Thu, Jan 4, 2018·Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Buffalo Sabres 2, Minnesota Wild 6
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 61% of the time.
50%
11%
8%
31%
MIN winsBUF wins
Buffalo Sabres
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 25:32 | 0.17 | 50.9% | +0.1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24:06 | 0.11 | 55.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:38 | 0.05 | 48.7% | +0.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 20:24 | 0.01 | 47.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 19:55 | 0.00 | 34.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | 18:41 | 0.30 | 46.1% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:45 | 0.46 | 50.3% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 16:17 | 0.24 | 44.9% | +0.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:56 | 0.14 | 45.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 15:45 | 0.04 | 23.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 15:00 | 0.16 | 53.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:07 | 0.00 | 68.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 13:57 | 0.05 | 44.4% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:57 | 0.03 | 72.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 13:13 | 0.17 | 52.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 12:18 | 0.14 | 53.4% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 9:46 | 0.00 | 50.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 5:43 | 0.08 | 68.8% | 0.0 |
| – | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.71 | +0.7 | 20:00 | |
| L | 17 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 1.95 | −4.0 | 40:00 |
Minnesota Wild
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 22:26 | 0.01 | 51.9% | +0.8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 22:04 | 0.10 | 51.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:34 | 0.00 | 54.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:21 | 0.01 | 46.2% | +6.6 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 17:53 | 0.28 | 51.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:30 | 0.25 | 31.4% | +0.2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:56 | 0.02 | 47.6% | +11.7 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 16:43 | 0.03 | 45.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:09 | 0.00 | 56.0% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 15:41 | 0.48 | 49.2% | +6.8 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:07 | 0.08 | 39.1% | +0.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 14:44 | 0.40 | 62.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:30 | 0.06 | 44.1% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:55 | 0.06 | 39.6% | +11.7 | |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 12:46 | 0.00 | 72.4% | +23.3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 12:03 | 0.75 | 73.4% | +29.1 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 11:23 | 0.11 | 80.4% | +23.3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:15 | 0.00 | 42.4% | +11.7 |
| W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 2.16 | +0.2 | 60:00 |