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Game Recap
BUF2
CAR6
CAR beat BUF 6-2, with the chances close: 3.33 expected goals to 3.47. V. Trocheck led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). A. Raanta stopped 32 of 34.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| CAR | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
- 1st 2:16CART. Teravainen0.12 xG
- 1st 13:59CARM. Necas0.08 xG
- 1st 19:28BUFH. Jokiharju0.02 xG
- 2nd 3:44CARI. Cole0.04 xG
- 2nd 4:08CARV. Trocheck0.29 xG
- 2nd 11:42CARN. Niederreiter0.26 xG
- 2nd 19:34BUFZ. GirgensonsPP0.28 xG
- 3rd 1:09CART. TeravainenSH0.30 xG
Team Stats
BUFCAR
34Shots on goal29
3.47Expected goals3.33
59Shot attempts46
295v5 shots on goal26
1/3Power play0/0
16Hits19
11Blocked shots11
0Penalty minutes17
7Giveaways8
9Takeaways3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 3.47 xGCAR 3.33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 | 4:30 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | 4:30 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:23 | 2:26 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:27 | 2:30 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:14 | 4:30 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 3:05 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:07 | 0:48 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:52 | 3:07 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 14:07 | 0:00 |
| B. Murray | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:00 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 12:44 | 0:04 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:44 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:45 | 2:16 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 22:49 | 4:44 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:22 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:38 | 2:30 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:04 | 0:00 |
CAR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Aho | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 18:45 | 0:00 |
| V. Trocheck | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 15 | 9:16 | 0:00 |
| N. Niederreiter | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 17:52 | 0:00 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 17:46 | 0:00 |
| M. Necas | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:57 | 0:00 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:00 |
| D. Stepan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 | 0:00 |
| S. Lorentz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Fast | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:17 | 0:00 |
| J. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:00 |
| J. Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:56 | 0:00 |
| I. Cole | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:02 | 0:00 |
| J. Slavin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Chatfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:20 | 0:00 |
| B. Skjei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 18:28 | 0:00 |
| B. Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 17:09 | 0:00 |
| E. Bear | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 0:00 |
| M. Lajoie | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 12:45 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Raanta | 34 | 32 | 2 | .941 | 60:00 | Win |
| F. Andersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |