Scoring Chances for Game Number 20139 : Hurricanes @ Wild

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20139

Team	Period	Time	Note	MIN						Opponent
CAR	1	16:34		8	11	12	21	32	55	8	17	24	30	41	44	5v5
MIN	1	11:07		6	14	17	25	32	34	7	17	30	36	77		5v4
CAR	1	10:25		8	11	21	32	55		12	13	14	17	25	30	4v5
CAR	1	9:28	Goal	3	6	20	27	32		12	13	14	17	25	30	4v5
MIN	1	7:32		3	8	9	14	32		7	12	30	77			4v3
MIN	1	7:10		8	9	15	32	34		17	25	30	44			4v3
MIN	1	7:08	Goal	8	9	15	32	34		17	25	30	44			4v3
CAR	1	6:46		3	6	22	25	32		7	12	13	30	77		4v4
MIN	1	3:26		6	8	14	17	25	32	7	14	18	29	30	77	5v5
CAR	1	3:00		6	9	15	20	32	55	8	17	29	30	41	44	5v5
CAR	1	1:44		6	8	11	12	21	32	12	13	30	41	44	59	5v5
CAR	1	1:42		6	8	11	12	21	32	12	13	30	41	44	59	5v5
MIN	2	18:09	Goal	8	11	12	21	32	55	14	16	30	36	41	44	5v5
CAR	2	13:48		8	11	12	21	32	34	17	25	30	36	77		5v4
MIN	2	13:34		8	11	12	21	32	34	17	18	25	30	36	77	5v5
CAR	2	12:25	Goal	3	6	9	15	20	32	8	13	25	30	59	77	5v5
MIN	2	11:57		11	12	21	32	34	36	4	8	17	24	25	30	5v5
CAR	2	10:25		3	6	14	17	25	32	12	13	25	30	41	59	5v5
CAR	2	6:32		14	17	25	32	34	36	4	8	17	24	25	30	5v5
CAR	2	4:39		6	21	22	32	36		7	8	25	30	59		4v4
MIN	2	3:59		3	8	9	15	20	32	4	16	30	36	41		5v4
CAR	2	1:35		11	12	21	32	34	36	4	12	14	24	25	30	5v5
MIN	2	0:43		8	9	14	15	20	55	12	14	30	36	41	44	5v5
MIN	3	18:51		9	11	15	32	34	55	4	8	25	30	59		5v4
CAR	3	12:43		8	14	17	25	32	55	12	13	30	41	44	59	5v5
MIN	3	8:08		8	11	12	21	32	55	14	29	30	36	41	44	5v5
MIN	3	6:03		8	11	12	21	32	55	4	14	25	29	30	36	5v5
MIN	3	3:56		3	6	11	12	21	32	4	12	13	25	30	59	5v5
CAR	3	3:01		14	17	25	32	34	36	7	8	17	24	30	77	5v5
MIN	3	1:30		3	8	9	14	15	32	7	8	17	30	77		5v4
MIN	3	0:53		3	8	9	14	15	32	4	12	30	41	59		5v4
CAR	3	0:46		3	8	9	14	15	32	4	12	30	41	59		5v4
MIN	3	0:01		14	17	25	32	34	55	4	8	17	30	41		5v4
MIN	4	4:32		3	6	14	22	32		4	7	12	25	30		4v4
MIN	4	3:07		3	6	9	22	32		7	14	30	36	77		4v4
MIN	4	3:05	Goal	3	6	9	22	32		7	14	30	36	77		4v4

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	M. ZIDLICKY	15:54	4	3	8:50	4	1	2:18	0	1
6	G. ZANON	21:03	5	7	0:52	1	0	2:18	0	1
8	B. BURNS	14:32	6	4	7:44	6	2	2:15	0	1
9	M. KOIVU	14:34	3	2	7:34	7	1	2:05	0	0
11	O. NOLAN	11:57	6	4	1:28	1	1	1:38	0	1
12	C. KOBASEW	12:23	6	4	0:21	0	1	0:39	0	0
14	M. HAVLAT	12:43	3	4	6:42	5	1	0:00	0	0
15	A. BRUNETTE	12:08	1	2	6:57	6	1	0:00	0	0
17	P. SYKORA	9:37	1	4	3:17	2	0	0:00	0	0
19	A. HILBERT	3:08	0	0	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
20	A. MIETTINEN	12:03	1	2	3:32	1	0	1:37	0	1
21	K. BRODZIAK	14:07	6	5	0:34	0	1	1:21	0	1
22	C. CLUTTERBUCK	10:54	3	2	0:27	0	0	0:32	0	0
25	E. BELANGER	12:11	1	5	4:11	2	0	0:29	0	0
27	N. SMITH	5:05	0	0	0:00	0	0	0:45	0	1
32	N. BACKSTROM	45:06	10	12	11:58	9	2	4:33	0	2
34	S. HNIDY	12:31	2	3	2:56	5	1	0:00	0	0
36	J. SCOTT	11:27	1	4	0:25	0	0	0:00	0	0
55	N. SCHULTZ	15:25	4	3	3:09	2	0	2:15	0	1

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	5	7	1	5	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	5	6	4	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	7	3	3	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	20	16	11	12	9	2	0	0	0	2	0	0

As with several other Wild games played thus far, the Wild were outplayed at even strengh (albeit narrowly) yet were able to outchance the opposition by having the better special teams by a large margin. Having more powerplay opportunities than the other team helps in this regard.

Scoring Chances for Game Number 20128 : Wild @ Blues

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20128

Team	Period	Time	Note	MIN						Opponent
STL	1	19:06		5	9	14	20	32	34	18	26	28	33	50	57	5v5
STL	1	19:05	Goal	5	9	14	20	32	34	18	26	28	33	50	57	5v5
STL	1	13:14		3	21	27	32	55		6	7	21	50	57	74	4v5
STL	1	12:58		5	6	9	11	32		9	10	22	28	42	50	4v5
STL	1	12:48		5	6	9	21	32		9	10	22	28	42	50	4v5
MIN	1	12:22		3	8	9	21	32	34	10	22	42	43	46	50	5v5
MIN	1	11:31		3	14	25	32	34	67	15	18	26	43	46	50	5v5
MIN	1	9:37		3	21	27	32	34	36	10	28	42	44	50	74	5v5
STL	1	4:06		5	6	9	14	15	32	10	21	43	46	50	74	5v5
STL	1	0:02		8	25	32	51	55		6	7	21	50	57	74	4v5
MIN	2	19:37		3	6	12	25	32	67	6	10	42	44	50	74	5v5
MIN	2	19:35		3	6	12	25	32	67	6	10	42	44	50	74	5v5
MIN	2	19:26		8	9	14	15	32	55	18	26	43	46	50	57	5v5
MIN	2	18:49		3	6	11	20	32	51	9	21	22	28	33	50	5v5
MIN	2	18:38		3	6	11	20	32	51	9	21	22	28	33	50	5v5
MIN	2	16:37		3	8	9	14	15	32	42	43	44	50	74		5v4
MIN	2	15:17		3	8	9	14	15	32	18	28	43	44	50		5v4
MIN	2	14:57		3	8	9	14	15	32	18	43	46	50	57		5v4
STL	2	14:39	Goal	8	9	14	15	32	55	18	43	46	50	57		5v4
MIN	2	13:45		11	25	32	34	55	67	18	28	46	50	74		5v4
STL	2	11:45		3	6	9	32	51		6	7	21	50	57	74	4v5
STL	2	10:11		3	6	25	27	32	67	9	10	15	22	28	50	5v5
STL	2	9:43		9	14	15	32	34	36	18	26	43	46	50	57	5v5
STL	2	2:52		8	12	32	51	55		9	10	22	28	42	50	4v5
MIN	2	1:21		3	12	25	32	34	67	10	42	43	46	50	74	5v5
MIN	2	1:19	Goal	3	12	25	32	34	67	10	42	43	46	50	74	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	M. ZIDLICKY	18:36	9	1	2:05	3	0	5:24	0	2
5	K. JOHNSSON	4:57	0	3	0:00	0	0	1:20	0	2
6	G. ZANON	18:03	4	2	0:07	0	0	6:14	0	3
8	B. BURNS	16:06	2	0	1:35	3	1	3:16	0	2
9	M. KOIVU	14:58	2	4	1:26	3	1	4:14	0	3
11	O. NOLAN	11:24	2	0	2:00	1	0	1:03	0	1
12	C. KOBASEW	15:14	4	0	0:00	0	0	0:45	0	1
14	M. HAVLAT	15:00	2	4	1:26	3	1	0:00	0	0
15	A. BRUNETTE	14:51	1	2	1:26	3	1	0:00	0	0
20	A. MIETTINEN	11:51	2	2	0:00	0	0	2:46	0	0
21	K. BRODZIAK	6:44	2	0	0:00	0	0	4:12	0	2
25	E. BELANGER	12:44	5	1	1:58	1	0	1:35	0	1
27	N. SMITH	6:28	1	1	0:00	0	0	1:39	0	1
32	N. BACKSTROM	45:34	10	5	3:26	4	1	10:00	0	6
34	S. HNIDY	12:40	5	3	0:56	1	0	0:00	0	0
36	J. SCOTT	8:24	1	1	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
51	J. SHEPPARD	13:04	2	0	0:02	0	0	3:46	0	3
55	N. SCHULTZ	16:09	1	0	2:09	1	1	3:46	0	3
67	B. POULIOT	14:55	5	1	2:00	1	0	0:00	0	0

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	3	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
2	11	5	7	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	14	12	10	5	4	1	0	0	0	6	0	0

This was an interesting game in that there were no scoring chances in the third period. The only event that I considered labeling as such was a shot by Brad Boyes near the end of the period. While the shot was not taken from a dangerous area of the offensive zone, Boyes managed to use the defenceman Shultz as a screen by shooting the puck between Shultz' legs, thus requiring Backstrom to make a somewhat difficult save. After considering all of the relevant factors, I concluded that the shot was not sufficiently dangerous to warrant counting it as a scoring chance.

The Blues were clearly in shutdown mode and played excellent defensive hockey for the entire period. Particularly impressive was the Blues checking line of Perron-McClement-Crombeen, which Murray had matched up against the Wild's top line of Havlat-Koivu-Brunette. The latter trio was the only Wild forward grouping that was outplayed at EV.

Scoring Chances for Game Number 20092 : Wild @ Oilers

Unfortunately, this was a pay-per-view game for anyone living in the Prairie Provinces. As I failed to order the game, I was not able to watch it and record scoring chances.

Fortunately, Dennis King, who posts at mc79hockey.com and has been recording scoring chances for all Oiler games this season, did manage to score the game.

Scoring Chances for Game Number 20104 : Wild @ Canucks

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20104

Team	Period	Time	Note	MIN						Opponent
VAN	1	19:03		6	8	11	19	32	51	1	3	17	21	40	55	5v5
MIN	1	15:47		8	21	25	32	55	67	1	5	10	24	29	37	5v5
MIN	1	13:01		5	8	11	25	32	67	1	8	17	21	23		5v4
MIN	1	9:30	Goal	8	9	15	20	32	55	1	5	18	23	42	49	5v5
MIN	1	9:11		3	6	11	19	32	51	1	3	10	24	37	55	5v5
VAN	1	8:14		3	6	21	25	32	67	1	3	21	26	33	55	5v5
VAN	1	4:48		8	11	19	32	51	55	1	5	17	21	29	40	5v5
VAN	1	3:34		3	6	9	15	20	32	1	8	14	23	26	33	5v5
VAN	1	3:17		5	9	15	20	32	34	1	8	14	18	23	33	5v5
MIN	1	3:01		5	21	25	32	34	67	1	8	14	18	29	42	5v5
VAN	2	19:27		3	6	11	19	32	51	1	3	17	21	40	55	5v5
VAN	2	19:02		3	6	11	19	32	51	1	3	17	21	40	55	5v5
MIN	2	16:38		3	6	24	26	27	32	1	3	17	21	40	55	5v5
VAN	2	15:37	Goal	3	6	20	24	27	32	1	3	14	17	40	55	5v5
VAN	2	14:20		5	11	19	32	34	51	1	8	18	23	42	49	5v5
VAN	2	12:23		3	9	32	51	55		1	3	21	23	26	33	4v5
VAN	2	12:16		5	6	9	27	32		1	5	17	21	29	40	4v5
VAN	2	9:38		6	26	32	34	51	67	1	5	18	42	49	55	5v5
VAN	2	9:06		8	25	32	51	55		1	5	17	29	40	42	4v5
MIN	2	5:36		5	6	9	15	20	32	1	5	10	24	29	37	5v5
VAN	2	4:32		8	11	19	32	51	55	1	8	17	21	23	40	5v5
VAN	2	3:33		5	6	9	15	20	32	1	8	14	23	26	33	5v5
VAN	3	18:12		3	11	19	32	34	51	1	5	18	29	42	49	5v5
VAN	3	16:13		3	9	20	32	34		1	3	14	18	26	33	4v5
VAN	3	16:11	Goal	3	9	20	32	34		1	3	14	18	26	33	4v5
MIN	3	14:57		5	11	25	32	55	67	1	3	5	14	33		5v4
VAN	3	13:21		6	8	19	21	32	51	1	18	23	42	49	55	5v5
VAN	3	8:58		5	6	25	27	32		1	5	17	23	40	42	4v5
MIN	3	5:59		3	9	11	15	32	55	1	8	17	21	23	40	5v5
MIN	3	3:46		5	6	9	15	20	32	1	8	14	18	23		5v4
VAN	3	3:38		5	6	9	15	20	32	1	8	14	17	18	23	5v5
VAN	3	2:35		8	11	19	21	32	55	1	3	8	26	33	49	5v5
MIN	3	1:33		8	9	15	20	32	55	1	3	8	10	33		5v4

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	M. ZIDLICKY	16:12	3	6	3:33	0	0	1:45	0	3
5	K. JOHNSSON	13:25	2	4	5:21	3	0	6:06	0	2
6	G. ZANON	14:20	3	10	0:29	1	0	5:43	0	2
8	B. BURNS	15:07	2	5	4:16	2	0	2:09	0	1
9	M. KOIVU	13:44	3	4	4:24	2	0	3:52	0	4
11	O. NOLAN	14:35	2	8	2:09	2	0	0:13	0	0
15	A. BRUNETTE	12:34	3	4	4:30	2	0	0:23	0	0
19	A. HILBERT	13:13	1	9	0:23	0	0	0:21	0	0
20	A. MIETTINEN	11:05	2	5	4:16	2	0	2:54	0	2
21	K. BRODZIAK	12:23	2	3	0:00	0	0	2:58	0	0
24	D. BOOGAARD	4:14	1	1	0:09	0	0	0:00	0	0
25	E. BELANGER	9:16	2	1	3:17	2	0	3:50	0	2
26	J. SIFERS	4:40	1	1	0:09	0	0	0:00	0	0
27	N. SMITH	5:28	1	1	0:09	0	0	2:14	0	2
32	N. BACKSTROM	41:29	7	16	7:24	4	0	10:00	0	6
34	S. HNIDY	10:49	1	4	0:09	0	0	1:19	0	2
51	J. SHEPPARD	13:38	1	9	1:55	0	0	3:15	0	2
55	N. SCHULTZ	14:42	3	3	2:10	2	0	2:58	0	2
67	B. POULIOT	11:12	2	2	3:11	2	0	0:00	0	0

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	5	5	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	10	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	4	7	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	11	22	7	16	4	0	0	0	0	6	0	0

In terms of chances for and against, this was Minnesota's worst game to date. Upon considering the circumstances, however, the poor performance is somewhat understandable.

After all, the team was:

1. Playing the second half of a back-to-back on the road.

2. Playing against a team that has, thus far, been quite good at outchancing/outshooting the opposition.

3. Missing several key regulars from the lineup.

Scoring Chances for Game Number 20115 : Avalanche @ Wild

Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20115

Team	Period	Time	Note	MIN						Opponent
COL	1	18:59		3	12	25	32	34	67	9	16	22	27	40	41	5v5
MIN	1	17:23		3	8	9	14	15	32	22	26	27	37	41		5v4
MIN	1	17:20		3	8	9	14	15	32	22	26	27	37	41		5v4
MIN	1	16:16	Goal	3	8	9	14	15	32	5	41	52	54	55		5v4
MIN	1	10:29		8	11	25	32	55	67	5	37	39	41	52		5v4
MIN	1	10:17		8	11	25	32	55	67	5	37	39	41	52		5v4
MIN	1	10:05		8	11	25	32	55	67	5	37	39	41	52		5v4
MIN	1	7:36		3	8	9	14	15	32	22	27	37	39	41		5v4
MIN	1	3:26		8	9	14	15	32	55	22	27	37	39	41		5v4
MIN	1	2:59		8	9	14	15	32	55	22	41	52	54	55		5v4
MIN	2	19:48		5	6	9	14	15	32	10	23	26	41	52	54	5v5
COL	2	17:48		3	11	20	32	34	51	5	8	39	41	44	55	5v5
COL	2	15:54		3	9	14	15	32	34	9	16	22	27	40	41	5v5
COL	2	15:37	Goal	3	9	12	15	32	34	16	22	27	37	40	41	5v5
COL	2	12:38		9	14	15	32	34	55	15	22	26	27	39	41	5v5
COL	2	9:32		3	12	21	27	32	34	9	16	22	27	40	41	5v5
MIN	2	8:49		5	6	14	20	32	51	9	16	27	40	41	44	5v5
MIN	2	7:43		3	9	14	15	32	34	8	10	22	37	41	55	5v5
COL	2	6:30		3	8	11	14	25	32	22	27	37	41	54		5v4
MIN	2	5:30		5	9	14	15	32	55	10	26	39	41	52		5v4
COL	2	4:31		5	6	20	21	27	32	9	16	22	23	27	41	5v5
COL	2	1:54		8	12	25	32	55	67	8	22	23	27	41	55	5v5
COL	2	1:53	Goal	8	12	25	32	55	67	8	9	22	27	41	55	5v5
COL	2	0:17		3	20	21	32	55		10	16	22	26	40	41	4v5
COL	3	18:44		5	6	14	15	27	32	10	23	26	41	52	54	5v5
COL	3	18:30		5	6	14	15	27	32	10	23	26	41	52	54	5v5
COL	3	17:43		3	11	20	32	34	51	8	22	27	37	39	41	5v5
MIN	3	13:49		3	8	9	14	15	32	5	26	39	41	52		5v4
MIN	3	13:14		3	8	9	14	15	32	22	27	37	39	41		5v4
MIN	3	11:50		6	8	9	14	15	32	22	27	39	40	41	54	5v5
MIN	3	11:42		6	9	14	15	32	34	22	27	39	40	41	54	5v5
COL	3	10:48		5	11	20	21	32	55	8	9	22	26	41	52	5v5
MIN	3	5:27		3	8	9	15	20	32	5	26	39	41	52		5v4
MIN	3	4:51	Goal	3	8	9	15	20	32	5	26	39	41	52		5v4
MIN	3	1:17		5	11	12	25	32	55	5	8	10	26	41	54	5v5

#	Player	EV			PP			SH
3	M. ZIDLICKY	12:20	1	6	7:40	8	1	2:05	0	1
5	K. JOHNSSON	22:12	3	4	4:20	1	0	2:17	0	0
6	G. ZANON	17:33	4	3	0:11	0	0	1:06	0	0
8	B. BURNS	16:51	1	2	8:03	13	1	0:49	0	0
9	M. KOIVU	15:09	4	3	7:28	11	0	1:02	0	0
11	O. NOLAN	11:27	1	3	5:25	3	1	0:38	0	0
12	C. KOBASEW	14:24	1	5	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
14	M. HAVLAT	15:41	5	4	6:41	9	1	0:27	0	0
15	A. BRUNETTE	12:12	4	5	7:10	11	0	0:00	0	0
20	A. MIETTINEN	15:38	1	4	1:29	2	0	2:08	0	1
21	K. BRODZIAK	8:25	0	3	0:11	0	0	1:37	0	1
24	D. BOOGAARD	3:21	0	0	0:00	0	0	0:00	0	0
25	E. BELANGER	12:31	1	3	4:53	3	1	0:38	0	0
27	N. SMITH	7:33	0	4	0:11	0	0	1:13	0	0
32	N. BACKSTROM	48:19	6	13	12:34	14	1	4:00	0	1
34	S. HNIDY	8:24	2	7	0:11	0	0	0:00	0	0
51	J. SHEPPARD	12:55	1	2	1:04	0	0	0:12	0	0
55	N. SCHULTZ	19:38	1	4	4:43	6	0	1:43	0	1
67	B. POULIOT	11:03	0	3	3:10	3	0	0:05	0	0

Period	Totals		EV		PP		5v3 PP		SH		5v3 SH
1	9	1	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	4	10	3	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	7	4	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	20	15	6	13	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

I know that I've yet to score either the Edmonton or Vancouver game, but I wanted to throw up the Colorado game first so as to allow for a comparison between my recording of the chances and that of Scott Reynolds over at Gospel of Hockey, who is recording scoring chances for the Avalanche this season.

Scott has provided an excellent review of the game over at his blog that summarizes the game fairly comprehensively. Put briefly, the Avalanche were the better team at even strength, yet ended up trailing in chances on account of taking too many penalties and doing a terrible job of killing them.

Interestingly, while Scott and I each scored 20 chances for the Wild and 15 for the Avalanche, there was some disagreement in terms of the scoring of individual chances. Out of the 42 chances that occurred in the game (that is, the number of chances recorded by either Scott or I), 28 were agreed upon, with each of us scoring 7 chances that were not regarded as scoring chances by the other recorder.

Fortunately, Vic has designed an application that measures inter-rater agreement in terms of scoring chance recording, which thus allows for a quantitative determination to be made of our recording similarity. Using the data from this game, the inter-rater agreement between Scott and I, expressed as a Cohen's Kappa value, was 0.70, which is reasonably high.