MIN
0–4
STL
Final · L
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 0-1
0–4
FinalL
St. Louis Blues
STL · 1-0
1ST2ND3RDT
MIN
01401409037
STL
21211019431
goals · shots on goal
Game 1 — the Wild trail the series 0–1
MIN 0-1 · STL 1-0 · Game 1 — the Wild trail the series 0–1
Wild fell to the Blues
Chances were even (3.6 to 3.3 expected goals); the Wild lost 0–4. Ville Husso stopped 3.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
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.
Chances were close: 3.6 expected goals to 3.3, on 37 and 31 shots on goal.
MIN 3.6 xG · 37 shots
STL 3.3 xG · 31 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st
1.2 · 1.4
2nd · the swing
2.0 · 1.1
3rd
0.4 · 0.8
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
David Perron · 1st 06:15 · 0–1 · snap shot on a rebound, a good chance (20%)
2
Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 15:56 · 0–2 · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (12%)
3
David Perron · 2nd 16:30 · 0–3 · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (27%)
4
David Perron · 3rd 12:34 · 0–4 · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (13%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 54.
MIN 54%STL 46%
Goals and penalties
4 goals · 0 penalties← Wild shoot this way
Blues shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
David Perron · 1st 06:15 · PP · GWG · 0–1
Snap shot on a rebound, a good chance (20%)
2
Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 15:56 · 0–2
Wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (12%)
3
David Perron · 2nd 16:30 · PP · 0–3
Wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (27%)
4
David Perron · 3rd 12:34 · 0–4
Wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (13%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
27/31 saves · 4 GA · 3.3 xGA
Allowed 0.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
37/37 saves · 0 GA · 3.6 xGA
Stopped 3.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
