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Game Recap
BUF1
COL4
COL beat BUF 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.98 expected goals to 2.51. V. Nichushkin led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). D. Kuemper stopped 30 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| COL | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 7:49COLG. Landeskog0.03 xG
- 2nd 2:37BUFD. Cozens0.17 xG
- 2nd 11:15COLN. Kadri0.19 xG
- 2nd 13:03COLM. RantanenPP0.10 xG
- 3rd 18:57COLV. NichushkinEN0.92 xG
Team Stats
BUFCOL
31Shots on goal36
2.51Expected goals3.98
59Shot attempts53
265v5 shots on goal25
0/4Power play1/4
15Hits19
11Blocked shots19
11Penalty minutes13
3Giveaways4
7Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.51 xGCOL 3.98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:36 | 5:26 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:17 | 5:19 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:00 | 5:34 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:18 | 6:21 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:11 | 2:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 17:42 | 3:41 |
| M. Jankowski | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | 0:34 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:15 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:28 | 1:29 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:23 | 1:19 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4:59 | 1:05 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:05 | 6:11 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:36 | 1:36 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 | 0:13 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:31 | 0:00 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 13:42 | 0:57 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:28 | 0:00 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:13 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Tokarski | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 57:49 | Loss |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rantanen | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:22 | 5:08 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:23 | 0:56 |
| N. Kadri | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:19 | 4:52 |
| G. Landeskog | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:13 | 5:08 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 15:31 | 0:00 |
| A. Newhook | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:29 | 1:06 |
| D. Sikura | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:46 | 0:00 |
| J. Compher | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:11 | 1:12 |
| K. MacDermid | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 | 0:00 |
| A. Burakovsky | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:38 | 0:56 |
| N. Aube-Kubel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:38 | 0:00 |
| M. Maltsev | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:38 | 0:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:27 | 4:23 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 20:29 | 3:30 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26:14 | 3:03 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 18:32 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 16:03 | 0:06 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 | Win |
| P. Francouz | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |