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Game Recap
BUF2
FinalFri, Feb 23, 2024Every game that night
CBJ1

BUF beat CBJ 2-1, with the chances close: 3.06 expected goals to 2.43. BUF outshot CBJ 37 to 26. U. Luukkonen stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF1012
CBJ1001
  1. 1st 12:05CBJD. VoronkovPP0.10 xG
  2. 1st 16:16BUFZ. Girgensons0.01 xG
  3. 3rd 3:05BUFC. Clifton0.02 xG

Team Stats

BUFCBJ
37Shots on goal26
3.06Expected goals2.43
63Shot attempts55
295v5 shots on goal14
0/4Power play1/3
11Hits12
15Blocked shots12
4Penalty minutes10
1Giveaways2
4Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 3.06 xGCBJ 2.43 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 12:05BUF goal, 16:16BUF goal, 3:05

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, 2 scored
CBJ26 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Z. BensonLW011102+1013:150:10
K. OkposoRW011200+1012:593:28
Z. GirgensonsC101130+1011:020:00
J. GreenwayLW0001030019:243:25
C. MittelstadtC0002000018:363:24
T. ThompsonC0006000017:142:36
A. TuchRW0000000017:032:45
D. CozensC0002000016:062:21
P. KrebsC000410+1015:462:20
J. PeterkaRW000401+1014:381:13
J. SkinnerLW0004000013:032:43
E. RobinsonLW000100+1010:510:00
J. BrysonD011101+1020:180:12
C. CliftonD101220+1020:030:13
K. ClagueD011100+128:310:00
R. DahlinD0003430229:544:39
H. JokiharjuD0001130025:071:36
R. JohnsonD000102+1010:410:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
U. Luukkonen26251.96259:54Win
E. Comrie000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. MarchenkoRW0112000016:481:14
D. VoronkovLW1013110214:131:12
B. JennerC000311-1221:432:35
J. GaudreauLW000101-1019:492:36
E. ChinakhovRW0003000017:531:13
J. RoslovicC000600-1016:030:00
C. SillingerC000011-1015:180:00
S. KuralyC0002110212:360:00
K. JohnsonC000100-1011:532:30
J. DanforthRW000111-1010:530:00
A. TexierLW0000000010:080:00
M. OlivierRW000031009:570:04
I. ProvorovD0112020022:011:09
Z. WerenskiD000101-2224:102:39
A. BoqvistD000000-1020:222:35
E. GudbransonD000021-1019:150:00
D. SeversonD0001100218:101:13
J. BeanD0000110014:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Tarasov37352.94656:30Loss
E. Merzlikins000–0:00