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Game Recap
BUF7
ANA3
BUF beat ANA 7-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.60 expected goals to 2.05. BUF outshot ANA 44 to 22. C. Fowler led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). E. Comrie stopped 19 of 22.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| ANA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 6:08BUFT. Jost0.01 xG
- 1st 15:58BUFT. ThompsonPP0.09 xG
- 2nd 6:37ANAK. Shattenkirk0.07 xG
- 2nd 7:48ANAC. Fowler0.03 xG
- 2nd 13:08ANAC. Fowler0.05 xG
- 2nd 13:43BUFP. Krebs0.16 xG
- 2nd 18:03BUFC. Mittelstadt0.04 xG
- 3rd 6:13BUFA. Tuch0.05 xG
- 3rd 11:46BUFZ. Girgensons0.10 xG
- 3rd 18:53BUFD. Cozens0.18 xG
Team Stats
BUFANA
44Shots on goal22
4.60Expected goals2.05
65Shot attempts41
315v5 shots on goal20
1/5Power play0/2
7Hits10
10Blocked shots11
18Penalty minutes24
5Giveaways9
4Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 4.60 xGANA 2.05 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
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:19 | 5:08 |
| T. Jost | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:32 | 0:02 |
| P. Krebs | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:24 | 3:56 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:55 | 4:42 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 13:47 | 4:26 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 10:24 | 0:16 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:28 | 5:23 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:50 | 3:37 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:57 | 5:27 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:58 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:21 | 5:06 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | 0:01 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 23:12 | 5:51 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:46 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:06 | 0:06 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13:31 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 23:05 | 4:13 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Comrie | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 60:00 | Win |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
ANA Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Grant | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:11 | 2:06 |
| T. Zegras | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:23 | 1:59 |
| R. Strome | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 12 | 15:47 | 2:02 |
| A. Henrique | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:31 | 1:43 |
| I. Lundestrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:18 | 1:04 |
| M. McTavish | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 14:20 | 1:51 |
| F. Vatrano | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 14:07 | 1:06 |
| J. Silfverberg | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 13:28 | 1:48 |
| J. Megna | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 |
| M. Jones | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:28 | 0:00 |
| S. Carrick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:55 | 0:12 |
| B. Leason | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:00 |
| C. Fowler | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:20 | 1:57 |
| K. Shattenkirk | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:58 | 2:00 |
| D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:53 | 0:09 |
| S. Benoit | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 22:14 | 0:10 |
| N. Beaulieu | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:14 | 0:00 |
| J. Klingberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 16:44 | 1:53 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.