MIN
2–0
FLA
Final · W
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 1-0-0
2–0
FinalW
Florida Panthers
FLA · 0-1-0
1ST2ND3RDT
MIN
1511105221
FLA
014012015041
goals · shots on goal
Season opener for both teams
·First meeting this season — the Wild lead the season series 1–0
MIN 1-0-0 · FLA 0-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Wild lead the season series 1–0
Wild beat the Panthers
The Wild were outchanced (3.6 to 1.4 expected goals) but won 2–0 anyway. Filip Gustavsson 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.
The Panthers created the better chances: 3.6 expected goals to 1.4, on 41 and 21 shots on goal.
MIN 1.4 xG · 21 shots
FLA 3.6 xG · 41 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st
0.2 · 1.2
2nd
0.8 · 1.0
3rd · the swing
0.4 · 1.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Brock Faber · 1st 07:54 · 1–0 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2
Joel Eriksson Ek · 2nd 12:56 · 2–0 · wrist shot, a great chance (26%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 17.
MIN 17%FLA 83%
Goals and penalties
2 goals · 0 penalties← Wild shoot this way
Panthers shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Brock Faber · 1st 07:54 · GWG · 1–0
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2
Joel Eriksson Ek · 2nd 12:56 · PP · 2–0
Wrist shot, a great chance (26%)
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No goals or penalties.
No penalties
Goaltending
41/41 saves · 0 GA · 3.6 xGA
Stopped 3.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
19/21 saves · 2 GA · 1.4 xGA
Allowed 0.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
