Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild
Recap
written from the game dataThe Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0. The Wild scored first and never trailed. The Wild led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mikko Koivu's goal at 6:31 of the first period, which took the Wild's chances from 66% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 2.2 to 1.4; shots on goal were CHI 44, MIN 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Jeff Glass stopped 16 of 19 (.842), 1.6 goals below expected; Devan Dubnyk stopped 44 of 44 (1.000), 2.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Devan Dubnyk (44 saves, 1.000), 2. Charlie Coyle (2 G), 3. Zach Parise (1 A).
Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
0-11:58
0-26:31
2nd period
0-32:22
Penalties
1st
- 2:47
Mike Reilly · Cross checkingdrawn by Lance Bouma2 min
- 2:47
Marcus Foligno · Fightingdrawn by Lance Bouma5 min
- 2:47
Lance Bouma · Fightingdrawn by Marcus Foligno5 min
- 2:47
Marcus Foligno · Roughingdrawn by Lance Bouma2 min
- 5:54
Brandon Saad · Holdingdrawn by Nino Niederreiter2 min
- 12:00
Patrick Kane · Hookingdrawn by Ryan Suter2 min
2nd
- 3:53
Mathew Dumba · Holdingdrawn by Artem Anisimov2 min
- 9:31
Matt Cullen · Hookingdrawn by David Kampf2 min
3rd
- 5:19
served by V. Hinostroza · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 12:32
Tommy Wingels · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Devan Dubnyk2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Mikko Koivu, 1st 6:31 — 66% → 80%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.20 G
- All situations
- 3 G1.4
- 1.30 G
- Even strength
- 2 G1.0
- 0.80 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.4
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.17 – 1.37
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 44
- Shots on goal
- 19
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/4
- Power play
- 1/4
- 13
- Penalty minutes
- 13
- 13
- Hits
- 14
- 10
- Blocked shots
- 26
- 1
- Giveaways
- 7
- 4
- Takeaways
- 3
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
