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Game Recap
BUF3
CAR5
CAR beat BUF 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.87 expected goals to 2.77. CAR outshot BUF 33 to 25. S. Aho scored three for CAR. A. Raanta stopped 22 of 25.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| CAR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
- 1st 0:28BUFJ. Bryson0.07 xG
- 1st 8:07CARS. Aho0.03 xG
- 1st 10:06BUFV. Olofsson0.09 xG
- 1st 12:45CARS. AhoPP0.09 xG
- 2nd 4:03CARM. Necas0.10 xG
- 3rd 9:22CARJ. Kotkaniemi0.11 xG
- 3rd 17:46CARS. AhoEN0.93 xG
- 3rd 19:59BUFR. DahlinPP0.06 xG
Team Stats
BUFCAR
25Shots on goal33
2.77Expected goals3.87
47Shot attempts57
195v5 shots on goal20
1/5Power play1/4
17Hits20
9Blocked shots11
10Penalty minutes12
3Giveaways13
7Takeaways10
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.77 xGCAR 3.87 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. Quinn | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:38 | 4:42 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 | 3:59 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:31 | 3:53 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:36 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:34 | 4:01 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:27 | 3:59 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 | 4:01 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:47 | 4:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 | 3:52 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:39 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:16 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 | 0:01 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26:58 | 6:01 |
| J. Bryson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 23:23 | 0:05 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:57 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:43 | 3:11 |
| L. Pilut | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 9:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 59:25 | Loss |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
CAR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Aho | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 18:26 | 3:20 |
| M. Necas | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:10 | 3:33 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:31 | 2:27 |
| A. Svechnikov | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:44 | 3:30 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:03 | 2:11 |
| J. Kotkaniemi | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:14 | 1:26 |
| J. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | 0:19 |
| J. Martinook | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:45 | 0:19 |
| D. Stepan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 1:07 |
| J. Fast | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:40 | 0:19 |
| P. Stastny | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:46 | 2:23 |
| S. Noesen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 3:23 |
| J. Slavin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 22:57 | 0:31 |
| B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:12 | 4:03 |
| B. Pesce | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:35 | 2:03 |
| B. Skjei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:33 | 0:00 |
| C. de Haan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:51 | 0:00 |
| J. Chatfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:06 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Raanta | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 60:00 | Win |
| F. Andersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |