Game Recap
The Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in a shootout on January 27, 2026. Despite the result, the Chicago Blackhawks held the edge in expected goals (8.95 to 7.54) at 5-on-5, indicating the Minnesota Wild received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Chicago Blackhawks created 15 high-danger scoring chances compared to 10 from the Minnesota Wild at 5-on-5. Connor Bedard was the most dangerous skater with 2.49 individual expected goals on 5 shots at 5-on-5. The Chicago Blackhawks outshot the Minnesota Wild 33-25 in total shots on goal.
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- xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Chicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota Wild progressed on Jan 27, 2026
- Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
- Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
- Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
- Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations
CHI3 - 4MIN (SO)
Jan 27, 2026 · Regular Season
Overview
| Period | Corsi | Fenwick | Shots | SC | HDSC | xG | Goals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | ||
| MIN | P1 | 15 | 21 | 41.7 | 13 | 16 | 44.8 | 8 | 14 | 36.4 | 8 | 15 | 34.8 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 | 1.86 | 4.55 | 29.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| P2 | 17 | 18 | 48.6 | 15 | 11 | 57.7 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 13 | 16 | 44.8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 3.26 | 2.68 | 54.9 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| P3 | 11 | 14 | 44.0 | 9 | 10 | 47.4 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 10 | 11 | 47.6 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 2.69 | 2.91 | 48.0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| OT | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 4 | 7 | 36.4 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 4 | 8 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.66 | 1.08 | 37.9 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| SO | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1.52 | 1.09 | 58.1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 50 | 63 | 44.2 | 44 | 46 | 48.9 | 25 | 33 | 43.1 | 38 | 52 | 42.2 | 11 | 20 | 35.5 | 9.99 | 12.32 | 44.8 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | |
| CHI | P1 | 21 | 15 | 58.3 | 16 | 13 | 55.2 | 14 | 8 | 63.6 | 15 | 8 | 65.2 | 7 | 1 | 87.5 | 4.55 | 1.86 | 71.0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| P2 | 18 | 17 | 51.4 | 11 | 15 | 42.3 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 16 | 13 | 55.2 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 2.68 | 3.26 | 45.1 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | |
| P3 | 14 | 11 | 56.0 | 10 | 9 | 52.6 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 2.91 | 2.69 | 52.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| OT | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1.08 | 0.66 | 62.1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| SO | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1.09 | 1.52 | 41.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Total | 63 | 50 | 55.8 | 46 | 44 | 51.1 | 33 | 25 | 56.9 | 52 | 38 | 57.8 | 20 | 11 | 64.5 | 12.32 | 9.99 | 55.2 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | |
Win Probability
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Shot Density Heatmap
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Individual Event Map
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Giveaway
Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (MIN) performed against every skater on the away team (CHI) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = MIN players, Columns = CHI players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
- Green = the MIN player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
- Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
- Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.
| MIN ↓ / CHI → | Bedard | Teravainen | Nazar | Moore | Dickinson | Greene | Donato | Bertuzzi | Burakovsky | Foligno | Slaggert | Mikheyev | Vlasic | Crevier | Murphy | Grzelcyk | Levshunov | Kaiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eriksson Ek | 70 | 67 | 50 | 29 | 42 | 17 | 67 | 61 | 17 | 75 | 67 | 50 | 75 | 75 | 50 | 40 | 45 | 50 |
| Sturm | 17 | 17 | 0 | 42 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 29 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 40 | 20 | 25 |
| Trenin | 25 | 25 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 50 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 50 | — | 57 | 43 | 22 | 50 |
| Hinostroza | — | — | — | 57 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 100 | — | 57 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Boldy | 50 | 47 | 38 | 27 | 46 | 17 | 50 | 57 | 14 | 60 | 67 | 53 | 60 | 75 | 53 | 40 | 33 | 47 |
| Kaprizov | 43 | 38 | 32 | 50 | 43 | 50 | — | 67 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 63 | 40 | 0 | 60 |
| Johansson | 71 | 71 | 60 | 17 | 46 | 17 | 43 | 59 | 20 | 50 | 67 | 56 | 50 | 80 | 59 | 50 | 29 | 56 |
| Foligno | 17 | 17 | 33 | 60 | 0 | 100 | 67 | 29 | 86 | 71 | 50 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 80 | 67 | 63 | 60 |
| Hartman | 39 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 44 | 50 | — | 75 | 50 | 100 | 25 | 62 | 42 | 46 | 57 | 40 | — | 100 |
| Zuccarello | 37 | 33 | 33 | 50 | 43 | 50 | — | 56 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 50 | 40 | 0 | 50 |
| Tarasenko | 0 | 0 | 67 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 60 | 33 | 100 | 67 | 50 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 67 | 80 | 71 | 63 |
| Yurov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 60 | 33 | 83 | 67 | 80 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 80 | 67 | 63 | 50 |
| Faber | 33 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 100 | 67 | 46 | 100 | 75 | 33 | 50 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 38 | 43 | 64 |
| Middleton | 41 | 41 | 36 | 50 | 38 | 67 | 63 | 48 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 44 | 78 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 33 | 44 |
| Spurgeon | 38 | 38 | 33 | 60 | 29 | 67 | 42 | 50 | 40 | 45 | 70 | 50 | 67 | 71 | 56 | 48 | 20 | 50 |
| Hughes | 42 | 35 | 35 | 100 | 39 | 100 | 67 | 58 | 100 | 75 | 33 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 60 | 50 | 57 | 60 |
| Hunt | — | — | 20 | 40 | 100 | 40 | 14 | 100 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 100 | 0 | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 44 |
| Jiricek | — | — | 50 | 40 | 100 | 40 | 33 | 100 | 42 | 33 | 0 | 100 | — | — | 33 | 40 | 44 | 44 |
