CHI
3–4
MIN
Final / SO · L
Chicago Blackhawks
CHI · 4-3-2
3–4
Final / SOL
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 4-4-1
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT
CHI
1131617000326
MIN
21109113021435
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Blackhawks trail the season series 0–1
CHI 4-3-2 · MIN 4-4-1 · First meeting this season — the Blackhawks trail the season series 0–1
Blackhawks fell to the Wild
The Blackhawks were outchanced (3.0 to 2.0 expected goals) and lost it in a shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury allowed 1.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Wild created the better chances: 3.0 expected goals to 2.0, on 35 and 26 shots on goal.
CHI 2.0 xG · 26 shots
MIN 3.0 xG · 35 shots
0
1
2
3
1st
0.8 · 0.9
2nd
1.0 · 0.6
3rd · the swing
0.2 · 1.3
OT
0.0 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Jake McCabe · 1st 06:39 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
2
Matt Boldy · 1st 07:01 · 1–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
3
Mason Shaw · 1st 10:52 · 1–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
4
Jonathan Toews · 2nd 10:27 · 2–2 · poke shot, a great chance (57%)
5
Andreas Athanasiou · 3rd 10:02 · 3–2 · backhand shot, a good chance (10%)
6
Matt Boldy · 3rd 10:19 · 3–3 · wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Blackhawks win 33.
CHI 33%MIN 67%
Goals and penalties
6 goals · 0 penalties← Blackhawks shoot this way
Wild shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Jake McCabe · 1st 06:39 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
2
Matt Boldy · 1st 07:01 · 1–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
3
Mason Shaw · 1st 10:52 · 1–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
4
Jonathan Toews · 2nd 10:27 · 2–2
Poke shot, a great chance (57%)
5
Andreas Athanasiou · 3rd 10:02 · 3–2
Backhand shot, a good chance (10%)
6
Matt Boldy · 3rd 10:19 · 3–3
Wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Shootout
Decided in a shootout — Wild
Goaltending
32/35 saves · 3 GA · 3.0 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
23/26 saves · 3 GA · 2.0 xGA
Allowed 1.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
