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Seattle Kraken at Minnesota Wild

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Minnesota Wild
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Recap

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The Minnesota Wild beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1. The Wild scored first and never trailed. The Wild led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jake Middleton's goal at 15:17 of the first period, which took the Wild's chances from 54% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.5 to 1.9; shots on goal were SEA 36, MIN 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Philipp Grubauer stopped 9 of 13 (.692), 3.0 goals below expected; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 35 of 36 (.972), 2.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Matt Boldy (3 G), 2. Marc-Andre Fleury (35 saves, .972), 3. Marcus Johansson (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MIN
    M. Boldy3 G
  2. ★★
    MIN
    M. Fleury35 saves, .972
  3. ★★★
    MIN
    M. Johansson2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SEASEA013013110136
MINMIN152728520

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. MIN
    J. Middleton(3)
    J. Spurgeon (22), M. Johansson (23)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    15:17

2nd period

  1. MIN
    M. Boldy(26)PPG
    M. Johansson (24), J. Spurgeon (23)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +11 pts
    0-2
    5:38
  2. MIN
    M. Boldy(27)
    J. Eriksson Ek (34)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    14:59

3rd period

  1. MIN
    M. Boldy(28)
    J. Eriksson Ek (35)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +2 pts
    0-4
    0:50
  2. MIN
    R. Hartman(14)
    M. Zuccarello (43), J. Merrill (9)
    snapxG 0.14
    0-5
    10:21
  3. SEA
    J. Schwartz(18)
    M. Geekie (17), V. Dunn (48)
    backhandxG 0.04
    1-5
    11:00

Penalties

SEA 18 PIM·MIN 18 PIM

1st

  • 5:34SEAJaden Schwartz · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Marc-Andre Fleury2 min
  • 11:16MINAlex Goligoski · Holdingdrawn by Jaden Schwartz2 min
  • 15:32MINMarcus Foligno · Trippingdrawn by Morgan Geekie2 min

2nd

  • 5:08SEAVince Dunn · Hookingdrawn by Joel Eriksson Ek2 min
  • 7:54MINMats Zuccarello · Roughingdrawn by Vince Dunn2 min
  • 7:54SEAVince Dunn · Roughingdrawn by Mats Zuccarello2 min

3rd

  • 2:55MINConnor Dewar · Holdingdrawn by Brandon Tanev2 min
  • 2:55SEARyan Donato · Fightingdrawn by Connor Dewar5 min
  • 2:55MINConnor Dewar · Fightingdrawn by Ryan Donato5 min
  • 4:10SEAOliver Bjorkstrand · Slashingdrawn by Marcus Foligno2 min
  • 18:41SEAYanni Gourde · Fightingdrawn by Mason Shaw5 min
  • 18:41MINMason Shaw · Fightingdrawn by Yanni Gourde5 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jake Middleton, 1st 15:17 — MIN 54% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.22M. Zuccarello · Missed · xG 0.16J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.16R. Hartman · Goal · xG 0.14M. Johansson · Missed · xG 0.14M. Johansson · Missed · xG 0.14M. Boldy · Goal · xG 0.11M. Boldy · Goal · xG 0.09J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.09J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.08M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.06J. Middleton · Goal · xG 0.06J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.06O. Sundqvist · Missed · xG 0.05M. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.05M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.05J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.04R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.04M. Boldy · Goal · xG 0.03M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.02M. Boldy · Missed · xG 0.02C. Dewar · On goal · xG 0.01M. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.01R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.01J. Middleton · Missed · xG 0.01F. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.01J. Middleton · Missed · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · On goal · xG 0.00R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN5 G · 1.9 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SEAvsMIN
3.51 G
All situations
5 G1.9
2.91 G
Even strength
4 G1.3
0.60 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SEA76%24%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.42 – 1.89

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

SEAvsMIN
36
Shots on goal
20
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/3
Power play
1/3
18
Penalty minutes
18
16
Hits
26
7
Blocked shots
16
2
Giveaways
4
5
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Seattle Kraken skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. LarssonD000-120.02210—22:30
29V. DunnD011-110.07214—21:49
24J. OleksiakD000010.11110—20:37
3W. BorgenD000010.06200—19:17
10M. BeniersC000-210.051005818:05
7J. EberleR000-250.69000—17:52
17J. SchwartzL101+160.490025017:40
19J. McCannL000-230.33010—17:15
37Y. GourdeC000-110.292056916:43
21A. WennbergC000-110.250003316:35
4J. SchultzD000-200.01000—16:25
28C. SoucyD000-210.01000—14:43
91D. SprongR000060.48000—13:18
22O. BjorkstrandR000010.0811210013:03
13B. TanevL000-110.13210—12:48
20E. TolvanenR000-110.00210—12:37
67M. GeekieC011020.320005012:33
9R. DonatoC000020.071055009:48
Seattle Kraken goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31P. Grubauer(L)1394.6920.96-3.0440:42
30M. Jones761.8570.93-0.0719:10

Season series

MIN leads 2-1

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