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Game Recap
BUF3
FinalSat, Jan 29, 2022Every game that night
ARI1

BUF beat ARI 3-1, with the chances close: 3.69 expected goals to 3.68. A. Tuch led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Anderson stopped 27 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF2103
ARI0011
  1. 1st 7:02BUFK. OkposoPP0.09 xG
  2. 1st 15:07BUFP. Krebs0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 7:14BUFA. Tuch0.19 xG
  4. 3rd 11:30ARIS. GostisbeherePP0.11 xG

Team Stats

BUFARI
35Shots on goal28
3.69Expected goals3.68
51Shot attempts55
265v5 shots on goal17
1/3Power play1/2
16Hits20
13Blocked shots10
6Penalty minutes8
7Giveaways13
8Takeaways8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 3.69 xGARI 3.68 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdBUF goal, 7:02BUF goal, 15:07BUF goal, 7:14ARI goal, 11:30

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

BUF34 on goal, 3 scored
ARI28 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. TuchRW112721+2021:124:07
P. KrebsC112300+2019:182:56
C. MittelstadtC011000+1016:132:21
T. ThompsonC011301+1015:492:56
K. OkposoRW1013110015:431:31
C. EakinC0112010014:030:53
J. SkinnerLW0004100020:133:13
A. BjorkLW0003200215:370:37
D. CozensC0003210015:181:25
M. JankowskiLW0000000014:080:00
J. HaydenC0001200011:500:00
J. BrysonD011021+2018:411:45
H. JokiharjuD000200+1022:484:29
M. SamuelssonD0000010420:040:00
C. FitzgeraldD000203+1019:390:00
R. HaggD0001410017:000:00
M. PysykD0001020016:180:00
W. ButcherD000000000:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Anderson28271.96460:00Win
D. Tokarski000–0:00

ARI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. KellerRW011100-1021:542:31
P. KesselRW011201-1016:372:37
N. SchmaltzC0002100016:450:36
T. BoydC0002000015:012:28
C. FischerRW000521-1014:580:45
L. CrouseLW0002400214:330:43
A. LaddLW000011-1014:122:30
A. GalchenyukC0003300013:420:00
R. DzingelC000110-1213:330:00
A. RousselLW0001100012:540:00
L. ErikssonLW0000000012:530:00
R. NashC000020-1011:440:00
S. GostisbehereD1013000224:152:29
J. ChychrunD0002000022:030:42
K. CapobiancoD0001130019:430:00
A. StralmanD000222-1018:140:00
I. LyubushkinD000021-1016:590:00
J. MoserD000101-2216:070:44
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka35323.91456:20Loss
S. Wedgewood000–0:00