MIN 3–2 CBJ Final / OT · W
Wild/Schedule/Recap Sun, Feb 26, 2023 · 2022-23 regular season
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 33-21-6
3–2
Final / OTW
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 19-35-6
1ST2ND3RDOTT MIN 01301321711344 CBJ 171120401224 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the Wild lead the season series 2–0
MIN 33-21-6 · CBJ 19-35-6 · Meeting 2 this season — the Wild lead the season series 2–0

Wild beat the Blue Jackets

Down 0–2 in the 2nd period, the Wild erased the deficit with three unanswered goals — Kaprizov's equalizer — and won it in overtime on Kaprizov's goal. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 1.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 4.4 expected goals to 1.9, on 44 and 24 shots on goal.

MIN 4.4 xG · 44 shots CBJ 1.9 xG · 24 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st 1.0 · 0.6
2nd 1.1 · 1.1
3rd · the swing 1.9 · 0.2
OT 0.4 · 0.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 84.
MIN 84%CBJ 16%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 0 penalties
← Wild shoot this way Blue Jackets shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
16:20 Mathieu Olivier
Eric Robinson · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
0–1
2nd period
2
03:04 Liam Foudy
Erik Gudbranson, Emil Bemstrom · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
0–2
3rd period
3
01:15 Kirill Kaprizov
Jared Spurgeon, Ryan Hartman · deflected shot, a good chance (18%)
1–2
4
06:00 Kirill Kaprizov PP
Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek · snap shot, a good chance (25%)
2–2
Overtime
5
04:40 Kirill Kaprizov GWG
, Mats Zuccarello · snap shot, a great chance (36%)
3–2
No penalties
Goaltending
−0.1
vs expected
22/24 saves · 2 GA · 1.9 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
+1.4
vs expected
41/44 saves · 3 GA · 4.4 xGA Stopped 1.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team MINCBJ
Shots on goal
44
24
Expected goals
4.4
1.9
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
1/0
0/0
Penalty minutes
0
0