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Game Recap
BUF3
BOS1
BUF beat BOS 3-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.28 expected goals to 2.79. D. Levi stopped 31 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2nd 1:18BUFJ. Peterka0.02 xG
- 2nd 16:57BUFT. Thompson0.07 xG
- 2nd 17:35BOSB. Marchand0.01 xG
- 3rd 11:16BUFV. Olofsson0.10 xG
Team Stats
BUFBOS
35Shots on goal32
2.28Expected goals2.79
52Shot attempts68
325v5 shots on goal19
0/3Power play0/1
33Hits34
20Blocked shots11
2Penalty minutes4
7Giveaways6
12Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.28 xGBOS 2.79 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:51 | 3:23 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:22 | 3:11 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:42 | 1:42 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:26 | 1:50 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:29 | 3:12 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | 3:22 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:26 | 1:43 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:04 | 0:04 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:57 | 1:53 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:30 | 0:00 |
| I. Rosen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:40 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:29 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28:27 | 3:47 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +1 | 0 | 25:57 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:46 | 1:18 |
| R. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:02 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 0:00 |
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Marchand | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 19:48 | 1:05 |
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:04 | 0:52 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:03 | 0:00 |
| P. Zacha | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:55 | 1:04 |
| M. Geekie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:28 | 0:01 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:05 | 0:00 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:35 | 0:00 |
| J. van Riemsdyk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 12:56 | 0:58 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:00 |
| J. Beecher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:00 |
| J. Lauko | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 | 0:00 |
| O. Steen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:59 | 0:05 |
| H. Lindholm | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:02 | 0:07 |
| K. Shattenkirk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:01 | 0:13 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:29 | 0:00 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | 0:00 |
| M. Lohrei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:53 | 0:00 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:53 | 1:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Ullmark | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 56:34 | Loss |
| B. Bussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.