CBJ @ MIN 1–2 · 2026-10-18

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FinalOct 182026-10-18

Team	1	2	3	SOG
CBJ	1	0	0	15
MIN	1	1	0	35

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MinnesotaMINWild2

CallNo lean · 66% MIN

Star 1K. Kaprizov1G 0A
Star 2D. Yurov1G 0A
Star 3C. Talbot.943 SV%

Closing linesDraftKings

+160Moneyline-192+1.5 -155Puck line-1.5 +130O +102Total 6.5U -122+225RegulationTie +330 -120+1301st period-170+2251st · 3-wayTie +180 +138

Season odds

43%24%−18.2Playoffs90%94%+4.00.8%0.3%−0.5Cup3.9%5.5%+1.6

Story

– / 9

Result MIN 2–1Call No lean · MIN 66%Market MIN 64%xG 1.35–4.45 · deserved MIN 92%Swing Kaprizov +17 2nd 3:06Method

Goals and penalties with MIN win probability
Time	Event	MIN win before	MIN win after
1st 2:03	CBJ penalty · C. Garland · holding · 2 min
1st 2:11	CBJ penalty · C. Coyle · cross checking · 2 min
1st 8:57	MIN penalty · Z. Bogosian · tripping · 2 min
1st 18:12	Goal MIN · D. Yurov	64%	80%
1st 19:12	Goal CBJ · A. Fantilli	80%	64%
2nd 1:50	CBJ penalty · D. Mateychuk · high sticking · 2 min
2nd 3:06	Goal MIN · K. Kaprizov (PP)	63%	81%
2nd 12:34	MIN penalty · M. Boldy · hooking · 2 min
3rd 15:07	CBJ penalty · E. Gudbranson · tripping · 2 min

On ice · final horn

CBJ6 skaters · net empty

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
3C. CoyleC	1:58	19:41	21	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	4	7-9
19A. FantilliC	1:45	21:18	20	1	0	1	2	4	0	0	2	8-7
89M. KniesL	0:47	19:55	19	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	–
24M. OlivierR	0:05	18:04	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	–
8Z. WerenskiD	2:42	28:43	25	0	1	1	3	6	0	0	1	–
78D. SeversonD	0:05	23:23	26	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	–

MIN5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
14J. Eriksson EkC	2:13	21:18	18	0	1	1	2	5	0	2	1	8-5
47M. McCarronC	0:05	11:28	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	1	4-7
12M. BoldyL	2:29	21:50	18	0	0	0	6	14	2	0	0	1-0
24Z. BogosianD	0:05	21:08	23	0	0	0	5	5	2	1	1	–
25J. BrodinD	0:05	22:54	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	–
30J. WallstedtG		60:00	SA15GA1SV%.933xGA1.35GSAx+0.35

Goals

1st
Danila Yurov(1)
Y. Trenin (1)
xG 0.10wristClip(opens nhl.com)
0–1 MIN1st 18:12+16.280%
Adam Fantilli(1)6v5
Z. Werenski (1), S. Monahan (1)
xG 0.07wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–1 Tied1st 19:12+16.436%
2nd
Kirill Kaprizov(1)PP
M. Shabanov (1), J. Eriksson Ek (1)
xG 0.09snapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–2 MIN2nd 03:06+17.381%

Shots

Shooters

CBJ1.35 xG23 unblocked · 16 blocked23 unblocked · 16 blocked

MIN4.45 xG57 unblocked · 10 blocked57 unblocked · 10 blocked

Goal, taller = higher xGSavedMissedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

CBJMIN1Goals21.35xG4.4515Shots3523Unblocked5739Attempts672High danger70/2Power play1/422Faceoffs2429Hits1610Blocks166Takeaways519Giveaways208PIM4

Skaters

Player

Player
8Z. WerenskiZach WerenskiD	28:43	0	1	1	3	6	0.14	−0.14	0	1	0	4	—	0	+1
78D. SeversonDamon SeversonD	23:23	0	0	0	1	1	0.02	−0.02	1	1	0	2	—	0	+1
19A. FantilliAdam FantilliC	21:18	1	0	1	2	4	0.19	+0.81	0	2	0	1	53%	0	0
89M. KniesMatthew KniesL	19:55	0	0	0	1	3	0.19	−0.19	2	0	0	0	—	0	-1
5D. MateychukDenton MateychukD	19:54	0	0	0	1	5	0.05	−0.05	1	0	0	1	—	2	0
3C. CoyleCharlie CoyleC	19:41	0	0	0	2	4	0.29	−0.29	0	2	1	2	44%	2	0
91K. JohnsonKent JohnsonC	18:52	0	0	0	2	4	0.38	−0.38	1	0	0	1	—	0	-1
24M. OlivierMathieu OlivierR	18:04	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	6	0	0	1	—	0	0
23S. MonahanSean MonahanC	17:02	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	−0.02	1	0	0	0	56%	0	+1
2J. ChristiansenJake ChristiansenD	16:47	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	2	0	1	2	—	0	0
43V. NichushkinValeri NichushkinR	16:33	0	0	0	1	3	0.02	−0.02	3	0	1	0	0%	0	+1
44E. GudbransonErik GudbransonD	14:19	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	1	1	0	1	—	2	-1
4C. SillingerCole SillingerC	13:37	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	4	1	0	0	100%	0	0
7C. SoucyCarson SoucyD	11:52	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	4	0	0	0	—	0	-1
83C. GarlandConor GarlandR	11:21	0	0	0	1	1	0.05	−0.05	3	0	1	1	—	2	+1
58D. HeinenDanton HeinenL	8:15	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	1	1	—	0	0
93L. Del Bel BelluzLuca Del Bel BelluzC	7:45	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	1	0	25%	0	0
94R. LombergRyan LombergL	7:23	0	0	0	1	1	0.00	−0.00	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
CBJ total		1	2	3	15	39	1.35	−0.35	29	8	6	17	48%	8

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Fantilli+0.42

Lomberg−0.21

Heinen−0.21

Del Bel Belluz−0.22

Knies−0.25

Coyle−0.31

Sillinger−0.37

Johnson−0.40

Nichushkin−0.42

Garland−0.43

Monahan−0.45

Olivier−0.50

Defence

Werenski−0.10

Christiansen−0.20

Soucy−0.21

Severson−0.24

Mateychuk−0.49

Gudbranson−0.50

Goalie

Talbot+1.52

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Knies·Fantilli·Johnson	13:12	17	10	14	41.7%	3	9	0	1	0.38	0.67	36.0%	−0.29	4	1	80%
Coyle·Sillinger·Olivier	10:46	15	3	18	14.3%	0	9	0	0	0.15	0.46	24.8%	−0.31	0	3	0%
Monahan·Nichushkin·Garland	6:31	10	5	4	55.6%	3	2	0	0	0.10	0.15	38.8%	−0.06	0	3	0%
Heinen·Lomberg·Del Bel Belluz	2:27	4	1	2	33.3%	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.03	10.2%	−0.03	0	0	—
Occasional · 8 groups
Heinen·Monahan·Nichushkin	2:55	4	2	2	50.0%	0	1	0	0	0.01	0.11	8.0%	−0.10	0	0	—
Lomberg·Del Bel Belluz·Olivier	1:53	3	1	3	25.0%	0	3	0	0	0.00	0.24	0.0%	−0.24	1	0	100%
Lomberg·Del Bel Belluz·Garland	1:45	3	1	1	50.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.01	0.0%	−0.01	0	0	—
Knies·Coyle·Johnson	0:48	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Knies·Fantilli·Olivier	0:44	2	1	2	33.3%	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.17	2.1%	−0.17	0	0	—
Coyle·Olivier·Nichushkin	0:32	2	1	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.01	0.00	100.0%	+0.01	0	0	—
Monahan·Del Bel Belluz·Nichushkin	0:32	2	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.04	0.0%	−0.04	0	0	—
Fantilli·Nichushkin·Garland	0:30	2	1	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.03	0.00	100.0%	+0.03	0	0	—
Other 42 brief groups	6:01		1	7	12.5%	0	5	0	0	0.00	0.48	1.0%	−0.48
CBJ 5v5	48:36		27	54	33.3%	9	30	0	1	0.69	2.38	22.4%	−1.69

Goalies

Cam Talbot

CBJ · 58:00

Saves: 33/35
SV%: .943
GAA: 2.07
xGA: 3.50
GSAx: +1.50

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	29/30	.967	2.38	+1.38
Power play	3/4	.750	1.12	+0.12
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.00	0.00
High danger	3/3	1.000	1.12	+1.12

Jesper Wallstedt

MIN · 60:00

Saves: 14/15
SV%: .933
GAA: 1.00
xGA: 1.35
GSAx: +0.35

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	10/11	.909	0.87	−0.13
Power play	4/4	1.000	0.48	+0.48
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	1/1	1.000	0.32	+0.32

Lines

His goal Primary assist Goal for Goal against Time together ES PP PK minutes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Minutes

28:43Werenski
23:23Severson
19:54Mateychuk
16:47Christiansen
14:19Gudbranson
11:52Soucy

21:18Fantilli
19:55Knies
19:41Coyle
18:52Johnson
18:04Olivier
17:02Monahan
16:33Nichushkin
13:37Sillinger
11:21Garland
8:15Heinen
7:45Del Bel Belluz
7:23Lomberg

Matchups

Full game

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareCBJMINGoalHard matchEdge bars = skater 5v5 total

Faceoffs

Both teams · pick a taker to focus

22–2448%

D 53%10–9N 29%4–10O 62%8–5 4 won into a shot

MIN attacks109CBJ DZ 53% MIN OZ

Neutral410CBJ NZ 29% MIN NZ

CBJ attacks85CBJ OZ 62% MIN DZ

24–2252%

D 38%5–8N 71%10–4O 47%9–10 5 won into a shot

Bead = draw, winner’s colourClockwise from the top in game order Shot attempt within 10sHover a zone for its draws · click a taker to focus

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

SoucyD0 O1
ChristiansenD1 O1
GudbransonD2 O1
MateychukD2 O1
WerenskiD6 O3
SeversonD8 O3
JohnsonD1 O5
KniesD1 O4
FantilliD1 O4
LombergD0 O1
Del Bel BelluzD0 O1
HeinenD0 O0
SillingerD2 O0
NichushkinD3 O0
GarlandD3 O0
CoyleD5 O1
MonahanD4 O0
OlivierD6 O1

Shift starts · darker = later period