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Game Recap
BUF9
CBJ4
BUF beat CBJ 9-4 despite fewer good chances: 2.37 expected goals to 3.16. T. Thompson scored 5 for BUF. U. Luukkonen stopped 20 of 24.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| CBJ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
- 1st 3:21BUFD. CozensPP0.05 xG
- 1st 5:32BUFT. Thompson0.07 xG
- 1st 7:28BUFR. Dahlin0.18 xG
- 1st 7:50BUFT. Thompson0.22 xG
- 1st 12:22BUFT. ThompsonPP0.06 xG
- 1st 16:40BUFT. ThompsonPP0.16 xG
- 2nd 10:49CBJP. Laine0.03 xG
- 2nd 12:04CBJG. Nyquist0.18 xG
- 2nd 16:07BUFT. Thompson0.02 xG
- 2nd 17:19BUFP. Krebs0.23 xG
- 2nd 19:16BUFA. Tuch0.03 xG
- 3rd 4:47CBJP. Laine0.09 xG
- 3rd 15:49CBJG. Nyquist0.08 xG
Team Stats
BUFCBJ
30Shots on goal24
2.37Expected goals3.16
47Shot attempts47
235v5 shots on goal19
3/5Power play0/2
8Hits25
10Blocked shots14
6Penalty minutes22
4Giveaways5
3Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.37 xGCBJ 3.16 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 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 13:56 | 3:29 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 13:19 | 3:30 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 12:52 | 3:32 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:21 | 3:27 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 | 1:53 |
| P. Krebs | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:55 | 1:56 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 0:00 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:54 | 1:55 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:04 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:51 | 1:58 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 3:26 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:09 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 23:56 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 23:54 | 1:59 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 | 0:00 |
| L. Pilut | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
CBJ Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Laine | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:05 | 2:12 |
| G. Nyquist | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:55 |
| B. Jenner | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 1:54 |
| J. Roslovic | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:38 | 1:04 |
| J. Gaudreau | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:20 | 2:14 |
| E. Chinakhov | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:13 | 0:59 |
| K. Johnson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 | 1:01 |
| K. Marchenko | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:14 | 2:15 |
| C. Sillinger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:15 | 0:02 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 13:06 | 0:00 |
| S. Kuraly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 18 | 10:31 | 0:00 |
| M. Olivier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:55 | 0:00 |
| M. Bjork | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 | 2:16 |
| V. Gavrikov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:49 |
| E. Gudbranson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:57 | 0:20 |
| A. Peeke | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 21:27 | 0:04 |
| T. Berni | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:16 | 0:10 |
| G. Bayreuther | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 17:30 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Korpisalo | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 27:28 | |
| E. Merzlikins | 21 | 15 | 6 | .714 | 32:32 | Loss |