MIN
6–4
STL
Final · W
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 26-11-4
6–4
FinalW
St. Louis Blues
STL · 19-19-4
1ST2ND3RDT
MIN
2911136626
STL
11436013433
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Wild lead the season series 3–0
MIN 26-11-4 · STL 19-19-4 · Meeting 3 this season — the Wild lead the season series 3–0
Wild beat the Blues
Down 2–4 in the 2nd period, the Wild erased the deficit with four unanswered goals — Middleton's equalizer — and won 6–4. Jordan Binnington allowed 3.3 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
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.
Chances were close: 1.7 expected goals to 2.1, on 26 and 33 shots on goal.
MIN 1.7 xG · 26 shots
STL 2.1 xG · 33 shots
0
1
2
1st
0.7 · 0.9
2nd
0.6 · 0.3
3rd
0.4 · 0.9
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Zach Bogosian · 1st 01:23 · 1–0 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2
Jon Merrill · 1st 02:12 · 2–0 · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
3
Pavel Buchnevich · 1st 13:26 · 2–1 · snap shot, a good chance (19%)
4
Jordan Kyrou · 2nd 01:24 · 2–2 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
5
Jake Neighbours · 2nd 02:51 · 2–3 · wrist shot, a good chance (10%)
6
Robert Thomas · 2nd 04:33 · 2–4 · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
7
Joel Eriksson Ek · 2nd 09:41 · 3–4 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
8
Jake Middleton · 3rd 01:16 · 4–4 · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
9
Matt Boldy · 3rd 03:57 · 5–4 · snap shot, a good chance (15%)
10
Marcus Johansson · 3rd 19:24 · 6–4 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 41.
MIN 41%STL 59%
Goals and penalties
10 goals · 0 penalties← Wild shoot this way
Blues shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Zach Bogosian · 1st 01:23 · 1–0
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
2
Jon Merrill · 1st 02:12 · 2–0
Slap shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
3
Pavel Buchnevich · 1st 13:26 · 2–1
Snap shot, a good chance (19%)
4
Jordan Kyrou · 2nd 01:24 · PP · 2–2
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
5
Jake Neighbours · 2nd 02:51 · 2–3
Wrist shot, a good chance (10%)
6
Robert Thomas · 2nd 04:33 · 2–4
Wrist shot, a good chance (12%)
7
Joel Eriksson Ek · 2nd 09:41 · 3–4
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
8
Jake Middleton · 3rd 01:16 · 4–4
Wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
9
Matt Boldy · 3rd 03:57 · GWG · 5–4
Snap shot, a good chance (15%)
10
Marcus Johansson · 3rd 19:24 · EN · 6–4
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
14/18 saves · 4 GA · 1.1 xGA
Allowed 2.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
15/15 saves · 0 GA · 1.0 xGA
Stopped 1.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.
