Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues

Dec 31, 2015 · Scottrade Center

Team	Goals	Shots
Minnesota Wild	3	29
St. Louis Blues	1	34

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd Period
08:42	STL	Kevin Shattenkirk (7) PP	Alexander Steen (22), Paul Stastny (12)	0 - 1
16:12	MIN	Nino Niederreiter (8)	Justin Fontaine (7), Erik Haula (3)	1 - 1
3rd Period
11:28	MIN	Erik Haula (3)	Nino Niederreiter (10)	2 - 1
18:23	MIN	Thomas Vanek (12)	Charlie Coyle (10)	3 - 1

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
13:42	STL	Robert Bortuzzo	Roughing	2
13:42	MIN	Ryan Carter	Roughing	2
2nd Period
06:27	MIN	Justin Fontaine	High sticking	2
07:47	MIN	Marco Scandella	Delaying game puck over glass	2
09:21	STL	Ryan Reaves	Interference	2
12:10	MIN	Jonas Brodin	Boarding	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Minnesota Wild	44	35	29	3	2.7	43.5
St. Louis Blues	62	45	34	1	2.0	56.5

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while St. Louis Blues had taken more, and below it and blue while Minnesota Wild had.

Expected goals

Minnesota Wild: 2.7 expected, 3 scored · St. Louis Blues: 2.0 expected, 1 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

Minnesota Wild

St. Louis Blues

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

Minnesota Wild

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Mikko Koivu · Jason Zucker · Charlie Coyle	12:30	37.5	68.6	0-0
Jason Pominville · Thomas Vanek · Mikael Granlund	10:34	52.9	61.6	0-0
Jarret Stoll · Chris Porter · Ryan Carter	10:04	27.3	39.0	0-0
Erik Haula · Nino Niederreiter · Justin Fontaine	8:31	69.2	67.6	2-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Ryan Suter · Jared Spurgeon	18:24	52.6	75.3	0-0
Marco Scandella · Mathew Dumba	9:27	47.1	78.8	1-0
Nate Prosser · Jonas Brodin	8:44	41.7	55.1	1-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
56	Erik Haula	L	1	1	2	2	0	2	1	12:01	0.11	9-5	0.45-0.25
62	Nino Niederreiter	R	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	13:42	0.24	9-9	0.45-0.32
26	Thomas Vanek	L	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	13:32	0.14	9-10	0.24-0.21
3	Charlie Coyle	C	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	16:20	0.10	12-21	0.98-0.48
14	Justin Fontaine	R	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	10:31	0.10	9-4	0.45-0.22
6	Marco Scandella	D	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	19:26	0.22	9-16	0.34-0.33
7	Chris Porter	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	12:45		5-8	0.21-0.21
9	Mikko Koivu	C	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	18:30	0.17	12-20	0.98-0.45
17	Jason Zucker	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	17:02	0.73	14-21	1.01-0.47
18	Ryan Carter	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	15:02	0.20	4-12	0.18-0.29
19	Jarret Stoll	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13:34		3-11	0.14-0.25
22	Ryan Suter	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	30:23	0.08	24-21	1.26-0.50
24	Mathew Dumba	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	13:18	0.07	10-11	0.36-0.20
25	Jonas Brodin	D	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	19:30		6-15	0.32-0.51
29	Jason Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14:40	0.01	12-11	0.28-0.23
39	Nate Prosser	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11:52		5-11	0.32-0.38
46	Jared Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	25:13	0.05	20-22	1.20-0.51
64	Mikael Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	15:44	0.05	13-12	0.33-0.26

#	Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
40	Devan Dubnyk	34	33	1	60:00	1.97	+0.97

St. Louis Blues

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Alexander Steen · Paul Stastny · Magnus Paajarvi	13:29	74.1	65.4	0-0
Scottie Upshall · David Backes · Troy Brouwer	9:46	55.6	20.8	0-1
Jori Lehtera · Dmitrij Jaskin · Robby Fabbri	8:53	36.4	36.2	0-0
Kyle Brodziak · Ryan Reaves · Jordan Caron	7:35	27.3	21.8	0-1

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Jay Bouwmeester · Kevin Shattenkirk	17:52	75.9	59.1	0-0
Alex Pietrangelo · Colton Parayko	17:09	58.8	37.9	0-0
Carl Gunnarsson · Robert Bortuzzo	10:07	26.7	15.4	0-2

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
12	Kevin Shattenkirk	D	1	0	1	-1	0	6	0	26:08	0.20	23-8	0.50-0.37
20	Alexander Steen	L	0	1	1	-1	0	6	1	22:50	0.39	23-8	0.62-0.32
26	Paul Stastny	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	22:05		26-8	0.70-0.32
4	Carl Gunnarsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	10:07	0.02	4-11	0.08-0.45
7	Alex Pietrangelo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	24:59	0.03	22-16	0.63-1.08
9	Scottie Upshall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	11:19		12-8	0.15-0.50
15	Jori Lehtera	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	14:05		4-8	0.10-0.20
19	Jay Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	22:18	0.19	22-9	0.50-0.35
21	David Backes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	18:09	0.24	15-11	0.20-0.53
21	Robby Fabbri	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	16:36	0.08	9-7	0.22-0.17
28	Kyle Brodziak	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	09:28		3-10	0.21-0.86
33	Jordan Caron	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	08:59	0.09	4-8	0.21-0.75
36	Troy Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	15:15	0.28	14-10	0.19-0.51
41	Robert Bortuzzo	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	12:44	0.05	5-13	0.12-0.55
55	Colton Parayko	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	21:10	0.09	21-17	0.63-1.01
56	Magnus Paajarvi	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	19:42	0.11	22-14	0.59-0.48
75	Ryan Reaves	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	08:55	0.10	4-10	0.21-0.86
93	Dmitrij Jaskin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	12:59	0.12	7-9	0.19-0.21

#	Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
34	Jake Allen	28	26	2	58:12	2.24	+0.24