Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary FlamesDec 5, 2023

FinalTuesday, Dec 5, 2023· Scotiabank Saddledome

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MIN	1	3	1	5		MIN	13	12	4	29
CGY	0	1	1	2		CGY	5	10	15	30

: MIN 60CGY 64
: MIN 4.04CGY 2.69
PP goals: MIN 1CGY 0
Hits: MIN 16CGY 28
Blocks: MIN 19CGY 16
PIM: MIN 13CGY 13
: MIN 41%CGY 59%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 5–2 at CGY. Matt Boldy (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:40 together.

Points
Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:40.Boldy
Points
Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:37.Kaprizov
PP1
MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 2:40 together.Spurgeon Zuccarello Eriksson Ek Kaprizov Boldy
New line
New look for CGY: Greer–Ruzicka–Duehr skated 7:21 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (70% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Greer Ruzicka Duehr
New line
New look for CGY: Kadri–Dube–Zary skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kadri Dube Zary
Usage
Matt Boldy (MIN) played 14:40, −4:18 down on his 18:58 season average over 74 games.Boldy
Usage
Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN) played 16:46, −3:49 down on his 20:35 season average over 76 games.Eriksson Ek
Usage
Nazem Kadri (CGY) played 14:40, −3:48 down on his 18:28 season average over 81 games.Kadri

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

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CGY
MIN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · CGY 64 · MIN 60

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

CGY
MIN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CGY pressure
MIN pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 46% of the game, CGY 25%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

CGY

MIN

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	MIN	CGY
	50	65
	3.27	2.59
	3.22	2.54
	6	12
	6	5
	16	13
	−0.067	+0.067
	46%	25%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Kaprizov – Rossi
14:0439% CF
L2Johansson – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
9:0262% CF
L3Hartman – Duhaime – Dewar
8:5940% CF
L4Maroon – Foligno – Gaudreau
6:4825% CF
D1Brodin – Faber
19:0842% CF
D2Spurgeon – Middleton
16:0253% CF
D3Goligoski – Merrill
9:0933% CF

PP1Spurgeon – Zuccarello – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Boldy
2:40100% CF
PP2Johansson – Hartman – Gaudreau – Rossi – Faber
0:53100% CF
PK1FDuhaime – Dewar
1:19
PK2FFoligno – Eriksson Ek
1:18
PK1DSpurgeon – Middleton
1:27
PK2DMerrill – Faber
1:21

Current MIN line combinations →

Calgary Flames

L1Backlund – Coleman – Huberdeau
11:3764% CF
L2Lindholm – Mangiapane – Sharangovich
10:3955% CF
L3Greer – Ruzicka – Duehr
7:2170% CF
L4Kadri – Dube – Zary
7:0542% CF
D1Tanev – Hanifin
15:0731% CF
D2Weegar – Andersson
13:3759% CF
D3Oesterle – Solovyov
11:3474% CF

PP1Kadri – Huberdeau – Lindholm – Hanifin – Sharangovich
2:3470% CF
PP2Backlund – Weegar – Mangiapane – Ruzicka – Zary
1:25100% CF
PK1FMangiapane – Sharangovich
1:32
PK2FBacklund – Lindholm
1:17
PK1DWeegar – Andersson
1:58
PK2DTanev – Hanifin
1:17

Current CGY line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	1	1	2	+1	5	0.97	0	1	0	21:37	—	—	38	43
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	1	0	0	19:11	—	—	36	44
Marco Rossi C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.19	0	1	2	17:45	—	—	37	46
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L2	1	0	1	+2	5	0.54	1	0	0	16:46	—	—	61	69
Matt Boldy L	L2	2	1	3	+3	3	0.57	0	1	0	14:40	—	—	65	79
Marcus Johansson L	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	0	2	13:05	—	—	54	68
Connor Dewar C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	0	0	0	13:37	—	—	42	25
Brandon Duhaime L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.22	3	1	0	12:53	—	—	53	51
Ryan Hartman R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.13	0	1	0	12:43	—	—	30	24
Frederick Gaudreau C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	12:00	—	—	37	72
Marcus Foligno L	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.60	5	0	5	11:16	—	—	33	70
Patrick Maroon L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.22	2	1	0	10:05	—	—	44	56
Brock Faber D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	0	4	2	25:42	—	—	40	38
Jonas Brodin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.19	0	1	0	23:31	—	—	45	44
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	1	1	+3	0	0.00	1	7	0	24:14	—	—	51	64
Jake Middleton D	D2	0	0	0	+3	1	0.08	2	1	2	20:18	—	—	51	63
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:42	—	—	32	57
Alex Goligoski D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:55	—	—	29	63

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	W	30	28	2	.933	2.69	60:00

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mikael Backlund C	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.11	1	0	0	18:43	—	—	63	63
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.23	2	0	0	18:35	—	—	58	55
Blake Coleman L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.06	3	0	2	15:35	—	—	68	65
Yegor Sharangovich C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.41	0	1	2	18:30	—	—	50	37
Elias Lindholm C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	3	0	0	17:27	—	—	57	42
Andrew Mangiapane L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.41	2	1	0	16:44	—	—	57	47
Adam Ruzicka C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	1	0	0	12:25	—	—	53	46
A.J. Greer L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	3	0	5	10:20	—	—	67	71
Walker Duehr R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	3	1	0	10:12	—	—	73	70
Nazem Kadri C	L4	0	1	1	-1	2	0.07	0	1	0	14:40	—	—	46	26
Connor Zary C	L4	1	0	1	-1	2	0.23	1	0	2	12:48	—	—	44	21
Dillon Dube C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	1	0	11:07	—	—	35	29
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.18	1	2	0	24:38	—	—	35	32
Chris Tanev D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	4	0	19:11	—	—	31	27
MacKenzie Weegar D	D2	0	1	1	0	3	0.09	2	2	0	22:06	—	—	67	61
Rasmus Andersson D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.20	1	3	2	21:39	—	—	55	57
Ilya Solovyov D	D3	0	1	1	0	3	0.05	1	0	0	14:35	—	—	78	43
Jordan Oesterle D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	0	0	13:28	—	—	73	47

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Dustin Wolf	—	13	11	2	.846	1.88	38:30
Dan Vladar(start)	L	16	13	3	.813	2.15	21:30

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Matt Boldy (MIN) 2nd 1:30 · unassisted · Dump and chase · dumped in · 4-on-2 at the blue line · 47.2 mph shot · 2.7 s from entry to goal.

Matt Boldy · 2nd 1:30 · MIN

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 47.2 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 0:45 · MIN

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 27.7 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Entry to goal: 6.5 s
Type: rebound

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Mikael Backlund · 2nd 6:51 · CGY

Play: deflection
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 59.0 mph
Distance: 58 ft

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Matt Boldy · 2nd 13:58 · MIN PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 30.5 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Type: deflection

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Connor Zary · 3rd 1:37 · CGY

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 24.0 mph
Distance: 10 ft

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Joel Eriksson Ek · 3rd 6:49 · MIN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 29.3 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 7.8 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary FlamesDec 5, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

Minnesota Wild beat Calgary Flames 5–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Minnesota Wild

Calgary Flames

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Calgary Flames

Goal anatomy

Matt Boldy · 2nd 1:30 · MIN

Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 0:45 · MIN

Mikael Backlund · 2nd 6:51 · CGY

Matt Boldy · 2nd 13:58 · MIN PP

Connor Zary · 3rd 1:37 · CGY

Joel Eriksson Ek · 3rd 6:49 · MIN