Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild
Recap
written from the game dataThe Minnesota Wild beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-2. The Jets scored first; the Wild answered. The Wild led 6-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Eric Staal's goal at 14:40 of the second period, which took the Wild's chances from 73% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 2.0 to 1.5; shots on goal were WPG 31, MIN 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 16 of 22 (.727), 4.3 goals below expected; Devan Dubnyk stopped 29 of 31 (.935), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mikael Granlund (1 G, 1 A), 2. Eric Staal (1 G, 1 A), 3. Marcus Foligno (1 G).
Three stars
- ★M. Granlund1 G, 1 A

- ★★E. Staal1 G, 1 A

- ★★★M. Foligno1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
1-04:50
1-19:47
1-217:50
2nd period
1-33:32
2-36:42
2-414:40
2-515:00
2-618:23
Penalties
1st
- 0:43
Mathew Dumba · Slashingdrawn by Blake Wheeler2 min
- 3:35
Matt Cullen · Slashingdrawn by Adam Lowry2 min
- 7:26
Ben Chiarot · Cross checkingdrawn by Eric Staal2 min
- 8:06
Adam Lowry · Roughingdrawn by Jason Zucker2 min
- 17:01
Ben Chiarot · Cross checkingdrawn by Charlie Coyle2 min
- 19:27
Mathew Dumba · Roughingdrawn by Mark Scheifele2 min
2nd
- 7:23
Zach Parise · Trippingdrawn by Blake Wheeler2 min
- 10:24
Charlie Coyle · Holdingdrawn by Jacob Trouba2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Eric Staal, 2nd 14:40 — 73% → 89%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.52 G
- All situations
- 6 G2.0
- 1.01 G
- Even strength
- 4 G0.9
- 0.41 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.9
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.47 – 1.97
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
- 31
- Shots on goal
- 29
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 1/5
- Power play
- 2/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 10
- 26
- Hits
- 19
- 8
- Blocked shots
- 20
- 7
- Giveaways
- 8
- 3
- Takeaways
- 3
Box score
every player line
Series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
