MIN
3–1
STL
Final · W
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 6-10-4
3–1
FinalW
St. Louis Blues
STL · 11-9-1
1ST2ND3RDT
MIN
210017110337
STL
1905010124
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Wild lead the season series 1–0
MIN 6-10-4 · STL 11-9-1 · First meeting this season — the Wild lead the season series 1–0
Wild beat the Blues
The Wild earned it: 3.4 expected goals to 2.3, and a 3–1 win to show for it. Filip Gustavsson stopped 1.3 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: 3.4 expected goals to 2.3, on 37 and 24 shots on goal.
MIN 3.4 xG · 37 shots
STL 2.3 xG · 24 shots
0
1
2
3
1st
0.8 · 0.7
2nd · the swing
1.9 · 0.4
3rd
0.7 · 1.1
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Joel Eriksson Ek · 1st 02:41 · 1–0 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2
Colton Parayko · 1st 10:30 · 1–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
3
Frederick Gaudreau · 1st 18:10 · 2–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
4
Matt Boldy · 3rd 17:08 · 3–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 68.
MIN 68%STL 32%
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
Joel Eriksson Ek · 1st 02:41 · 1–0
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2
Colton Parayko · 1st 10:30 · 1–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
3
Frederick Gaudreau · 1st 18:10 · GWG · 2–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
4
Matt Boldy · 3rd 17:08 · 3–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (20%)
1st period
2nd period
No goals or penalties.
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
23/24 saves · 1 GA · 2.3 xGA
Stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.
34/37 saves · 3 GA · 3.4 xGA
Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
