#GAME SEVEN KNIGHT SERIES#

Minnesota tries to turn its sturdy defense into quick-strike offense by counter-attacking with the hopes of creating high-quality chances going the other way.Д®xpected goals (also known as xG) is a predictive statistic that gives an indication of whether results are based on sustainable factors like a steady creation of scoring chances, or whether it is down to aspects such as shooting luck or outstanding goaltending. The Wild are perfectly fine with allowing a little more zone time, but instead look to avoid any true defensive breakdowns such as odd-man rushes or passes through their box for easy goals. The Golden Knights had more of the offensive zone time, but that is in line with the way we have seen the Wild play much of the back-half of this season. Vegas won the expected goals battle, 1.56 to 1.26, however it only finished with five high-danger scoring chances compared to MinnesotaвЂ™s six.

Game 6 was a very tightly-contested affair that offered up few high-quality scoring chances. In other words, a Game 7 decider seems like a very fair way to settle this Round 1 contest.

#GAME SEVEN KNIGHT SERIES#

In fact, you could say Minnesota was less deserving to win in Games 4 and 5 than it was during the three-game losing streak that landed them in a 1-3 series hole. This series has been quite peculiar in that the Wild managed to tie the series by winning two straight games in which they were generally outplayed. A series that has very effectively encapsulated the randomness of playoff hockey will come to a dramatic end Friday night in Vegas after Minnesota claimed a massive 3-0 home victory in Game 6 on Wednesday night.

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