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Recap

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The Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 4-2. The Wild scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jordan Greenway's goal at 7:56 of the third period, which took the Wild's chances from 52% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Wild, 3.4 to 1.7; shots on goal were BOS 26, MIN 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 30 of 33 (.909), 0.5 goals below expected; Cam Talbot stopped 24 of 26 (.923). Three stars: 1. Kirill Kaprizov (2 G), 2. Jared Spurgeon (2 A), 3. Jordan Greenway (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MIN
    K. Kaprizov2 G
  2. ★★
    MIN
    J. Spurgeon2 A
  3. ★★★
    MIN
    J. Greenway1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS181909226
MINMIN2807219434

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. MIN
    K. Kaprizov(31)PPG
    A. Goligoski (26), R. Hartman (21)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +9 pts
    0-1
    6:55
  2. MIN
    K. Kaprizov(32)
    M. Zuccarello (42), J. Spurgeon (21)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    14:28
  3. BOS
    C. Smith(14)
    T. Frederic (9), B. Carlo (7)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    16:59

2nd period

  1. BOS
    B. Marchand(24)PPG
    C. Coyle (19), C. McAvoy (31)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    2-2
    1:49

3rd period

  1. MIN
    J. Greenway(6)
    J. Eriksson Ek (14), J. Spurgeon (22)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +29 pts
    2-3
    7:56
  2. MIN
    R. Hartman(24)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.88win prob +5 pts
    2-4
    19:55

Penalties

BOS 13 PIM·MIN 11 PIM

1st

  • 5:40BOSBrandon Carlo · Trippingdrawn by Kevin Fiala2 min
  • 8:54BOSTrent Frederic · Fightingdrawn by Brandon Duhaime5 min
  • 8:54MINBrandon Duhaime · Fightingdrawn by Trent Frederic5 min
  • 9:41BOSErik Haula · Trippingdrawn by Jordan Greenway2 min
  • 18:04MINJordan Greenway · High stickingdrawn by Connor Clifton2 min

2nd

  • 1:15MINKirill Kaprizov · Holdingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 8:18BOSCraig Smith · Slashingdrawn by Mats Zuccarello2 min

3rd

  • 15:38BOSCraig Smith · Roughingdrawn by Jon Merrill2 min
  • 15:38MINJon Merrill · Roughingdrawn by Craig Smith2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
MIN goalBOS goalFinal: MIN 100%

Biggest swing: Jordan Greenway, 3rd 7:56 — MIN 52% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Hartman · Goal · xG 0.88K. Kaprizov · Goal · xG 0.21K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.20K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.20J. Greenway · Goal · xG 0.20J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.16M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.12F. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.11F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.09J. Greenway · Missed · xG 0.08M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.08J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.07K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.07F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.07M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.07K. Kaprizov · Goal · xG 0.06J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.06J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.06J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.05M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.05M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.04K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.04K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.04J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.03K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.03J. Brodin · Missed · xG 0.03M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.03J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.03M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.03F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.02R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zuccarello · Missed · xG 0.02J. Merrill · Missed · xG 0.02K. Kaprizov · Missed · xG 0.01M. Dumba · Missed · xG 0.01M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.01K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.01J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.01K. Kaprizov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.01J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.01R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kulikov · On goal · xG 0.01J. Greenway · On goal · xG 0.01M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.01B. Duhaime · On goal · xG 0.01M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.00N. Bjugstad · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN4 G · 3.4 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsMIN
1.72 G
All situations
3 G3.4
1.21 G
Even strength
2 G2.1
0.11 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.40 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
BOS35%65%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.73 – 2.48

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

BOSvsMIN
26
Shots on goal
34
48%
Faceoffs
52%
1/2
Power play
1/3
13
Penalty minutes
11
24
Hits
26
20
Blocked shots
13
4
Giveaways
8
2
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
73C. McAvoyD011-250.19550—22:07
13C. CoyleC011-100.001202520:12
48M. GrzelcykD000+100.00110—20:12
63B. MarchandL101-260.240105019:45
75C. CliftonD000-130.07110—19:35
88D. PastrnakR000-210.01000—18:28
28D. ForbortD000-100.01420—18:00
25B. CarloD011+100.00222—17:50
6M. ReillyD000-120.05130—17:32
74J. DeBruskL000-100.09010—16:33
71T. HallL000-230.210005016:12
56E. HaulaL000-120.250024314:54
12C. SmithC101+110.14214014:43
92T. NosekL000-110.121007514:18
11T. FredericC011+100.00015013:13
17N. FolignoL000010.162005010:52
20C. LazarC000010.022008310:24
81A. BlidhL000000.15200—08:58
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(L)33303.9092.50-0.5058:57

Season series

MIN leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).