PIT
3–5
MIN
Final · L
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 3-7-1
3–5
FinalL
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 6-1-2
1ST2ND3RDT
PIT
2901119329
MIN
216210114540
goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Penguins trail the season series 0–1
PIT 3-7-1 · MIN 6-1-2 · First meeting this season — the Penguins trail the season series 0–1
Penguins fell to the Wild
The Penguins let a 2–0 lead get away: the Wild came back with five unanswered goals — Gaudreau's equalizer — and won 3–5. Joel Blomqvist allowed 1.2 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.
The Wild created the better chances: 2.8 expected goals to 2.3, on 40 and 29 shots on goal.
PIT 2.3 xG · 29 shots
MIN 2.8 xG · 40 shots
0
1
2
3
1st
0.4 · 0.8
2nd
0.9 · 1.2
3rd
1.0 · 0.8
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
· 1st 11:36 · 1–0 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
2
Rickard Rakell · 1st 15:31 · 2–0 · snap shot, a good chance (18%)
3
Jakub Lauko · 1st 17:03 · 2–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
4
Frederick Gaudreau · 1st 17:58 · 2–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (18%)
5
Frederick Gaudreau · 2nd 01:38 · 2–3 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
6
Mats Zuccarello · 2nd 19:23 · 2–4 · tip in shot, a good chance (12%)
7
Rickard Rakell · 3rd 03:36 · 3–4 · wrist shot, a good chance (24%)
8
Kirill Kaprizov · 3rd 19:41 · 3–5 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Penguins win 41.
PIT 41%MIN 59%
Goals and penalties
8 goals · 0 penalties← Penguins shoot this way
Wild shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
· 1st 11:36 · PP · 1–0
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
2
Rickard Rakell · 1st 15:31 · 2–0
Snap shot, a good chance (18%)
3
Jakub Lauko · 1st 17:03 · 2–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
4
Frederick Gaudreau · 1st 17:58 · 2–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (18%)
5
Frederick Gaudreau · 2nd 01:38 · 2–3
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
6
Mats Zuccarello · 2nd 19:23 · GWG · 2–4
Tip in shot, a good chance (12%)
7
Rickard Rakell · 3rd 03:36 · 3–4
Wrist shot, a good chance (24%)
8
Kirill Kaprizov · 3rd 19:41 · EN · 3–5
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
35/39 saves · 4 GA · 2.8 xGA
Allowed 1.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
26/29 saves · 3 GA · 2.3 xGA
Allowed 0.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
