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2026-03-08 · Ball Arena

2 – 3Final/SO

COL beat MIN 3–2 in a shootout. COL also won the expected-goals battle 4.7 to 3.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Nicolas Roy scored at 12:39 of the third, moving COL’s win probability from 17% to 51%. Jesper Wallstedt saved 2.3 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
34 – 36
Expected goals
3.2 – 4.7
xG share
COL 60%
Home-ice start
COL 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 goalCOL goal

Expected goals

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

MINCOL

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
64:29 TOI
GSAx +2.28
+2.28
COL
63:56 TOI
GSAx +1.95
+1.95
COL
1 G, 0 A · 22:29 TOI
On-ice +0.64 · Finishing −0.19 · Playmaking +0.11 · Penalties −0.19 · Shootout +1.01
+1.35

Rough nights

COL
0 G, 0 A · 25:01 TOI
On-ice +0.24 · Finishing −0.84 · Shootout −0.38
−1.01
MIN
0 G, 0 A · 17:48 TOI
Finishing −0.53 · Playmaking +0.05 · Shootout −0.32
−0.83
COL
0 G, 1 A · 21:47 TOI
On-ice +0.46 · Finishing −0.88 · Penalties +0.19 · Shootout −0.49
−0.70

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMIN–COLWin prob.
P2 12:19 COLNathan MacKinnon
from Nazem Kadri
0–153% → 74%
P3 4:17 MINKirill KaprizovPP
from Quinn Hughes, Joel Eriksson Ek
1–122% → 48%
P3 7:01 MINNico SturmSH
from Brock Faber
2–147% → 76%
P3 12:39 COLNicolas Roy
from Brett Kulak, Joel Kiviranta
2–217% → 51%

Every player

Show both lineups

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Nico Sturm C7:471+0.88+0.03+0.84−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00
Nick Foligno L9:00+0.12+0.15−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Brock Faber D28:141+0.11+0.10−0.01+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Hartman R17:30+0.08−0.08−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.19+0.03−0.00
Bobby Brink R12:52+0.02+0.14−0.12−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Jonas Brodin D17:53−0.01+0.02−0.04−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Eriksson Ek C21:341−0.02−0.02−0.05−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.03−0.00
Zach Bogosian D13:23−0.02+0.02−0.04−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Middleton D17:48−0.10−0.09+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D17:48−0.17+0.02−0.22−0.01+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael McCarron C10:44−0.20−0.00−0.20−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00
Matt Boldy L22:26−0.20−0.43−0.41+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01+0.60
Yakov Trenin C15:03−0.37−0.00−0.17−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00−0.00
Kirill Kaprizov L22:411−0.37−0.57+0.66+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.49
Vladimir Tarasenko R14:36−0.58+0.07−0.19+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.49
Quinn Hughes D26:481−0.66−0.47+0.00+0.06−0.06−0.19+0.00+0.00
Danila Yurov R12:39−0.69+0.01−0.67−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.03−0.00
Mats Zuccarello C17:48−0.83−0.03−0.53+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.32
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jesper Wallstedt G64:29+2.28

COL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Nathan MacKinnon C22:291+1.35+0.64−0.19+0.11−0.00−0.19−0.02+1.01
Cale Makar D25:00+1.03+0.54+0.00+0.07+0.03+0.39+0.00+0.00
Valeri Nichushkin R15:42+0.48−0.18−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.66
Nicolas Roy C12:161+0.23+0.02+0.42−0.00−0.01−0.19−0.01−0.00
Brett Kulak D18:041+0.07+0.10+0.00−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Josh Manson D14:14+0.05−0.08−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00+0.00
Brock Nelson C24:06−0.03−0.02+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Parker Kelly C14:06−0.04−0.04+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00
Gavin Brindley C10:05−0.06+0.04−0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Zakhar Bardakov C6:12−0.07+0.03−0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01−0.00
Sam Malinski D17:44−0.07+0.02−0.12+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Devon Toews D25:43−0.12+0.06−0.24+0.02+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Drury C14:58−0.17−0.14+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.03−0.00
Brent Burns D18:41−0.36−0.39+0.00+0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Kiviranta L13:111−0.42−0.06−0.36−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Ross Colton C12:41−0.68−0.17−0.29−0.02−0.00−0.19+0.00−0.00
Nazem Kadri C21:471−0.70+0.46−0.88+0.02+0.00+0.19+0.00−0.49
Martin Necas C25:01−1.01+0.24−0.84+0.02−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.38
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Scott Wedgewood G63:56+1.95

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.