San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild
Recap
written from the game dataThe Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2. The Sharks scored first; the Wild answered. The Wild led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mats Zuccarello's goal at 2:15 of the second period, which took the Wild's chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals were close — SJS 1.8, MIN 2.0; shots on goal were SJS 22, MIN 18. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Martin Jones stopped 15 of 18 (.833), 1.0 goals below expected; Cam Talbot stopped 20 of 22 (.909). Three stars: 1. Nick Bonino (1 G, 1 A), 2. Jonas Brodin, 3. Zach Parise (1 G).
Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-03:32
1-19:30
2nd period
1-22:15
1-33:20
3rd period
2-313:43
Penalties
2nd
- 4:32
Ryan Suter · Slashingdrawn by Rudolfs Balcers2 min
- 8:59
Tomas Hertl · Holdingdrawn by Jared Spurgeon2 min
3rd
- 9:54
Kevin Labanc · Trippingdrawn by Kirill Kaprizov2 min
- 13:00
Logan Couture · High stickingdrawn by Joel Eriksson Ek2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Mats Zuccarello, 2nd 2:15 — 53% → 69%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.82 G
- All situations
- 3 G2.0
- 1.51 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.8
- 0.10 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.2
- 0.21 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 63 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.75 – 1.95
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
- 22
- Shots on goal
- 18
- 39%
- Faceoffs
- 61%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 22
- Hits
- 12
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 14
- 4
- Giveaways
- 10
- 6
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
