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Game Recap
BOS4
BUF1
BOS beat BUF 4-1, with the chances close: 2.95 expected goals to 2.39. BUF outshot BOS 36 to 26. C. Coyle led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). L. Ullmark stopped 35 of 36.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- 1st 3:49BOSD. Pastrnak0.19 xG
- 1st 15:50BOST. Nosek0.17 xG
- 2nd 5:17BOSC. CoylePP0.10 xG
- 3rd 14:35BUFV. Olofsson0.08 xG
- 3rd 18:12BOST. HallEN0.92 xG
Team Stats
BOSBUF
26Shots on goal36
2.95Expected goals2.39
39Shot attempts67
215v5 shots on goal31
1/2Power play0/4
14Hits12
22Blocked shots6
8Penalty minutes4
4Giveaways6
6Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BOS 2.95 xGBUF 2.39 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
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Coyle | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 16:37 | 1:08 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 | 2:46 |
| T. Hall | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 15:56 | 2:27 |
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 | 2:27 |
| P. Bergeron | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 16:27 | 2:27 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:00 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:12 | 1:08 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:49 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 0:00 |
| K. Kuhlman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 | 0:00 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 | 0:19 |
| A. Blidh | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:09 | 0:00 |
| M. Reilly | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:40 | 1:37 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:19 | 1:58 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:53 | 0:00 |
| D. Forbort | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Moore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:47 | 0:00 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 17:02 | 0:49 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Ullmark | 36 | 35 | 1 | .972 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Swayman | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:56 | 5:19 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:36 | 5:20 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:34 | 2:43 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:03 | 2:26 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:02 | 5:00 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:46 | 4:56 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:41 | 2:32 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:18 | 0:20 |
| D. Caggiula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 12:43 | 0:27 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 |
| A. Ruotsalainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:46 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:03 | 3:10 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 25:04 | 5:13 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:06 | 0:34 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 2:47 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 0:00 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 58:55 | Loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |