MIN
3–2
CBJ
Final · W
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 1-0-0
3–2
FinalW
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 0-1-0
1ST2ND3RDT
MIN
1111619326
CBJ
08115110233
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 · CBJ 0-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Wild lead the season series 1–0
Wild beat the Blue Jackets
The Wild were outchanced (3.1 to 2.3 expected goals) but won 3–2 anyway. Filip Gustavsson stopped 1.1 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 Blue Jackets created the better chances: 3.1 expected goals to 2.3, on 33 and 26 shots on goal.
MIN 2.3 xG · 26 shots
CBJ 3.1 xG · 33 shots
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1
2
3
1st
0.8 · 0.8
2nd · the swing
0.5 · 1.4
3rd
1.0 · 0.9
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Matt Boldy · 1st 17:51 · 1–0 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2
Kent Johnson · 2nd 02:00 · 1–1 · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
3
Joel Eriksson Ek · 2nd 16:35 · 2–1 · snap shot, a good chance (15%)
4
Mats Zuccarello · 3rd 09:58 · 3–1 · snap shot, a good chance (16%)
5
Zach Werenski · 3rd 17:06 · 3–2 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 37.
MIN 37%CBJ 63%
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
1
Matt Boldy · 1st 17:51 · 1–0
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2
Kent Johnson · 2nd 02:00 · 1–1
Wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
3
Joel Eriksson Ek · 2nd 16:35 · 2–1
Snap shot, a good chance (15%)
4
Mats Zuccarello · 3rd 09:58 · PP · GWG · 3–1
Snap shot, a good chance (16%)
5
Zach Werenski · 3rd 17:06 · PP · 3–2
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
31/33 saves · 2 GA · 3.1 xGA
Stopped 1.1 more goals than an average goalie would have.
23/26 saves · 3 GA · 2.3 xGA
Allowed 0.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
