MIN
1–2
UTA
Final · L
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 20-9-4
1–2
FinalL
Utah Mammoth
UTA · 16-11-5
1ST2ND3RDT
MIN
1901109129
UTA
180416218
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
MIN 20-9-4 · UTA 16-11-5 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
Wild fell to the Mammoth
The Wild created the better chances (3.2 to 1.4 expected goals) — and lost 1–2. Karel Vejmelka stopped 2.2 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: 3.2 expected goals to 1.4, on 29 and 18 shots on goal.
MIN 3.2 xG · 29 shots
UTA 1.4 xG · 18 shots
0
1
2
3
1st
1.3 · 0.9
2nd · the swing
1.0 · 0.2
3rd
0.9 · 0.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Mats Zuccarello · 1st 10:20 · 1–0 · snap shot, a good chance (12%)
2
Dylan Guenther · 1st 11:20 · 1–1 · deflected shot on a rebound, a good chance (25%)
3
Dylan Guenther · 3rd 10:01 · 1–2 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 80.
MIN 80%UTA 20%
Goals and penalties
3 goals · 0 penalties← Wild shoot this way
Mammoth shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Mats Zuccarello · 1st 10:20 · 1–0
Snap shot, a good chance (12%)
2
Dylan Guenther · 1st 11:20 · 1–1
Deflected shot on a rebound, a good chance (25%)
3
Dylan Guenther · 3rd 10:01 · PP · GWG · 1–2
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
1st period
2nd period
No goals or penalties.
3rd period
3
Mikhail Sergachev, Clayton Keller · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
1–2
No penalties
Goaltending
16/18 saves · 2 GA · 1.4 xGA
Allowed 0.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
28/29 saves · 1 GA · 3.2 xGA
Stopped 2.2 more goals than an average goalie would have.
