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Game Recap
BUF6
CGY3
BUF beat CGY 6-3, and the chances backed it up: 5.11 expected goals to 3.30. CGY outshot BUF 43 to 32. A. Tuch scored three for BUF. E. Comrie stopped 40 of 43.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| CGY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 4:21CGYA. Mangiapane0.20 xG
- 1st 6:34BUFD. Cozens0.29 xG
- 1st 10:49BUFR. Dahlin0.15 xG
- 1st 13:10BUFC. MittelstadtSH0.16 xG
- 2nd 0:46BUFA. Tuch0.06 xG
- 2nd 19:57CGYT. Lewis0.24 xG
- 3rd 1:09CGYN. Zadorov0.03 xG
- 3rd 5:41BUFA. TuchPP0.19 xG
- 3rd 18:35BUFA. TuchEN0.34 xG
Team Stats
BUFCGY
32Shots on goal43
5.11Expected goals3.30
60Shot attempts62
275v5 shots on goal35
1/5Power play0/1
11Hits29
12Blocked shots12
2Penalty minutes8
5Giveaways4
8Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 5.11 xGCGY 3.30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tuch | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:05 | 4:28 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:17 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:38 | 4:58 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:46 | 4:46 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:05 | 4:08 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:10 | 0:10 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 0:17 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 4:17 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:46 | 4:02 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:56 | 3:22 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 3:32 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:21 | 0:12 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 25:47 | 4:40 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:53 | 0:42 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:39 | 3:25 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 0 | 25:50 | 0:39 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:39 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Comrie | 43 | 40 | 3 | .930 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
CGY Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Mangiapane | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 18:20 | 0:46 |
| N. Kadri | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:35 | 1:13 |
| D. Dube | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:59 | 0:47 |
| J. Huberdeau | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:47 | 1:17 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:34 | 1:14 |
| T. Lewis | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:12 | 0:00 |
| E. Lindholm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:14 | 1:13 |
| B. Coleman | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | 0:00 |
| M. Backlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:47 |
| M. Lucic | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:12 | 0:00 |
| B. Ritchie | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:08 | 0:00 |
| K. Rooney | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7:02 | 0:00 |
| R. Andersson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 22:59 | 1:08 |
| N. Zadorov | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 21:23 | 0:02 |
| M. Stone | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:09 | 0:43 |
| M. Weegar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:40 | 0:50 |
| C. Tanev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:35 | 0:00 |
| C. Mackey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Markstrom | 12 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 20:00 | |
| D. Vladar | 19 | 17 | 2 | .895 | 38:58 | Loss |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.