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Game Recap
BUF1
COL5
COL beat BUF 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.14 expected goals to 2.28. M. Rantanen led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). I. Prosvetov stopped 29 of 30.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| COL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
- 1st 5:25COLM. Rantanen0.04 xG
- 1st 10:28COLV. Nichushkin0.23 xG
- 1st 11:55COLM. Wood0.12 xG
- 1st 18:38BUFZ. Benson0.04 xG
- 3rd 2:40COLS. Malinski0.03 xG
- 3rd 13:11COLV. NichushkinPP0.14 xG
Team Stats
BUFCOL
30Shots on goal29
2.28Expected goals3.14
61Shot attempts61
245v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play1/2
22Hits14
15Blocked shots21
4Penalty minutes4
4Giveaways6
5Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.28 xGCOL 3.14 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. Peterka | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 1:11 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:34 | 1:11 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:34 | 2:49 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 | 2:49 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:20 | 2:49 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 | 0:13 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15:15 | 0:00 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:00 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:23 | 0:58 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 13:50 | 0:00 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:29 | 0:57 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7:57 | 2:49 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:21 | 2:52 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:01 | 1:08 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:51 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:50 | 0:14 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:54 | 0:00 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 14:05 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 60:00 | Loss |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rantanen | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:37 | 2:10 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:30 | 2:12 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:53 | 2:08 |
| M. Wood | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:45 | 0:00 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:00 | 2:04 |
| F. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:48 | 0:00 |
| L. O'Connor | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | 0:00 |
| R. Johansen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:39 |
| T. Tatar | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:15 | 0:40 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:38 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 | 0:00 |
| B. Meyers | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 | 0:00 |
| S. Malinski | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:39 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 18:57 | 0:00 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 | 0:48 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:52 | 1:21 |
| B. Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 22:52 | 0:41 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Prosvetov | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 60:00 | Win |
| A. Georgiev | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |