Final
CHI at MIN game report
Blackhawks
2–3
Wild
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. CT · Grand Casino Arena
Wild beat the Blackhawks 3–2 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing them 2.9–1.9 in expected goals and 17–6 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
MINCHI
- 3Goals2
- 2.91Expected goals1.93
- 2.305-on-5 expected goals1.26
- 17High-danger chances6
- 26Shots on goal16
- 60Shot attempts38
- 455-on-5 shot attempts27
- 8:58Power-play time6:42
5-on-5 shares for MIN: 62.5% of shot attempts, 64.6% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
WildBlackhawksCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Blackhawks shooting ←→ Wild shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| MIN at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 42:10 | 45–27 | 2.30–1.26 | 2–2 |
| Power play | 8:58 | 11–6 | 0.41–0.30 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 6:42 | 0–1 | 0.00–0.12 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 6:08 | 4–4 | 0.20–0.24 | 1–0 |
Read pairs as MIN–CHI. “Power play” means MIN had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvid Soderblom CHI | 23/26 | .885 | 2.91 | -0.09 |
| Calvin Pickard MIN | 14/16 | .875 | 1.93 | -0.07 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rieger Lorenz MIN | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.61 |
| Dominic Toninato CHI | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.48 |
| Tyler Pitlick MIN | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.42 |
| Dillon Boucher CHI | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.40 |
| Landon Slaggert CHI | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Justin Kirkland MIN | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.32 |
| Dylan Gambrell MIN | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.29 |
| Riley Heidt MIN | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.22 |
| Daemon Hunt MIN | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.22 |
| Jagger Joshua MIN | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.21 |
Three stars
Scoring
Period 1
- 07:56MIN R. Lorenz (from D. Gambrell, D. Hunt)0–1
- 12:12CHI D. Toninato (from K. Korchinski, G. Hayes)1–1
Period 2
- 04:19CHI D. Boucher (from C. Mylymok, S. Boisvert)2–1
Period 3
- 14:06MIN N. Sturm (from O. Maatta, R. Lorenz)2–2
Overtime
- 03:58MIN T. Pitlick (from H. Haight, D. Hunt)2–3