MIN
0–3
STL
Final · L
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 22-14-3
0–3
FinalL
St. Louis Blues
STL · 20-18-3
1ST2ND3RDT
MIN
0903023035
STL
1140624324
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
MIN 22-14-3 · STL 20-18-3 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
Wild fell to the Blues
The Wild created the better chances (2.9 to 2.2 expected goals) — and lost 0–3. Thomas Greiss stopped 2.9 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: 2.9 expected goals to 2.2, on 35 and 24 shots on goal.
MIN 2.9 xG · 35 shots
STL 2.2 xG · 24 shots
0
1
2
3
1st
0.7 · 1.4
2nd
0.6 · 0.5
3rd · the swing
1.5 · 0.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Brandon Saad · 1st 08:17 · 0–1 · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (34%)
2
Brayden Schenn · 3rd 14:00 · 0–2 · snap shot, a good chance (12%)
3
Brayden Schenn · 3rd 19:54 · 0–3 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 62.
MIN 62%STL 38%
Goals and penalties
3 goals · 0 penalties← Wild shoot this way
Blues shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Brandon Saad · 1st 08:17 · PP · GWG · 0–1
Wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (34%)
2
Brayden Schenn · 3rd 14:00 · 0–2
Snap shot, a good chance (12%)
3
Brayden Schenn · 3rd 19:54 · EN · 0–3
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
2nd period
No goals or penalties.
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
21/23 saves · 2 GA · 2.2 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
35/35 saves · 0 GA · 2.9 xGA
Stopped 2.9 more goals than an average goalie would have.
