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Sun, Mar 6, 2022·Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul

Dallas Stars 6, Minnesota Wild 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 89% of the time.

MIN winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL1931324626
MIN11307215335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 10:52MINNico SturmAssists: Nick Bjugstad, Brandon Duhaime · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:57DALJoe PavelskiPPAssists: Tyler Seguin, Ryan Suter · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:38DALJason RobertsonPPAssists: John Klingberg, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.29 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:13DALRiley TufteAssists: John Klingberg, Luke Glendening · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–1
  5. P2 9:52DALJason RobertsonGWGAssists: Roope Hintz, Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–1
  6. P3 16:19MINKirill KaprizovAssists: Kevin Fiala, Mats Zuccarello · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:03MINKirill KaprizovAssists: Mats Zuccarello, Jared Spurgeon · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–3
  8. P3 18:55DALJamie BennENAssists: Esa Lindell · Wrist, 0.43 xG5–3
  9. P3 19:28DALJason RobertsonENAssists: Roope Hintz · Wrist, 0.76 xG6–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 6:04MINMarcus Foligno: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 6:04DALRiley Tufte: Interference2 min
  3. P1 8:10DALJason Robertson: Interference2 min
  4. P1 19:02MINBrandon Duhaime: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  5. P1 19:57MINMats Zuccarello: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min · PPG
  6. P2 6:07DALEsa Lindell: Interference2 min
  7. P2 16:54DALJohn Klingberg: Cross checking2 min
  8. P2 16:58MINJoel Eriksson Ek: Interference2 min
  9. P3 6:05DALJohn Klingberg: Roughing2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0MIN
48% to win52% to win
← DAL attackMIN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Faksa won the faceoff against Hartman
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALMIN
26Shots on goal35
6.6Expected goals3.3
48Shot attempts71
40Faceoffs won26
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
23Hits23
17Blocked shots8
4Giveaways6
2Takeaways5

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestRadulov – Faksa – Raffl7:13

    xG 0.25–0.10 (72%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Benn – Seguin – Gurianov8:18

    xG 0.24–0.41 (37%)attempts 6–14goals 0–1

  3. Glendening – Tufte – Kiviranta3:12

    xG 0.00–0.29 (0%)attempts 0–6goals 0–0

  4. Pavelski – Hintz – Robertson8:23

    xG 0.27–0.94 (23%)attempts 5–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHakanpää – Harley2:21

    xG 0.22–0.12 (65%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Klingberg – Harley5:21

    xG 0.41–0.34 (55%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

  3. Lindell – Hanley2:01

    xG 0.00–0.06 (8%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Fiala – Boldy5:26

    xG 0.47–0.11 (80%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Bjugstad – Duhaime – Sturm7:41

    xG 0.72–0.43 (63%)attempts 11–7goals 1–0

  3. Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov9:13

    xG 0.28–0.05 (84%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  4. Hartman – Dewar – Boldy2:00

    xG 0.07–0.05 (59%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrodin – Dumba14:44

    xG 1.09–0.29 (79%)attempts 18–7goals 0–0

  2. Goligoski – Spurgeon10:45

    xG 0.50–0.04 (93%)attempts 14–4goals 0–0

  3. Kulikov – Merrill11:58

    xG 0.72–0.67 (52%)attempts 17–12goals 1–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

MIN 3.3 xGDAL 6.6 xG
0246P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MINDAL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

MIN's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line MIN is favoured, below it DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 81/100 · #295 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.22 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 26% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50MIN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 89% of the time.

MIN winsDAL wins

Simulated goal difference (MIN − DAL), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).