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Game Recap
BOS3
BUF1
BOS beat BUF 3-1, with the chances close: 3.05 expected goals to 3.07. P. Bergeron led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). K. Kinkaid stopped 30 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- 1st 5:17BUFT. ThompsonSH0.29 xG
- 2nd 18:51BOSP. BergeronPP0.11 xG
- 3rd 12:31BOSJ. Zboril0.02 xG
- 3rd 18:11BOSP. Bergeron0.11 xG
Team Stats
BOSBUF
30Shots on goal31
3.05Expected goals3.07
54Shot attempts53
245v5 shots on goal26
1/3Power play0/3
14Hits9
12Blocked shots13
8Penalty minutes6
5Giveaways4
4Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BOS 3.05 xGBUF 3.07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:43 | 2:55 |
| P. Bergeron | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:31 | 2:50 |
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 2:57 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:24 | 2:17 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:42 | 1:12 |
| T. Hall | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 1:01 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:00 |
| D. Krejci | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:30 | 1:50 |
| P. Zacha | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:55 |
| N. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:10 | 1:50 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:24 | 0:00 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 1:02 |
| J. Zboril | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:36 | 0:00 |
| H. Lindholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26:13 | 1:48 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:55 | 1:27 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 20:01 | 1:12 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:23 | 0:00 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 | 1:29 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Kinkaid | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 59:54 | Win |
| L. Ullmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 | 3:45 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:04 | 2:19 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 3:43 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:30 | 3:24 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:02 | 2:44 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:56 | 3:15 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:15 | 0:00 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:09 | 2:14 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:09 | 2:24 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:33 | 0:01 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 29:35 | 2:04 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 28:08 | 4:03 |
| L. Pilut | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:05 | 0:00 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:53 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 13:05 | 0:04 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 60:00 | Loss |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.