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Game Recap
BUF4
FinalSun, Mar 24, 2024Every game that night
CGY1

BUF beat CGY 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.33 expected goals to 2.31. T. Thompson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 32 of 33.

Team Stats

BUFCGY
29Shots on goal33
3.33Expected goals2.31
56Shot attempts75
255v5 shots on goal24
0/1Power play1/2
15Hits15
22Blocked shots16
4Penalty minutes2
10Giveaways7
7Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 3.33 xGCGY 2.31 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdBUF goal, 4:53CGY goal, 10:35BUF goal, 11:04BUF goal, 19:15

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

BUF27 on goal, 3 scored
CGY33 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ThompsonC112211+2019:461:46
A. TuchRW011214+2021:101:46
J. PeterkaRW101210+1018:271:45
P. KrebsC101230+1211:300:00
L. RousekRW011100+109:270:00
J. GreenwayLW000321+1017:571:45
D. CozensC000300+1016:410:15
Z. BensonLW000201+1215:520:14
Z. GirgensonsC000001+1013:050:00
J. SkinnerLW000100+1012:090:15
E. RobinsonLW0001100011:300:00
V. OlofssonLW0001000011:270:00
C. CliftonD101142+2015:380:00
O. PowerD000002+2024:040:04
R. DahlinD000411+2022:361:56
H. JokiharjuD000205+2021:450:00
B. ByramD0002110020:430:14
J. BrysonD0000030013:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
U. Luukkonen33321.97060:00Win
D. Levi000–0:00

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Y. SharangovichC011210-2017:232:04
J. HuberdeauLW101510-2016:252:04
M. BacklundC000200-2020:090:27
N. KadriC000400-1018:412:04
B. ColemanLW000102-2018:330:00
A. MangiapaneLW000200-2217:560:27
C. ZaryC000200-1016:490:27
A. KuzmenkoLW000300-2016:252:04
M. PospisilC0002100014:100:00
K. RooneyC000230009:100:00
A. GreerLW000111008:210:00
D. HuntLW000021008:010:00
D. MiromanovD011001-2022:222:04
M. WeegarD000334-3023:550:27
R. AnderssonD000103-2023:180:27
O. KylingtonD000011-1019:060:00
B. PachalD0001110014:500:00
J. HanleyD0002120014:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Wolf27252.92658:00Loss
J. Markstrom000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.