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Game Recap
BUF0
FinalThu, Apr 28, 2022Every game that night
BOS5

BOS beat BUF 5-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.67 expected goals to 2.37. P. Bergeron scored three for BOS. L. Ullmark stopped 37 of 37.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF0000
BOS0235
  1. 2nd 6:16BOSP. Bergeron0.15 xG
  2. 2nd 12:29BOSP. Bergeron0.13 xG
  3. 3rd 2:11BOSD. PastrnakPP0.17 xG
  4. 3rd 4:16BOST. HallPP0.04 xG
  5. 3rd 17:47BOSP. Bergeron0.20 xG

Team Stats

BUFBOS
37Shots on goal32
2.37Expected goals3.67
61Shot attempts43
285v5 shots on goal21
0/3Power play2/6
21Hits19
4Blocked shots17
8Penalty minutes8
17Giveaways10
16Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 2.37 xGBOS 3.67 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdBOS goal, 6:16BOS goal, 12:29BOS goal, 2:11BOS goal, 4:16BOS goal, 17:47

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

BUF36 on goal, 0 scored
BOS32 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. CozensC0002000018:382:25
T. ThompsonC000110-2017:593:35
A. TuchRW000210-1016:173:35
C. MittelstadtC000400-1015:473:39
V. HinostrozaC000100-1015:370:00
Z. GirgensonsC0003300015:320:00
J. SkinnerLW000500-1214:093:34
V. OlofssonLW000200-1013:482:21
P. KrebsC000020-1211:482:26
A. BjorkLW000000-1011:310:00
R. AsplundC0004100011:310:00
J. HaydenC000150009:560:00
R. DahlinD000312-1024:433:47
O. PowerD0002000021:392:13
M. SamuelssonD000221-1021:230:07
H. JokiharjuD000411-1218:452:18
J. BrysonD000000-2015:150:00
C. FitzgeraldD000140-1214:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Tokarski32275.84460:00Loss
A. Dell000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. BergeronC314400+3015:434:28
D. PastrnakRW1124000016:495:39
T. HallLW1125100216:335:44
B. MarchandLW022110+3215:555:02
J. DeBruskLW011220+3015:133:00
C. CoyleC0002000018:293:04
E. HaulaLW0001200015:503:43
C. SmithC0002100014:013:41
C. LazarC0002410013:430:04
T. NosekLW0001210213:150:04
T. FredericC0001020212:320:00
N. FolignoLW0001000012:050:04
H. LindholmD011111+2020:314:21
C. McAvoyD011104+2020:225:06
B. CarloD0002160019:550:00
M. GrzelcykD000100+1017:590:00
D. ForbortD0000120017:140:00
C. CliftonD000130+1015:570:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark373701.00059:54Win
J. Swayman000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.