MIN 1–3 CGY Final · L
Wild/Schedule/Recap Wed, Jan 3, 2024 · 2023-24 regular season
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 16-16-4
1–3
FinalL
Calgary Flames
CGY · 16-16-5
1ST2ND3RDT MIN 0715017129 CGY 213010110333 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Wild lead the season series 2–1
MIN 16-16-4 · CGY 16-16-5 · Meeting 3 this season — the Wild lead the season series 2–1

Wild fell to the Flames

The Wild created the better chances (3.5 to 2.1 expected goals) — and lost 1–3. Jacob Markstrom stopped 2.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 3.5 expected goals to 2.1, on 29 and 33 shots on goal.

MIN 3.5 xG · 29 shots CGY 2.1 xG · 33 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 1.2 · 1.0
2nd 0.8 · 0.7
3rd · the swing 1.5 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 71.
MIN 71%CGY 29%

Goals and penalties

4 goals · 0 penalties
← Wild shoot this way Flames shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Rasmus Andersson, MacKenzie Weegar · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
0–1
2
19:36 Jonathan Huberdeau GWG
Elias Lindholm, Yegor Sharangovich · backhand shot, a good chance (15%)
0–2
2nd period
3
Nic Petan, Marco Rossi · wrist shot on a rebound, a great chance (34%)
1–2
3rd period
4
19:03 Blake Coleman EN
Mikael Backlund, MacKenzie Weegar · wrist shot, into an empty net
1–3
No penalties
Goaltending
+0.1
vs expected
30/32 saves · 2 GA · 2.1 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
+2.5
vs expected
28/29 saves · 1 GA · 3.5 xGA Stopped 2.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team MINCGY
Shots on goal
29
33
Expected goals
3.5
2.1
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
0/0
0/0
Penalty minutes
0
0