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Game Recap
BUF4
COL2
BUF beat COL 4-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.42 expected goals to 4.47. COL outshot BUF 41 to 21. T. Thompson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). U. Luukkonen stopped 39 of 41.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- 1st 0:54BUFT. Thompson0.08 xG
- 1st 7:08BUFA. TuchPP0.03 xG
- 2nd 17:11BUFR. Dahlin0.17 xG
- 3rd 8:20COLM. Rantanen0.10 xG
- 3rd 18:38COLE. Rodrigues0.22 xG
- 3rd 19:02BUFD. CozensEN0.52 xG
Team Stats
BUFCOL
21Shots on goal41
2.42Expected goals4.47
28Shot attempts83
175v5 shots on goal30
1/2Power play0/2
10Hits24
23Blocked shots4
4Penalty minutes2
3Giveaways5
8Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.42 xGCOL 4.47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 22:50 | 1:58 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:16 | 1:55 |
| D. Cozens | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:20 | 1:55 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 1:55 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 0:11 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:40 | 1:04 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 0:50 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:27 | 0:51 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 | 0:00 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:00 | 0:00 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:37 | 0:05 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:30 | 0:59 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 29:27 | 2:33 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 23:56 | 0:26 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 31:31 | 0:13 |
| L. Pilut | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 14:24 | 0:00 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 41 | 39 | 2 | .951 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:21 | 2:43 |
| M. Rantanen | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 27:00 | 3:03 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:21 | 2:40 |
| E. Rodrigues | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:24 | 1:17 |
| J. Compher | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:43 | 2:39 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:00 |
| A. Newhook | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 | 1:21 |
| B. Meyers | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:00 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:07 | 0:00 |
| C. Hudon | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:54 | 0:57 |
| D. Hunt | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:27 | 0:00 |
| J. Foudy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:40 | 0:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 28:45 | 3:11 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27:05 | 0:49 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:19 | 1:20 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 | 0:00 |
| A. Englund | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:20 | 0:00 |
| B. Hunt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:55 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Georgiev | 20 | 17 | 3 | .850 | 57:20 | Loss |
| J. Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |