Friday, March 6, 2026
- Expected goals, MIN–VGK
- 2.5–3.3
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 56.6%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 24–31
- MIN–VGK
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Wild beat the Golden Knights 4-2 while losing the expected-goals count 2.5 to 3.3. Jack Eichel had 11 shot attempts. Joel Eriksson Ek had 9 shot attempts. Michael McCarron scored the winner.
- Jack EichelVolume
Jack Eichel had 11 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 6.4. The Golden Knights fell 4-2 to the Wild.
- Joel Eriksson EkVolume
Joel Eriksson Ek had 9 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.7. It finished 4-2 for the Wild.
- Yakov TreninPhysical
Yakov Trenin finished 7 checks. He has 19 points in 63 games this season. He played 11:53 and had no shots on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Wild.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
6 goals from 91 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Minnesota Wild
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Hughes D | 27:46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Kirill Kaprizov L | 22:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 21:37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Matt Boldy L | 20:21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.29 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 19:37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.16 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 19:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| Mats Zuccarello R | 17:52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Brock Faber D | 16:41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Ryan Hartman R | 16:40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.58 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Zach Bogosian D | 16:37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| Jake Middleton D | 16:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Bobby Brink R | 13:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko R | 12:58 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.04 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 11:53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 2 | 43 |
| Nico Sturm C | 10:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Danila Yurov R | 10:59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
| Michael McCarron C | 10:41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| Robby Fabbri C | 10:39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel C | 24:30 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Shea Theodore D | 23:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 22:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 | 0 | 4 | 63 |
| Rasmus Andersson D | 20:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 3 | 68 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 20:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 3 | 46 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 19:50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 19:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.37 | 3 | 0 | 63 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 18:01 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Mitch Marner R | 15:55 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| Colton Sissons C | 14:39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Jeremy Lauzon D | 14:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 3 | 1 | 68 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 14:27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| Cole Smith R | 13:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| Nic Dowd C | 13:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 3 | 0 | 67 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 12:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Reilly Smith R | 11:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Brandon Saad L | 8:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 8:09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
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