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Game Recap
ANA3
BUF6
BUF beat ANA 6-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.62 expected goals to 2.64. T. Zegras led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 34 of 37.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
- 1st 9:53BUFD. Cozens0.20 xG
- 1st 17:39BUFJ. SkinnerPP0.15 xG
- 2nd 4:47ANAT. Zegras0.17 xG
- 2nd 8:14ANAT. Zegras0.14 xG
- 2nd 10:49BUFP. Krebs0.15 xG
- 2nd 15:29ANAS. Benoit0.11 xG
- 3rd 2:12BUFV. Olofsson0.16 xG
- 3rd 8:07BUFV. Olofsson0.15 xG
- 3rd 13:40BUFP. Krebs0.14 xG
Team Stats
ANABUF
37Shots on goal39
2.64Expected goals3.62
60Shot attempts61
355v5 shots on goal33
0/1Power play1/2
18Hits13
9Blocked shots11
9Penalty minutes7
4Giveaways6
10Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
ANA 2.64 xGBUF 3.62 xGGoal
Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.
Shot Map
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
ANA Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Zegras | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:55 | 1:07 |
| A. Henrique | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:55 |
| R. Strome | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:04 | 0:53 |
| M. Comtois | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0:00 |
| T. Terry | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:39 | 1:06 |
| M. McTavish | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:32 | 1:05 |
| J. Silfverberg | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:46 | 1:05 |
| I. Lundestrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:00 |
| F. Vatrano | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:54 |
| M. Jones | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Megna | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:09 | 0:00 |
| S. Carrick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:16 | 0:00 |
| S. Benoit | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:43 | 0:00 |
| N. Beaulieu | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:50 | 0:00 |
| J. Klingberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:12 | 0:55 |
| C. Fowler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:11 | 1:05 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:07 | 0:00 |
| K. Shattenkirk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 17:08 | 0:55 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Gibson | 39 | 33 | 6 | .846 | 60:00 | Loss |
| A. Stolarz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 3:19 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:03 | 1:08 |
| P. Krebs | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 11:21 | 0:00 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:08 | 3:19 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:52 | 2:11 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 3:19 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:25 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | 0:00 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:32 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:42 | 3:19 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 21:30 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:17 | 0:00 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:41 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 37 | 34 | 3 | .919 | 59:51 | Win |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.