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Game Recap
BUF2
FinalSun, Feb 27, 2022Every game that night
DAL4

DAL beat BUF 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.61 expected goals to 2.85. BUF outshot DAL 40 to 31. M. Raffl led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Oettinger stopped 38 of 40.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF0112
DAL1214
  1. 1st 12:35DALM. Raffl0.06 xG
  2. 2nd 6:34DALR. Hintz0.21 xG
  3. 2nd 8:23BUFT. Thompson0.02 xG
  4. 2nd 16:16DALM. Raffl0.04 xG
  5. 3rd 8:56DALD. GurianovPP0.08 xG
  6. 3rd 14:02BUFC. Eakin0.02 xG

Team Stats

BUFDAL
40Shots on goal31
2.85Expected goals3.61
72Shot attempts44
305v5 shots on goal28
0/1Power play1/3
15Hits15
5Blocked shots18
6Penalty minutes2
9Giveaways13
9Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 2.85 xGDAL 3.61 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdDAL goal, 12:35DAL goal, 6:34BUF goal, 8:23DAL goal, 16:16DAL goal, 8:56BUF goal, 14:02

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

BUF40 on goal, 2 scored
DAL30 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ThompsonC101810-2216:410:41
C. EakinC101200+1016:170:00
J. SkinnerLW011300-1214:370:41
K. OkposoRW0005000018:491:19
A. TuchRW000100-1016:580:41
D. CozensC0002000015:211:19
C. MittelstadtC0002000014:591:19
V. OlofssonLW0004000014:071:19
P. KrebsC0001000013:580:41
A. BjorkLW0001010012:560:00
R. AsplundC0000000012:510:00
J. HaydenC0001500012:000:00
M. SamuelssonD011221-1020:100:00
R. HaggD011310-1014:120:00
R. DahlinD0004010026:131:42
J. BrysonD0000220020:320:18
C. FitzgeraldD000140+1219:070:00
M. PysykD000000-1016:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Anderson31274.87158:12Loss
D. Tokarski000–0:00

DAL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. RafflLW202301+2016:300:19
J. PavelskiC011600-1019:532:57
T. SeguinC011420+1019:212:39
R. HintzC101431-1018:582:57
J. BennLW0113000015:482:39
R. FaksaC011020+1015:310:19
D. GurianovRW1011000014:462:39
A. RadulovRW011000+1011:581:09
J. RobertsonLW000201-1019:082:57
L. GlendeningC000340+1015:110:19
J. PetersonC000000026:560:00
R. TufteLW000201005:240:00
E. LindellD011014+1023:311:39
M. HeiskanenD0110000020:592:57
T. HarleyD0112030015:540:00
J. KlingbergD0000010020:102:55
R. SuterD0001010019:102:51
J. HakanpääD000035+1019:070:19
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Oettinger40382.95059:45Win
B. Holtby000–0:00