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Game Recap
BUF1
BOS7
BOS beat BUF 7-1, and the chances backed it up: 6.17 expected goals to 2.34. BOS outshot BUF 42 to 27. D. Pastrnak led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Swayman stopped 26 of 27.
Team Stats
BUFBOS
27Shots on goal42
2.34Expected goals6.17
52Shot attempts56
225v5 shots on goal29
0/3Power play1/3
22Hits27
8Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes8
14Giveaways11
8Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.34 xGBOS 6.17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:55 | 1:10 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 1:12 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 14:29 | 1:50 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 15:45 | 3:28 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:31 | 3:34 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:09 | 3:44 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:55 | 1:06 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:16 | 1:06 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:16 | 3:42 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 1:06 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:00 | 1:22 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 11:12 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 24:18 | 4:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:18 | 0:54 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:40 | 1:03 |
| R. Stillman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:24 | 0:07 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | 1:06 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 40 | 35 | 5 | .875 | 58:58 | Loss |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:54 | 3:47 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:13 | 1:39 |
| D. Krejci | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:18 | 2:36 |
| P. Zacha | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:54 | 1:49 |
| J. Lauko | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:53 | 0:00 |
| P. Bergeron | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:44 | 3:21 |
| G. Hathaway | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:56 | 0:00 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:20 | 3:16 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | 0:46 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:26 | 0:00 |
| A. Greer | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:15 | 0:00 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:19 | 1:00 |
| D. Orlov | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 21:02 | 2:04 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 19:22 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 19:19 | 0:00 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:14 | 0:00 |
| H. Lindholm | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:05 | 2:00 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | 3:28 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman | 27 | 26 | 1 | .963 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Ullmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.