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Game Recap
BUF5
FinalFri, Apr 14, 2023Every game that night
CBJ2

BUF beat CBJ 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.86 expected goals to 3.17. J. Skinner led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). D. Levi stopped 29 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF0325
CBJ1102
  1. 1st 0:34CBJJ. Gaudreau0.02 xG
  2. 2nd 8:36BUFJ. Skinner0.14 xG
  3. 2nd 12:35BUFV. Olofsson0.01 xG
  4. 2nd 14:01BUFA. Tuch0.13 xG
  5. 2nd 18:24CBJT. Angle0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 4:03BUFC. Mittelstadt0.21 xG
  7. 3rd 17:27BUFP. Krebs0.12 xG

Team Stats

BUFCBJ
35Shots on goal31
4.86Expected goals3.17
66Shot attempts52
365v5 shots on goal29
0/1Power play0/1
5Hits15
12Blocked shots15
2Penalty minutes2
3Giveaways7
5Takeaways5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 4.86 xGCBJ 3.17 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 0:34BUF goal, 8:36BUF goal, 12:35BUF goal, 14:01CBJ goal, 18:24BUF goal, 4:03BUF goal, 17:27

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

BUF36 on goal, 5 scored
CBJ31 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. SkinnerLW123300+2016:021:01
C. MittelstadtC112300+2016:000:59
V. OlofssonLW101500+2016:490:59
D. CozensC011200+1015:551:01
A. TuchRW101400+1015:181:01
P. KrebsC101120+1014:200:59
J. QuinnRW000100+1016:120:59
K. OkposoRW000310-1015:250:00
Z. GirgensonsC000101-1014:360:00
J. PeterkaRW000100+1013:371:00
L. RousekRW000200+1013:340:00
J. GreenwayLW000110-1011:490:00
K. ClagueD011002+3021:270:00
R. DahlinD0003010026:101:00
O. PowerD000101+1023:501:01
I. LyubushkinD000005+1023:240:00
R. StillmanD000312+2220:490:00
H. JokiharjuD000100-102:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Levi31292.93560:00Win
E. Comrie000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. GaudreauLW1013000014:591:20
T. AngleC101410-2012:080:00
L. FoudyC0000000019:080:19
J. LuotoLW000221-3019:050:00
K. JohnsonC0004000019:001:41
E. BemstromC000101-1018:280:40
H. McKownC0001000217:240:19
J. RoslovicC000200-1016:111:20
M. PyyhtiaLW000102-2015:070:40
K. MarchenkoRW0001000014:251:41
S. KuralyC0001000014:160:00
T. BerniD0114530021:290:00
A. PeekeD011102-1015:270:00
G. BayreutherD011200008:190:00
A. BoqvistD011101+106:591:31
B. SweezeyD000174-2022:520:00
S. KnazkoD000001-1021:420:00
S. SvozilD000200-3021:010:29
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gillies27243.88940:00Loss
M. Hutchinson872.87520:00