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FINALCapital One Arena · Nov 1
MIN rest: 1dWSH rest: 1d

Game analysis

Wild beat Capitals 5–1

  • M. McCarron scored the game-winner at 5:27 of the first.
  • The Wild scored first and led the rest of the way.
  • An empty-net goal sealed it late.
  • J. Wallstedt stopped 26 of 27 shots (.963) for the win.
  • Power play: MIN 2/5, WSH 0/1.
  • PuckMetrics model had the Wild as 51% favourites — it called this one.

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Three stars

  1. 1st star
    J. Wallstedt

    MIN · .963 SV%

  2. 2nd star
    Q. Hughes

    MIN · 1G 0A

  3. 3rd star
    J. Sourdif

    WSH · 1G 0A

Scoring summary

1st

2nd

3rd

Period by Period

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Team Stats

MINWSH
Team statistics comparison
Shots----
Hits2224
Blocked2018
Power Play2/50/1
Faceoff %43.156.9
Corsi %48.451.6
xG----
Giveaways1314
Takeaways43

Washington Capitals

Player statistics for Washington Capitals
PlayerGAP+/-SOGTOI
1010213:04
011-1110:22
0110119:58
000-2213:08
0000312:18
000-1018:28
0000116:59
0000014:59
0000014:56
000-1218:01
----36/41--.87858:52
----24/29--.82800:00

Minnesota Wild

Player statistics for Minnesota Wild
PlayerGAP+/-SOGTOI
022+1416:11
022+1319:33
011+1321:16
011+1116:14
1010214:51
101+1113:38
1010414:11
011+1009:22
1010221:43
0110023:55
----45/46--.97860:00
----26/27--.96300:00
MINaway
51%
at
WSHhome
49%
Win probability2-pt gap
Model pick
MIN · 51% to win

Key signals

Team Defense (Goal Model)Home IceTeam Offense (Goal Model)InjuriesProjected Goaltending

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Game Analysis

Projected score

MIN
2.9
–
WSH
2.8

Most likely final: WSH 2–3 MIN · Actual: 1–5

WSH win
49%
MIN win
51%
Goes to OT/SO
25%

Likeliest scorelines

  1. WSH 2 – 3 MIN9%
  2. WSH 3 – 2 MIN9%
  3. WSH 3 – 4 MIN7%
  4. WSH 4 – 3 MIN7%
  5. WSH 1 – 2 MIN6%

Goal totals & margins

6+ total goals
48%
7+ total goals
38%
WSH by 2+
22%
MIN by 2+
25%

Key factors (goal margin, + favors home)

  • Team DefenseWSH allowing -0% vs league average, MIN -13%.-0.39
  • Home IceLeague-wide home scoring edge of +5% applied to WSH.+0.14
  • Team OffenseWSH scoring +7% vs league average, MIN +3% (time-weighted goal model).+0.12
  • InjuriesWSH without Vincent Desharnais, Rasmus Sandin; MIN without Jared Spurgeon, Marcus Foligno, Brock Faber.+0.11
  • Projected GoaltendingProjected starters vs an average goalie, shrunk by shots faced: Logan Thompson (WSH) +0.01 g/gm; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) +0.06 g/gm.-0.05
  • Market ConsensusBlended 35% toward the consensus market.-0.03

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Lineups

MIN

Actual (from shift data)
L1
18:16
21:16
21:43
L2
11:11
16:14
13:38
16:11
L3
9:26
14:11
12:02
14:51
L4
8:23
9:22
9:59
13:38
D1
20:19
29:41
23:55
D2
14:52
19:10
18:25
D3
9:30
12:27
11:44
60:00
Starter
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

WSH

Actual (from shift data)
L1
12:29
16:59
17:22
18:01
L2
11:07
18:15
18:28
14:56
L3
6:08
13:04
14:59
12:18
L4
4:45
13:08
8:44
D1
8:28
21:07
20:27
D2
3:50
27:16
13:47
D3
9:14
19:58
15:16
58:52
Starter
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

  • Patrick Thomasinjured-reserve · Upper Body
  • Vincent Desharnaisinjured-reserve · Abdomen (Surgery)
  • Rasmus Sandinlong-term-injured-reserve · Right Knee (Surgery)

PuckMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.

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