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2026-03-24 · Benchmark International Arena

3 – 6Final

TBL beat MIN 6–3. TBL also won the expected-goals battle 3.1 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Erik Cernak scored at 17:07 of the third, moving TBL’s win probability from 51% to 92%. Filip Gustavsson allowed 1.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
24 – 26
Expected goals
2.4 – 3.1
xG share
TBL 56%
Home-ice start
TBL 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 goalTBL goal

Expected goals

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

MINTBL

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 · 15:48 TOI
On-ice −0.15 · Finishing +0.84
+0.70
TBL
1 G, 0 A · 17:33 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.57 · Faceoffs −0.05
+0.65
TBL
1 G, 0 A · 15:28 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.69 · Penalties −0.19
+0.60

Rough nights

MIN
Filip Gustavsson
58:16 TOI
GSAx −1.46
−1.46
TBL
59:27 TOI
GSAx −0.44
−0.44
TBL
Gage Goncalves
0 G, 1 A · 15:31 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing −0.29 · Penalties −0.19
−0.41

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMIN–TBLWin prob.
P1 2:28 MINMats ZuccarelloPP
from Quinn Hughes, Matt Boldy
1–047% → 62%
P1 18:49 MINBrock FaberPP
from Vladimir Tarasenko, Bobby Brink
2–066% → 80%
P2 5:45 TBLBrayden PointPP
from Brandon Hagel, Darren Raddysh
2–118% → 33%
P2 9:51 MINVladimir Tarasenko
from Marcus Johansson, Ryan Hartman
3–168% → 84%
P2 12:27 TBLJake Guentzel
from Darren Raddysh, Gage Goncalves
3–215% → 31%
P2 15:19 TBLDarren RaddyshPP
from Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel
3–330% → 53%
P3 17:07 TBLErik Cernak
from Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–451% → 92%
P3 18:42 TBLBrandon HagelEN
from Nick Paul
3–595% → 100%
P3 19:36 TBLPontus HolmbergEN
from Ryan McDonagh
3–6100% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Mats Zuccarello C15:481+0.70−0.15+0.84+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Vladimir Tarasenko R15:2511+0.57−0.26+0.84+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brock Faber D24:391+0.47−0.03+0.68+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Quinn Hughes D28:521+0.10−0.09+0.00+0.03−0.03+0.19+0.00
Danila Yurov R11:27+0.03−0.12−0.05−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.01
Michael McCarron C11:07−0.07−0.04+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Jake Middleton D13:16−0.12−0.11−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Yakov Trenin C11:43−0.14−0.13−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Jared Spurgeon D19:48−0.14−0.17+0.00−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Zach Bogosian D11:52−0.14−0.15+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Boldy L21:151−0.18−0.00−0.19+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.01
Marcus Johansson L14:101−0.19+0.07−0.06+0.01−0.00−0.19−0.01
Joel Eriksson Ek C19:52−0.20−0.01−0.44−0.01+0.03+0.19+0.04
Kirill Kaprizov L21:31−0.22+0.03−0.31+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonas Brodin D18:13−0.32−0.04−0.12−0.02+0.06−0.19+0.00
Bobby Brink R12:241−0.33+0.07−0.39+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Nick Foligno L10:18−0.36−0.07−0.30−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.01
Ryan Hartman R16:101−0.37−0.11−0.08−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Filip Gustavsson G58:16−1.46

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brayden Point C17:331+0.65+0.10+0.57+0.04−0.00+0.00−0.05
Erik Cernak D15:281+0.60+0.10+0.69+0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Jake Guentzel C19:1411+0.57+0.01+0.52−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.05
Darren Raddysh D23:4812+0.52−0.08+0.60+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Cirelli C16:06+0.29+0.14+0.00+0.00+0.02+0.19−0.06
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D20:271+0.28+0.26+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Pontus Holmberg R13:571+0.20+0.02+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Ryan McDonagh D17:441+0.19+0.16+0.00+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Paul L12:441+0.09+0.06−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Emil Lilleberg D19:01+0.06+0.15−0.06−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Corey Perry R8:37+0.04+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
J.J. Moser D20:26+0.03−0.12−0.03+0.01−0.02+0.19+0.00
Scott Sabourin R9:11+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C12:49−0.01+0.01−0.01−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Yanni Gourde C15:00−0.09+0.03−0.11−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Nikita Kucherov R19:261−0.21+0.14−0.42+0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brandon Hagel L18:4911−0.23+0.12−0.16+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00
Gage Goncalves C15:311−0.41+0.07−0.29+0.01+0.01−0.19−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G59:27−0.44

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.