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Game Recap
BUF1
FinalSat, Mar 16, 2024Every game that night
DET4

DET beat BUF 4-1, with the chances close: 2.95 expected goals to 2.76. A. Copp led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). J. Reimer stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BUF1001
DET0224
  1. 1st 11:22BUFT. ThompsonPP0.07 xG
  2. 2nd 5:35DETC. Fischer0.15 xG
  3. 2nd 17:40DETP. Kane0.04 xG
  4. 3rd 13:52DETD. Sprong0.01 xG
  5. 3rd 18:53DETL. RaymondEN0.95 xG

Team Stats

BUFDET
26Shots on goal26
2.76Expected goals2.95
53Shot attempts51
215v5 shots on goal23
1/2Power play0/2
31Hits30
13Blocked shots13
4Penalty minutes4
6Giveaways4
5Takeaways14

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BUF 2.76 xGDET 2.95 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdBUF goal, 11:22DET goal, 5:35DET goal, 17:40DET goal, 13:52DET goal, 18:53

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

BUF25 on goal, 1 scored
DET24 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BUF Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. TuchRW011002-2020:150:59
T. ThompsonC101202-2020:001:03
D. CozensC000150-1021:221:25
J. GreenwayLW000551-1021:010:00
Z. BensonLW0001000015:350:00
J. SkinnerLW000100-1013:430:50
Z. GirgensonsC000071-1013:170:00
V. OlofssonLW000200-1011:470:49
P. KrebsC000111-1011:211:17
J. PeterkaRW000100-1011:121:13
E. RobinsonLW000120-1210:180:00
T. JostC000311-109:070:00
R. DahlinD011340-4225:031:26
B. ByramD000020-3026:101:27
O. PowerD000210-1023:210:51
H. JokiharjuD0001120021:080:00
C. CliftonD0002220014:450:00
J. BrysonD000001009:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
U. Luukkonen25223.88057:13Loss
E. Comrie000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. CoppC022000+2018:530:12
M. RasmussenC011041+2217:460:00
L. RaymondLW101210+1017:292:12
C. FischerRW101230+1016:510:00
P. KaneRW101301+1215:362:12
J. CompherLW011400+1015:101:37
D. SprongRW101300+1011:031:47
R. FabbriC011100+1010:002:11
D. PerronLW0001110017:231:51
J. VelenoC0001310017:160:00
A. DeBrincatRW000120+1014:412:10
A. CzarnikC000310+108:030:00
M. SeiderD011072+2027:072:22
S. GostisbehereD011210+1015:321:47
J. WalmanD000023+1023:251:39
J. PetryD000222+1019:020:00
B. ChiarotD000031+2018:410:00
O. MaattaD000101+1014:140:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer26251.96259:32Win
A. Lyon000–0:00