MIN
4–1
MTL
Final · W
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 5-4-1
4–1
FinalW
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 5-5-0
1ST2ND3RDT
MIN
0731915431
MTL
01501218135
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the Wild lead the season series 2–0
MIN 5-4-1 · MTL 5-5-0 · Meeting 2 this season — the Wild lead the season series 2–0
Wild beat the Canadiens
The Wild earned it: 3.8 expected goals to 2.1, and a 4–1 win to show for it. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 1.1 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.
The Wild created the better chances: 3.8 expected goals to 2.1, on 31 and 35 shots on goal.
MIN 3.8 xG · 31 shots
MTL 2.1 xG · 35 shots
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2
3
4
1st
1.0 · 0.8
2nd · the swing
2.4 · 0.8
3rd
0.5 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Mason Shaw · 2nd 01:09 · 1–0 · backhand shot on a rebound, a good chance (11%)
2
Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 03:29 · 2–0 · deflected shot, a good chance (14%)
3
Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 14:55 · 3–0 · wrist shot, a good chance (23%)
4
Nick Suzuki · 3rd 13:30 · 3–1 · snap shot, a good chance (11%)
5
Matt Boldy · 3rd 16:52 · 4–1 · wrist shot off the rush, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 76.
MIN 76%MTL 24%
Goals and penalties
5 goals · 0 penalties← Wild shoot this way
Canadiens shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Mason Shaw · 2nd 01:09 · 1–0
Backhand shot on a rebound, a good chance (11%)
2
Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 03:29 · PP · GWG · 2–0
Deflected shot, a good chance (14%)
3
Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 14:55 · 3–0
Wrist shot, a good chance (23%)
4
Nick Suzuki · 3rd 13:30 · PP · 3–1
Snap shot, a good chance (11%)
5
Matt Boldy · 3rd 16:52 · EN · 4–1
Wrist shot off the rush, into an empty net
1st period
No goals or penalties.
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
34/35 saves · 1 GA · 2.1 xGA
Stopped 1.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.
27/30 saves · 3 GA · 3.8 xGA
Stopped 0.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
