 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
28 – 39
Expected goals
3.6 – 3.7
xG share
LAK 51%
Home-ice start
LAK 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 goalLAK goal

Expected goals

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

MINLAK

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
1 G, 0 A · 22:48 TOI
On-ice +0.38 · Finishing +0.30 · Penalties +0.19 · Shootout +0.79
+1.69
LAK
0 G, 1 A · 18:31 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Penalties +0.19 · Shootout +1.01
+1.30
LAK
1 G, 0 A · 24:11 TOI
On-ice −0.18 · Finishing +0.47 · Shootout +0.79
+1.08

Rough nights

MIN
73:47 TOI
GSAx −1.01
−1.01
MIN
0 G, 0 A · 13:35 TOI
On-ice −0.15 · Shootout −0.49
−0.63
LAK
Anze Kopitar
0 G, 1 A · 23:24 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Faceoffs −0.05 · Shootout −0.49
−0.58

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMIN–LAKWin prob.
P1 6:08 LAKAdrian Kempe
from Anze Kopitar, Alex Laferriere
0–153% → 69%
P1 8:28 MINJake Middleton
from Mats Zuccarello, Zach Bogosian
1–130% → 47%
P2 16:57 LAKCorey PerryPP
from Quinton Byfield, Brandt Clarke
1–253% → 76%
P2 18:23 MINJoel Eriksson EkPP
from Quinn Hughes
2–224% → 47%
P3 4:54 LAKQuinton Byfield
unassisted
2–352% → 79%
P3 7:33 MINBrock Faber
from Danila Yurov, Kirill Kaprizov
3–319% → 48%
P3 12:09 LAKSamuel Helenius
from Kevin Fiala, Alex Turcotte
3–451% → 85%
P3 17:03 MINMatt Boldy
from Brock Faber, Marcus Foligno
4–48% → 49%

Every player

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MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Matt Boldy L22:481+1.69+0.38+0.30+0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00+0.79
Jake Middleton D15:141+0.74−0.14+0.89−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Quinn Hughes D29:051+0.20+0.06−0.24+0.05−0.05+0.39+0.00+0.00
Danila Yurov R14:211+0.19+0.07−0.09−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.01−0.00
Brock Faber D23:2011+0.13−0.03+0.52+0.01+0.01−0.39+0.00+0.00
Joel Eriksson Ek C25:231+0.06−0.18+0.40−0.01+0.05−0.19+0.00−0.00
Jared Spurgeon D20:02+0.01−0.03−0.01−0.02+0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marcus Johansson L16:00−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Jonas Brodin D19:23−0.06−0.02−0.06−0.02+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Yakov Trenin C12:49−0.07−0.08+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Ryan Hartman R14:11−0.08−0.12+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.03−0.00
Zach Bogosian D14:261−0.12−0.02−0.10−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Vinnie Hinostroza C11:48−0.19−0.19+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00
Marcus Foligno L12:471−0.20−0.05−0.15−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Nico Sturm C11:04−0.22−0.09−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03−0.00
Mats Zuccarello C19:321−0.30+0.25−0.26+0.05+0.00+0.00−0.01−0.32
Kirill Kaprizov L23:591−0.48+0.18−0.22+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.49
Vladimir Tarasenko R13:35−0.63−0.15+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.49
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jesper Wallstedt G73:47−1.01

LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Brandt Clarke D18:311+1.30+0.11−0.04+0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00+1.01
Adrian Kempe R24:111+1.08−0.18+0.47+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01+0.79
Samuel Helenius C6:181+0.89+0.07+0.83−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Corey Perry R12:401+0.45−0.04+0.48−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Joel Edmundson D16:49+0.11+0.10−0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Turcotte C13:151+0.07+0.17−0.12−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.04−0.00
Kevin Fiala L24:421−0.10+0.64−0.61+0.01−0.00+0.19−0.01−0.32
Brian Dumoulin D19:42−0.10−0.04−0.05−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Quinton Byfield R21:1511−0.11−0.08+0.11−0.00+0.03−0.19+0.02−0.00
Cody Ceci D19:14−0.13−0.11−0.02−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrei Kuzmenko L13:59−0.13+0.24−0.40+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Drew Doughty D25:29−0.14+0.06−0.19−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jeff Malott L10:22−0.17−0.05−0.10−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Warren Foegele L15:02−0.18−0.12−0.05−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Joel Armia R17:39−0.29−0.03−0.05−0.00−0.00−0.19−0.01−0.00
Mikey Anderson D22:52−0.35−0.35−0.03−0.01+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Laferriere R18:361−0.51−0.21−0.10+0.00+0.00−0.19−0.01−0.00
Anze Kopitar C23:241−0.58−0.10+0.00+0.03+0.02+0.00−0.05−0.49
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Darcy Kuemper G76:05−0.37

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.